Erin Kennedy had a lot to celebrate this past Valentine’s Day as the baking entrepreneur’s business recently hit the one year mark. Kennedy is the owner of OMG OCPs, a homemade oatmeal cream pie business; she has been baking cream pies since 2013 and they hold a special place in her heart as her uncle […]
Dwayne Lawson-Brown (aka Crochet Kingpin) always had a passion for communication. The Southeast Washington, DC native said before they could write their name, they’d scribble letters to their father (they were estranged) and though no one knew what they said, in their mind, they were detailed pleas for time. Lawson-Brown started skipping school when they […]
Andrea Johnson has been a self taught baker since middle school and after 15-plus years, she had grown tired with the standard cakes and treats expected of her. A preschool assignment making marshmallows from scratch with her daughter changed everything, and after trying to find nut free desserts for her daughter (who has a nut […]
Six years ago, a group of recent college graduates decided to come together and provide Thanksgiving meals for the homeless. They set up at Abner Clay Park and had such a huge turnout that the food, coats and mittens they had weren’t enough and they had to run to a local McDonalds to grab more […]
When Taryn Wynn and her husband, Pierre, honeymooned in Paris, little did she know that a wine making class would lead to the creation of Richmond’s newest ice cream workshop. Wynn said she enjoyed the workshop concept so much, she was eager to visit more when returned home, more specifically one focused on ice cream […]
Ever since arriving to the United States six years ago, Alexa Aguero has wanted to reinvent herself and fulfill her dreams so she decided to start her own business. After cleaning houses, working in a cafeteria and selling cakes, Aguero then worked as an Uber driver before saving enough to buy a food truck. She […]
Lunch Break LLC is the new restaurant on the block in Hopewell and owner Dixie O’Hare describes it as “a new concept for corporate lunches, social events, staff appreciation and many other settings where uniform boxed lunches are needed to feed small and large groups.” O’Hare is no stranger to food service as she grew up […]
Claudia Glazier has been baking since she was 18 and at 50, she’s the owner of Buttery Baking House, Old Towne Petersburg’s newest “modern bakery specializing in small batches of Viennoiserie laminated dough”. Buttery Baking House offers sweet and savory pastries, breads, cookies and everything is made in house and from scratch. Glazier grew up […]
When Logan Boyd’s daughter was born, she said she bloomed into their lives so beautifully after having two sons and she wanted to surround her with flowers for her first birthday. Boyd’s search for flower trucks in Richmond came up empty so she put the idea out of her mind. Things changed after her friend passed […]
