A Powhatan cafe is giving aspiring bakers a place to showcase their work

After 15 years in the local restaurant business, cafe owner Rosie Ryan tells Axios she wanted to give something back to those aspiring to get into the business.

• "I know how hard it is and the barriers to get things going," she says. "I thought, what if we could let people put a toe in the water."
• And she wanted to pay forward the kindness she got from others in the industry when she got her start — including being gifted the currently under-used bakery case by the owner of a Carytown cafe.

Interested bakers can email Ryan at [email protected].

• The bakers will keep 100% of profits.
• Due to health department regulations, selected bakers must be working out of a department certified kitchen.