Kristin F. Simmons is a pastry chef and owner of her own self-named custom cake and pastry business. She handcrafts desserts for special occasions using local, natural and organic ingredients.

Over the past 14 years, Simmons has worked in her home state of Maryland as a baker and pastry chef and has travelled world-wide, living in both Puebla and DF in Mexico, as well as in Florence, Italy studying linguistics, art, and culinary traditions.  She and her family settled in Maine in 2003, opening their own business in 2008. She writes as a columnist for Seacoast newspapers and chronicles the food scene of Southern Maine.

Simmons is firmly rooted in the belief that “food is better when you know where it's coming from.  Food is the great connector, bringing together all walks of life and personalities.” Simmons states, "The real point is to be around the table with people you love and to illicit conversation, laughter and genuine discourse with the food you make.”