The Women Behind the Cookie: Levain Brings Its Legacy to Venice

Levain Bakery cookies

In 1995, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald, two best friends with a shared passion for bread and fitness, opened a small bakery on New York City’s Upper West Side. They didn’t set out to start a cookie empire—they just wanted to make great…

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