In Los Angeles, 2024 is looking like the year of emerging bakeries, with Sweet Lady Jane’s recent reopening under new ownership and Flouring setting up operations in Chinatown in January. Towards the end of March, Fleurs et Sel is set to open in West Adams with a full bakery and walk-up window where folks can score small-batch cookies in flavors that rotate each week.
Owner and baker Lara Adekoya started Fleurs et Sel as a pop-up in 2020. She operated out of her apartment by baking cookies and layered cookie bars with flavors like sea salt chocolate chip and Funfetti birthday cake. Adekoya also hosted pop-ups throughout the Southland before launching a GoFundMe in 2023 to raise funds for her customized space at the corner of West Adams Boulevard and Cochran, directly across the street from San Francisco bakery Tartine.
The Fleurs et Sel sign was just installed and provided everything goes smoothly, the window is weeks away from online ordering and pick-up service. Scheduled hours will be 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until cookies sell out.
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