Black Excellence: Lauren Newsome
https://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-lauren-newsome-vintage-confections
Today we’d like to introduce you to Lauren Newsome.
Lauren, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
My passion for baking started at a young age. I came from a family of amazing home-cooks and bakers who although were all different with their techniques, produced some of the best cake and pastry. I learned by watching them and tried to emulate their every move. After graduating nursing school and spending time in hospitals both in the inpatient and outpatient worlds, that need to create and experiment with different flavors, cakes, and pastry never left me. Instead, that need was growing larger and I knew that I had to do something to satiate my craving. I had always loved baking for other people and seeing their reactions. There’s something special about being able to create something for someone and see their eyes light up as soon as they taste it.
So I decided to start my own business which would pay homage to the classic desserts of my childhood. Being born and raised in the South allowed me to offer things you wouldn’t typically see in today’s modern bakery. Rather it be peach cobbler, tea cakes, key lime pie, or pound cake, I wanted to feature it all. But I just didn’t want to stop there. I’ve always been inspired by French Pastry. I decided to incorporate a little of that by also offering French classics like madelines and tarts. My approach is to bake wholeheartedly and with soul. I hope people feel that love when they taste my baking.