~Sheri (Beaverson) Deerhake, Owner~
Sheri has worked in the restaurant business since her first job, at the age of fourteen, at The Dairy Isle in Belle Center ,Ohio. Throughout high school she worked in both a family style restaurant on Indian Lake and a hand dipped ice cream parlor in Huntsville. Upon moving to Columbus in 1987 to attend The Ohio State University, Sheri obtained a position at The Refectory Restaurant. This is where she began her career in fine dining, which later evolved into creating fine pastries and desserts. Over the next few years, she continued gaining experience as Pastry Chef and later Chef at Deja Vu Cafe and Pastry Chef at Baci (both restaurants are now closed). Sheri began creating wedding cakes when she started working for Delicacies in 1992. After ten years, she became owner of Delicacies by Sheri. Since that time she has strived to provide the highest quality of specialty desserts possible in a friendly, inviting atmosphere with special attention given to each customer's individual needs. Sheri and her husband of five years, Steve, reside in North Columbus with their two giant schnauzers, Tess and Woody, and their newest addition, Mickey Pi (a lhasa apso papillon mix).
~Sarah Bichon~
Sarah began working with Sheri in 1996 to pursue an interest in baking while she attended The Ohio State University. Since then, Sarah has received her degree and currently teaches Family Consumer Science for Whitehall City Schools. She continues working at Delicacies by Sheri as time permits and brings a lot of fun to the work atmosphere. Her specialties include decorating wedding cakes and cut-out cookies. Sarah and her husband of five years, Jarrod, reside in Westerville with their two Labrador retrievers, Auggie and Roscoe. They recently welcomed their first child, Leah Elizabeth in August, 2005 (she's going to have some AWESOME birthday cakes!).
~Darryl Kelley~
Darryl and Sheri began working together in 1997. Darryl is responsible for keeping the bakery clean and organized; according to him this is no small task! Over the years he has become a consummate cookie baker and is now primarily responsible for all of the buttercream production for the bakery. He also plays an integral part in cake baking and is especially good with chocolate cake. In his free time, Darryl enjoys participating in various Special Olympics activities (he really likes soft ball), playing bingo and going to dances.
~Jenny Winslow~
Jenny joined the team in 2002 and has since become very important to the smooth day to day functioning of Delicacies by Sheri. With lots of restaurant experience and training behind her, Jenny has quickly adapted to and thrived in the world of specialty desserts and wedding cakes. Co-incidentally, Jenny and Sheri both apprenticed under the same chef, Donald E. Hauck, CEC, about ten years apart though! She is very talented as a painter and now almost exclusively applies the finishing touches of color on all of the delicate white chocolate flowers, getting the blending and shading as close to reality as possible. She is pretty much a jack of all trades and fills in for Sheri whenever needed. Jenny and her husband, Chris, live in North Columbus with their three dogs, Bucco, Molly and Rocky, and two cats, Pepper and Onyx. Chris is the chef at The Golf Club in New Albany, making them a very talented cooking team!
~Roger Deerhake~
Roger, who is Sheri's father-in-law, serves as bookkeeper and voice of reality. He keeps all of the business aspects organized and running smooth. Roger retired from The Ohio State University Athletic Department where he served as Assistant Director of Ticket Sales for thirty years. He is a long time member of SERTOMA, active in activities at North Community Lutheran Church and is an avid sports fan- especially The Bucks! Roger and his wife, Georgia, reside in North Columbus.
~Claire Bell~
Claire is the newest member of our staff, but is definitely not a stranger! Her son and daughter, Thomas and Megan, have been helping us for years and now she has joined the team as a supplemental bookkeeper (freeing Sheri from dreaded paperwork & mathematical chores). She also can be counted on to man the store and help with cookies in a pinch. Claire is a long time teacher and is currently exploring new areas of the academic community. She and her husband, Richard, reside in Clintonville.
~Interns~
Delicacies by Sheri participates in internship programs with a number of local high schools, including The Graham School and Linworth Alternative School. Depending upon the program, students volunteer one day to 25 hours per week gaining valuable experience and insight into possible career choices, as well as earning community service credits towards graduation. This is one of the ways that Delicacies by Sheri is able to give back to the community; it also allows us the opportunity to interact with a variety of really cool kids! This year's interns are:
Richard Ewald, Chelsea Hamm, Ezequiel (Zeek) Perez and Brandon Seymour
~Seasonal Employees~
~Seth Warren~
Seth began working at Delicacies by Sheri in 2002 as a high school sophomore at The Graham School in the experiential learning program. Very early on it was apparent that Seth had what it takes to become a successful chef. He graduated from high school in 2005 and is currently enrolled in the Chef's Apprentice Program at Columbus State Community College. He is currently apprenticing at The Refectory Restaurant. Despite his busy schedule, he comes in to help whenever needed.
~Thomas Bell~
Thomas is a freshman at Columbus State Community College. He began working at Delicacies by Sheri as a high school sophomore experiential learning student. Since that time, Thomas has really come into his own as a baker and is an invaluable asset to the team. Despite taking some time off to experience other avenues of life, he can be counted on to help out when we need him.
~Megan Bell~
Megan (Thomas' older sister) began helping out in December, 2004. She is a graduate student studying Vocal Performance at Bowling Green State University and lends a hand whenever she's in town. Megan's specialties include creating intricate white chocolate snowflakes, decorating cookies and making flowers.
~Joscelyne Olivar~
Jos is a former Linworth intern and now a freshman at Concord University in West Virginia. She is a valuable asset during the summer and on breaks and can always be counted upon to lighten the mood! Her specialties are customer service and cake decorating.
~Karen Walker~
Karen started working with Sheri in 1998 while attending The Ohio State University. She is currently a nurse at Riverside Hospital, but comes in to help out occasionally. She is an invaluable asset during the Christmas season when her cookie decorating skills come in very handy!
Delicacies by Sheri is extremely fortunate to be able to call on a number of talented people when things get busy. Sheri's best friend since sixth grade, Kathe DeVault, has been known to make the long drive from Ada (where she is Resident Lighting Designer for Ohio Northern University) to cut out cookies, make flowers and even do paperwork and filing. Sheri's husband, Steve, will help out with deliveries and occasionally can be convinced to get his hands dirty in the kitchen. Mother-in-law Georgia Deerhake will fill in at the cash register when everyone else has to be out on deliveries. Lee Immel, Michi Dague and Anne Warren (Seth's mom!) can also be depended upon to help in a pinch- especially in December! We strive to have fun and enjoy what we do and we feel that this comes through in the items we produce.
