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“I used to say I hate making cakes,” Hannah Ziskin says. Now, slices of her slab cakes sell out in minutes, and people drive across Los Angeles for whole cakes in blood orange and carrot, crowned with minimalist flourishes of buttercream and delicate edible flower petals. She wasn’t supposed to be baking for a living anymore. But, as with so much, the pandemic upended everything. When Ziskin, a pastry chef with a long resume in San Francisco, moved to Los Angeles in the fall of 2018, she thought she was done with the restaurant industry and its long hours, low pay, and casual harassment...

I've slowed down on the Brown Bread baking, but as part of my grain CSA I still need to work my way through some Chiddam de Blanc Mars. I recently made some Coffee Cake with Proof Bakery's recipe which was complicated but amazing. Unfortunately the center was undercooked because I didn't have a temperature recommendation, just time. So no photos. But yesterday we baked

Meet the bakers who turned their lockdown hobbies into burgeoning businesses We all baked a banana loaf or two, but these home cooks took things to the next level... Francesca Strange of The Proof bakery, which launched during the pandemic  Credit: Charlie McKay  Francesca Strange, from east London, has always loved baking. From a young age she was surrounded by food lovers, and her Italian grandmother would often make cupcakes or baked Alaskas for local charities in Torquay, where Strange grew up. Alongside a career in music journalism, then as a PA and bringing up three children, Strange...

It's 6:15 a.m. on Day 350 of the coronavirus pandemic. You wake up groggy and stumble to the kitchen, desperate for the jolt that only coffee can provide. But where are the beans? The grinder? What even is a cup? Maybe if you had a coffee subscription service, things would be a little easier. From affordable to exclusive, we found nearly two dozen independent companies in Los Angeles and Orange counties offering coffee subscriptions and clubs. Some have multiple cafes while others sell directly to customers without a brick-and-mortar space. One club features a rotating selection of local roas...

I'm a Holistic Nutritionist and This Is the Adaptogen I Take to Manage My Stress Raven Ishak © Provided by Hello Giggles Alec Perez Before Celeste Perez became the co-founder and CEO of the adaptogen-based drink company Droplet and a holistic nutritionist, she worked through a handful of jobs. "I was a broadcast journalist, but when the recession hit, I pivoted to becoming a web developer by day and a food tour guide by night. Then I had the opportunity to design some really cool brands and at that moment, I knew I found my calling," the now-33-year-old tells HelloGiggles. ...