Three Tarts

About Three Tarts

As classmates at the prestigious Institute of Culinary Education (I.C.E.) in New York City, three bakers earned the nickname “Three Tarts.” The moniker stuck even after graduation, and when Marla D’Urso decided to open her Chelsea bakery + boutique in 2006, she knew there were no better pastry chefs to call upon than Sandra Palmer and Kiyomi Toda-Burke.

Marla's background in residential interior design is evident in the selection of housewares and gifts sold at Three Tarts. Ten years of designing homes in both New York City and Vail, Colorado, combined with a love of pastry and her degree from I.C.E., inspired her to blend these passions into one business. Marla pretty much lives at Three Tarts. You'll find her helping customers, brainstorming menu ideas or obsessively wiping the pastry case glass.

Kiyomi Toda-Burke is our secret weapon. After years of working in fashion, Kiyomi was reborn as a master with a pastry bag. Kiyomi brings her fashion sense and Japanese work ethic to the table. She has studied and worked under Pichet Ong at Spice Market, Jean-George's Meat Packing District hot spot, as well as under celebrity chef Francois Payard at his flagship patisserie located on Manhattan's upper east side. Kiyomi insures that Three Tarts' treats look as good as they taste.

Sandra Palmer's attention to detail comes from her years as a former editor and proofreader. Thankfully she has redirected her obsession with making things correct from page to pastry. She moved to New York to attend I.C.E., and went to work under Lincoln Carson (now Corporate Chef for Mina Group, Inc.) producing desserts for NYC restaurants such as Blue Water Grill and Isabella's. Sandra got her plating experience on the dessert line at The Biltmore Room, rated one of the world's best restaurants by Condé Nast Traveler.

Stop by if you're in Chelsea and in the meantime, enjoy our delectable chocolate confections available on Chocolate.com.

Three Tarts is located at 164 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 United States.