Barb Batiste is the owner and founder of B Sweet Catering. Raised in an extremely close-knit Filipino family, she recalls the weekend gatherings at her parent's home and being the one to cook all of the food and desserts. From pies, to cookies, to layered cakes, she wowed everyone. 
 
In 1993 she worked alongside the Executive Pastry Chef at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel creating fine pastries; and though it was a great experience, her heart was still set on making homemade goodies the old-fashioned way. She quickly created a buzz around personal friends and family, and even started supplying her famous Chocolate Chip Banana Bread to a local café. After working as the head pastry chef for an LA Art Gallery and polishing her skills, she decided to start her own catering company. 
 
From her kitchen at home, to now her third commercial kitchen, she continues to grow and remains true to her "handmade like grandma used to make" ways. Barb still works off many of her handwritten recipes, and together with her committed team they strive to create new recipes daily with an old-fashioned flair. These values have brought her many loyal clients such as Disney, Marvel, Nike, ING Direct and some of Hollywood's best known stars and studios. Most recently, Chef Barb and B Sweet have become the main caterer for all MLB teams playing at Dodger Stadium, the LA Clippers and other visiting teams at Crypto.com Arena.
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Chef Barb launched two of Los Angeles' cutest dessert trucks known simply as B Sweet Mobile. Look for Lil Angel and Lil Devil roaming the streets of LA now.
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What's next for this dedicated wife and mother who thinks of herself as a modern day "Betty Crocker?" Well, Chef Barb's first brick and mortar shop, the B Sweet Dessert Bar, is now open in West Los Angeles with its second shop moving to a new location very soon! Stay tuned!!! Be sure to follow her on Instagram @chefbarbxo