Q&A: Cynthia Barcomi

A Q&A with Berlin 'Baking Queen' Cynthia Barcomi American ex-pat Cynthia Barcomi moved to Berlin in 1985 as a professional dancer. She opened up her first cafe - Barcomi’s - in Kreuzberg's Bergmannstrasse in 1994, which sold her own roasted coffee blend and home made cakes. A few years later she followed up with her Mitte branch, set in a beautiful ivy-covered courtyard close to Hackeschermarkt. Cynthia has also written three cookbooks full of her wonderful baking recipes... Where [...]