
Moon Rabbit’s Susan Bae on JBFA 2026 Win
Susan Bae, pastry chef and partner at Moon Rabbit, shares her thoughts after winning Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker at the 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards.

Susan Bae, pastry chef and partner at Moon Rabbit, shares her thoughts after winning Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker at the 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards.

Hope Romeo, executive pastry chef at Wild Crumb, shares her thoughts after Wild Crumb wins Outstanding Bakery at the 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards.

Susan Bae, pastry chef and partner at Moon Rabbit, shares her thoughts after winning Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker at the 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards.

Hope Romeo, executive pastry chef at Wild Crumb, shares her thoughts after Wild Crumb wins Outstanding Bakery at the 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards.
Cat Cox, owner of Country Bird Bakery in Tulsa, OK, discusses the importance of building the bakery’s menu around seasonal produce from local farmers.
Cat Cox, owner of Country Bird Bakery, shares how winning Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker at the 2025 James Beard Awards has impacted her business.

Joanne Chang, co-owner of Flour Bakery + Cafe, offers her advice to those looking to make a career change to being a bakery owner.

Jeremy Motley, overnight baker at Starship Bagel, shares his hands-on approach to bagel-making.

Oren Salomon, founder of Starship Bagel, shares how the bakery ramped up following a second BagelFest win.

Chrissy Traore, founder of See & Be Kitchen, breaks down how she approached building out the bakery’s new franchising program.

Deanna Halcrow, co-founder of Emerald City Bagels, discusses why she and her daughter, Jackie, chose to open another brick-and-mortar shop vs. expanding the wholesale business.

Harra Conticelli, pastry manager at Moxie Bread Co., shares why balancing creativity and production is important to the bottom line in a small operation.

Harra Conticelli, pastry manager at Moxie Bread Co., looks to trends, seasons and nostalgia to get ideas for the bakery’s next big thing.

Pippa Clark, owner of Moxie Bread Co., talks about the unexpected findings the B Corp application process revealed about the community-focused bakery.

Oren Salomon, founder of Starship Bagel in Lewisville, TX, shares what he and his team did differently ahead of competing in BagelFest 2025.

Duff Goldman, celebrity chef and owner of Charm City Cakes, shares how his fascination with the science behind baking drove him to the craft.
Brian Wood, head baker at Starter Bakery, shares his first experience with the kouign-amann and learning to master it.

Chrissy Traore, co-founder of See & Be Kitchen, shares her thoughts on what it means to be an artisan baker at IBIE 2025.

Learn how Amie Smith, owner of AMIE Bakery on Cape Cod, made AMIE Academie baking classes a financial success.

After 10 years in business, Amie Smith, owner of AMIE Bakery on Cape Cod, has gained a new perspective on local competition.
Cat Cox, owner of Country Bird Bakery in Tulsa, OK, discusses the importance of building the bakery’s menu around seasonal produce from local farmers.
Cat Cox, owner of Country Bird Bakery, shares how winning Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker at the 2025 James Beard Awards has impacted her business.

Joanne Chang, co-owner of Flour Bakery + Cafe, offers her advice to those looking to make a career change to being a bakery owner.

Jeremy Motley, overnight baker at Starship Bagel, shares his hands-on approach to bagel-making.