Derek and Leela, the ultimate husband and wife team, moved from the city of San Diego to join the North County community of Escondido in 2020.

Derek has a long history of working in restaurants. He started in the kitchen during his time in the Army, obtained his culinary degree at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP Culinary). He has a been everything from the small town donut expert, to working 5 Star/5 Diamond in large scale baking operations.

Leela grew up baking with her mother and grandmother, and has continued baking for friends and family ever since. She finds great peace and a healthy mental state from the practice. She contributes a wealth of knowledge from her experience in business operations & finance.

Together, the two approaches and background to baking make for a wicked duo. Derek and Leela have spent most of their 10 years together working at the same jobs and on the same projects, so there is no surprise here!