One Part Sugar
About Me
Hello and welcome to One Part Sugar!
My name is Kim LaBrunda and I live in Hopatcong, NJ. Born and raised in Jersey City, NJ by an Italian-American family I was in the kitchen a lot with my mom watching and learning how to cook for family and friends.. Italian style! As a little girl being in the kitchen and coming up with creative dishes for my sisters and parents was what I called "fun"!
I am from a big Italian family with a huge appetite for family gatherings that involve talking and eating great food. So when I finally got the opportunity to leave my 9-5 job at the age of 34 and follow my dream to attend culinary school I couldn't have been more happier.
Since I could remember I have always had an obsession for anything European and anything sweet. I grew up with dad waking up early every Sunday morning and going to the bakery to get his girls Sunday buns. I couldn't wait for my dad to come home with that white box tied with baker's string. I knew it was going to be a tough job to get that box open but it would be well worth it. We all would sit around the table, and with the smell of coffee brewing in the background, we would devour the whole box of Sunday pastries.
I knew attending school that baking was my thing.. no question about that. I would bake a lot for family and friends through the years and they would go crazy over all of the things I made, even going so far as to tell me I should start a bakery business. No doubt that the Pastry Chef's at school would agree with them. I was considered in school by others as "the little pastry chef" and it didn't bother me one bit.
After a year long process I was finally able to open One Part Sugar from my home in Nov. 07! YEAH!!! I am so excited to bring a place that's unique to everyone that's near and far and I hope by creating this blog I am able to help many of you aspiring bakers or cooks out there who are looking for great ideas from the Pastry World!
I could go on and on "about me" because I have so much to say but I plan on doing that in my later posts and I hope all of you will join me on my journey into one of the most demanding, creative, self-fulfilling career I could think of... a Pastry Chef!
Welcome to my blog!!
Hello and welcome to One Part Sugar!
My name is Kim LaBrunda and I live in Hopatcong, NJ. Born and raised in Jersey City, NJ by an Italian-American family I was in the kitchen a lot with my mom watching and learning how to cook for family and friends.. Italian style! As a little girl being in the kitchen and coming up with creative dishes for my sisters and parents was what I called "fun"!
I am from a big Italian family with a huge appetite for family gatherings that involve talking and eating great food. So when I finally got the opportunity to leave my 9-5 job at the age of 34 and follow my dream to attend culinary school I couldn't have been more happier.
Since I could remember I have always had an obsession for anything European and anything sweet. I grew up with dad waking up early every Sunday morning and going to the bakery to get his girls Sunday buns. I couldn't wait for my dad to come home with that white box tied with baker's string. I knew it was going to be a tough job to get that box open but it would be well worth it. We all would sit around the table, and with the smell of coffee brewing in the background, we would devour the whole box of Sunday pastries.
I knew attending school that baking was my thing.. no question about that. I would bake a lot for family and friends through the years and they would go crazy over all of the things I made, even going so far as to tell me I should start a bakery business. No doubt that the Pastry Chef's at school would agree with them. I was considered in school by others as "the little pastry chef" and it didn't bother me one bit.
After a year long process I was finally able to open One Part Sugar from my home in Nov. 07! YEAH!!! I am so excited to bring a place that's unique to everyone that's near and far and I hope by creating this blog I am able to help many of you aspiring bakers or cooks out there who are looking for great ideas from the Pastry World!
I could go on and on "about me" because I have so much to say but I plan on doing that in my later posts and I hope all of you will join me on my journey into one of the most demanding, creative, self-fulfilling career I could think of... a Pastry Chef!
Welcome to my blog!!
posted by -Kim @ 1:03 PM
1 Comments:
At April 24, 2008 8:19 PM ,
Lori said...
Kim is incredible! She's been "training" my 16 year old daughter to bake like a pro. For her sweet 16 she asked for a Kitchen aid standing mixer! After a few sessions in her kitchen, she can't get enough and either can we. Her brothers clammer for the door when she comes home to see what's in the box. We know how much time and sweat Kim put in to be able to get to where she is, but she's a great person to give our daughter a glimpse of what it could be like to bake like a professional.
Thanks Kim, for giving her something she loves that we certainly can't give her, and for making her feel special and at home while she's doing it.
Lori
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