Born and raised in Arizona, Michelle moved to California in 2016 to attend pastry school. After interning at Manresa Bread she went to work at Bouchon Bakery in Napa. In 2018 Michelle decided to move to New Orleans and began working at Bellegarde Bakery in November of that year. She has been happily learning about whole wheat, fresh milled flour, and improving on her baking ever since. Michelle is excited to work on opening a new retail location with the team at Bellegarde and to bring delicious bread to even more of Louisiana.