Following a failed appeal, Ohio’s Oberlin College is finally set to pay $36.6 million in damages the courts have awarded a local bakery for defamation. In a Sept. 9 statement, Oberlin announced that it had “initiated” payments to Gibson’s Bakery, a 137-year-old, fifth-generation family business that was wrongfully accused of racial profiling after a shoplifting…
Oberlin College to Pay Family Bakery $36.6 Million in Damages Over False Racism Accusations
‘I Am More Than How I Look’: Burn Survivor Goes From Hiding at Home to Opening Bakery
A bright and cheerful place, Hai’s coffee and cake shop displays many of the best things about Vietnam. But behind the light, colorful atmosphere and warm hospitality lies an immense story of struggle and bravery. The owner of Sunhouse Coffee, Ngo Quy Hai, 27, is a burn survivor who overcame all odds to open his…
B Bakery Truck Driver Hands Out Loaves of Bread to Motorists Stuck on Highway During Snowstorm
When a couple was stranded on a highway behind a Baltimore bakery truck during a heavy snowstorm, they reached out to the company in hopes to open the truck so as to help feed the people who were stuck in their cars. Bowled over by their response, the driver, and the bakery, went viral for…
Bakery Truck Driver Hands Out Loaves of Bread to Motorists Stuck on Highway During Snowstorm
When a couple was stranded on a highway behind a Baltimore bakery truck during a heavy snowstorm, they reached out to the company in hopes to open the truck so as to help feed the people who were stuck in their cars. Bowled over by their response, the driver, and the bakery, went viral for…
Heart Surgeon Saved Life of Bakery Owner’s Dad 15 Years Ago; Now She Sends Him Cakes Every Year
Each year, she bakes a special cake for him, piping heart-shaped red icing with little black stitches for a decoration on top. Every year since 2006, she bakes a cake for her dad’s heart surgeon, Dr. James Fingleton, to say “thank you” for saving his life. Owner of Mad Hatter Bakery, Audra Lalli, 50, is…
Community Comes Together To Support Philadelphia Couple Battling Cancers
A Philadelphia couple battling health issues had to close their business temporarily. While they were struggling both financially and mentally, to their surprise, their customers and community stepped in with warm hearts and turned a merciless tragedy into a merciful story. Since 2001, Andre Chin and Amanda Eap, immigrants from Cambodia, have owned Artisan Boulanger…
Leidenheimer Baking Company: A 125-Year-Old New Orleans Tradition
New Orleans is passionate about its bread, especially when it comes to the po-boy. Some say the city’s signature sandwich, usually stuffed with fried oysters, shrimp, roast beef, sausage, or meatballs, isn’t the real deal unless it’s served on a locally baked Leidenheimer loaf. “The most important part of the po-boy is the bread,” said…
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