
Episode #1
Lara Adekoya on Growing Up Nigerian-Japanese, Building LA's Favorite Bakery & What Comes Next
<p>Lara Adekoya, daughter of a Japanese mother and Nigerian father, is the founder of Fleurs et Sel, a bakery specializing in cookies based in the historic West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. She started her business in 2020 by delivering cookies out of her car during the pandemic. Today, her cookies are as famous as some of her customers—from Oprah to Russell Westbrook to Netflix. </p><p>But what inspires me most about Lara is her passion and commitment to creating a real community while retaining full ownership over her business. So I flew down to Los Angeles to ask...



