Lauren Dinley is a 2015 graduate of the International Culinary Center in Campbell, California. After receiving her diploma in Professional Culinary Arts, alumni Lauren Dinley took on a very sweet position with B. Toffee. Learn her story below on following your passion and setting realistic expectations for yourself to achieve goals.

Calling all ICC bread bakers—the Tiptree World Bread Awards are coming to New York City this Fall. For the first time, America’s great bread bakers will have the opportunity to enter their breads to compete and stake their claim alongside some of the best breads in the world. We spoke with Caroline Kenyon, Founder/Director of Tiptree World Bread Awards with Food is GREAT, to learn about how the idea to bring the UK based award to the US came to be.