Rise Up! #152 - Kristen Richards
Oct 20, 2021
Kristen Richards was taking the slow & steady route to open her bakery, from baking school to apprenticing in NYC, to working as a pastry chef for a restaurant group in Maryland. But Covid threw her a curveball which forced her into some quick decisions. Thankfully, her community embraced Kristen, her baking and Front...
Rise Up! #151 - Ahuva Gottdiener
Oct 13, 2021
With her bakery and lifestyle blog Homegrown Kosher, Ahuva Gottdiener is feeding her community two ways. Not only is she baking excellent kosher-certified sourdough bread, but she is promoting a life that is more connected to the land and the people who grow your food.
In this episode, Mark learns how Ahuva started...
Rise Up! #150 - Stephanie Swane
Oct 6, 2021
Stephane Swane is the publisher and editorial director at Modernist Cuisine, which recently launched a deep dive into pizza with Modernist Pizza.
In this episode, Mark and Stephanie discuss her Dakota roots, the work involved to compile such a massive compendium of history, culture and science about our favourite baked...
Rise Up! #149: Sarah Gonzalez
Sep 29, 2021
When Sarah Gonzalez moved from California to Tennessee, she found a community in desperate need of baked goods. So she started feeding people, through farmers markets, a retail bakery and now with a cookbook and baking classes.
In this episode, Mark and Sarah talk about how Spring Hill Bakery burst on the scene in her...
Rise Up! #148 - Jamie Alexis
Sep 22, 2021
Jamie Alexis was going to be a lawyer and a judge before she realized it was more rewarding (and tastier) to feed The People instead. She opened Suga Brown Pastries and Catering in 2017 and hasn't looked back, making a splash at events throughout LA County.
In this episode, Mark learns some of the ins and outs of...