Kelly Jacques and Samantha Weiss established Ayu Bakehouse in 2022 in New Orleans. They already have a reputation for king cake, competing with bakeries that have been baking king cakes the entire lives of their owners. And this is in a town that takes its king cake seriously.

They have built a business with sustainability of all types at its core. They care about the environment, their customers, their employees, and their own holistic health, while operating a sustainable business.

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King Cake at Ayu Bakhouse

Fava beans in the Ayu Bakehouse king cake

Ayu Bakehouse801 Frenchmen St., New Orleans, LA (504) 302-7985

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