Then-GW Law student Yael Krigman was deep in bar-exam prep when a different kind of discipline began to pull her in: mixing, kneading and shaping bagels in her kitchen.
As Krigman worked toward her career in law her true passion, baking, took the center stage in her life. Fifteen years later, she’s known in D.C. not for legal briefs but for Baked by Yael, her nut-free, kosher bakery offering a 35-item holiday menu that ranges from Christmas jumbo cake pops to trays of rugelach, a Hanukkah classic. Read a profile to learn more.