A passion for cookies lands in Hermosa Beach
Katy Metoyer readies her new Pier Avenue storefront to sling sweet treats. Photo by Paul Roustan When Katy Metoyer got a call from her mother one day two years ago, the urgency in her mom’s voice was more telling than her words. Metoyer’s dad, Barry Bolger, wasn’t feeling well. She immediately boarded a plane to their home in Las Vegas, and within 36 hours the rock of their family and one of her closest confidants was gone. When her dad died of complications from diverticulitis in October, 2014, Meteyor’s life changed. And as it turned out, so did her baking. Since her introduction to all things cookies four years ago, Metoyer steadily grew her business from her certified in-home kitchen. But she yearned for a location to stack her cutters. And there’s only one place she ever wished for. “All I wanted was Chef Wang’s, thinking I’d never get it,” she said. “I never looked or thought of anywhere else.” So earlier this year when she walked by and saw the iconic Pier Avenue Chinese restaurant affixed with a closing sign, it was like the last piece of the puzzle was in front of her, waiting to be fit. After negotiations with the owner, she had a new set of keys and is now turning her…
Read this story on easyreadernews.com