Origin of Sweetie Pie by Savie, an Asian Infused Bakery in Athens, GA
One afternoon just right before I started my home bakery business (with a cottage food license) in Athens, GA., my great friend, Eric, helped me develop my business plan. His first question was what would be the concept of my business? An Asian infused bakery was my first idea. Athens is one of those the hip cool university towns that allow people to be different and do their own thing. I thought my bakery business actually had a chance in Athens. Growing up with my mom and grandmother who were excellent cooks help me learn the art of Thai style cooking with an outdoor kitchen...cooking with gas on a stove top without an oven. There were a variety of spices and ingredients that I experienced when cooking Thai food. I remembered when I was a little girl, my grandma owned a neighborhood "Boat noodle"or KuaiTiao Ruea shop in Bangkok. The aromatic smell from spices, garlic, radish and soy sauce she put in her soup pot still makes me hungry today. I used to try to hind fr
