Mandy Krause is Baking Cakes Fit for Vogue

12/16/22 • 5 min

Growing up, Vogue introduced Mandy to an artistic sensibility that inspires her work as a pastry chef today.

Food Belt is a project by Kath of Keur Design Studio that shares the stories of chefs, bakers, brewers, and makers who are fueling a culinary renaissance in South Bend, Indiana.
This podcast was recorded and produced by Jon of Wayfare Recording Co. in South Bend, Indiana.

Growing up, Vogue introduced Mandy to an artistic sensibility that inspires her work as a pastry chef today.

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Food Belt - Mandy Krause is Baking Cakes Fit for Vogue

Transcript

Friday evening, the fluorescent lights of the drug store flickered as nine-year-old Mandy pulled open the heavy glass door. It’s the late 90s, and the internet hasn’t arrived in this rural Michigan town. Mandy strolled confidently to the magazine aisle. She had walked this path often searching for the latest issue of Vogue.

Growing up, Mandy was obsessed with fashion magazines, but her family couldn’t afford the monthly subscription. On her way to sleepovers with friends,