It’s May 2020, and I just finished remodeling my kitchen. Quarantine is in place, creating the perfect conditions for a growing baking obsession. Croissants from Tartine Bakery’s cookbook were my first foray into pastry. Pretty soon I branched out to other forms, and then desserts. While excited that baking combined my love of food with…
The idea of FIKA germinated at the start of 2020. I was incredibly lucky to begin my kitchen remodel a week before lockdown. During quarantine I developed a huge interest in baking and desserts. Unable to take classes during the pandemic, I read anything I could get my hands on and tested tons of recipes,…