‘Such a community thing’: Anne Ng and Jeremy Mandrell lead Bakery Lorraine to further expansion
Ng and Mandrell come from different backgrounds — she grew up in the Philipines, he was a self-described “military brat” who went on to serve five years in the U.S. Navy — but they are united by their love of baking. After both attended culinary school, they met working the night shift at Bouchon Bakery in Napa Valley, north of San Francisco.
They recently sat for an interview to discuss their baking style, the importance of trusting their employees and their expansion plans. The following has been edited and condensed.No, neither one of us. I was a food chemist in L.A., but I decided my heart wasn’t in it. I love the kitchen. I love this kind of chemistry. So I decided to take the chance.
Anne Ng and Jeremy Mandrell, who run Bakery Lorraine, speak with customers Josh and Jessica Olguin at the location on Louis Pasteur Drive on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.I did, but it wasn’t a viable option for me. I was going there for fun after I got my college degree. I didn’t seriously think I could make a career out of it.I think neither of us thought of it that way. I avoided cooking in general for a long time.Yes, I love baking. I love the organization of it. I love the method.
Originally we wanted to do a kind of a food truck thing, but small, like a Ford Transit van, and be super-mobile, put an espresso machine in the back and two pastry racks on the side. We met Charlie through the farmers market. He had been involved with another chef on a food truck deal that fell through but he had our stuff and he was like, “Dude, we should do something.” Then we met Chad Carey.
Q: Anne, I read a quote from you where you said there’s a void in the culinary industry for women, and you try to be a mentor for women. What do you try to teach them?Yeah, it’s an industry-wide thing. I’m really glad that awareness of this issue has really blossomed in the past few years. We have a lot of women managers actually, in our company, which I love. Empowerment, you know? Training them, and then letting them lead.
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