Camari Mick is the Executive Pastry Chef at @musketroom, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood.

In 2022, she became a James Beard Award semi-finalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef, the same year that the restaurant landed a glowing New York Times review from Pete Wells. Just months later, The Musket Room was also named as one of The New York Times’ best restaurants in America. In 2023, she received her second consecutive James Beard Award semi-finalist nod for Outstanding Pastry Chef, and soon after became one of Dine Diaspora’s distinguished Black Women in Food honorees in the ‘Culinarian’ category.

A dynamic rising star pastry talent and skilled baker, Mick joined the team in November of 2020, quickly melding her refined-yet-playful style with the restaurant’s reliably indulgent menus. In the thick of the pandemic she spearheaded the launch of “MR All-Day,” The Musket Room’s all-day cafe that operated out of a vintage 1962 Harvester truck parked out front. Her coveted sweets and freshly-baked breads drew lines down the block and helped keep the restaurant afloat. A community-minded leader, Mick regularly organizes groups of young chefs for collaborative projects.

As her pastry team grows, she leads with the compassion, patience and openness that she felt was missing in her previous fine dining experience. She aims to cultivate a learning environment and serve as an example for other black chefs who want to succeed in the industry.