[Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Foodstuffs: Greetings From Rachel Klemek

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • October 9, 2008
This University High and UC Irvine grad got into artisanal baking thanks to her “semi-hippie lifestyle” in Los Osos. After getting a certificate from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Napa Valley, she returned to OC with a vengeance and...
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