December 12, 2009
Name: Hollie Matlin
What’s your sign? Scorpio
Where are you from originally? Philadelphia, PA
How long have you lived in New York City? 19 years
How long have you been working at Levain Bakery? 1 week
What brought you to NYC and the bakery? I moved to NY with my family and came to the bakery because of the intoxicating sugar/butter/chocolate smell.
What’s your favorite thing at the bakery:
To eat? Pumpkin Spice Loaf
To do? Measure out 6 oz. of dough/ play with dough.
If you could be a cookie package, where would you want to be shipped? Florence.
What smells the best when it’s in the oven? Olive and Goat Cheese Pizza.
If you could be one thing in the bakery, what would you be and why? I would be a mixer, I’d get to play in everything.
What’s your favorite song played at the bakery? Anything by Abba.
Cat or Dog? Dog
What’s your favorite color? Blue
December 5, 2009
Name: Francisco Ventura
What’s your sign? Virgo
Where are you from originally? Mexico
How long have you lived in New York City? 16 years
How long have you been working at Levain Bakery? 3 months
What brought you to NYC and the bakery? Work.
What’s your favorite thing at the bakery:
To eat? Cookies
To do? Make cookies.
What smells the best when it’s in the oven? Cookies.
Favorite cookie or other bakery item? Bag of cookies. Basket of cookies.
What’s your favorite song played at the bakery? None of them.
Cat or Dog? Dog
What’s your favorite color? White
Make a statement that best defines you: “Limpio trabajado y honorable.” “Clean, hardworking, and honest.”
December 2, 2009
Levain Bakery was mentioned in the article “Giving Well is the Best Revenge: Treats for the Tummy” in the December 2009/January 2010 issue of More magazine. Check us out on page 108.
