Laurie Ellen

Found some old photos this week. A few months into working @tartinebakery , my alma mater, I carpooled in from the East Bay and found out mid-ride that Todd Selby @theselby was coming to shoot the AM bake-off. My shift. Glad I wore my favorite hankie and a clean enough Hanes white tee…

Feeling reflective on this career I’ve chosen, the places and people that have shaped me, and the weight of a milestone birthday coming up next month. Forty. A lot has happened since this morning. Here I still am, baking. It looks different than this but it feels the same.