Professional dancers for 20 years, Lindsay and Nebi Berhane supported themselves with food service jobs, including baking at Levain (Nebi) and Molly’s Cupcakes (Lindsay) in New York City. They dreamed of opening a cafe, and in 2020 they began testing recipes. Soon after, they moved to Atlanta and launched Sugar Loaf , selling biscuit sandwiches and baked goods at pop-ups and farmers markets.

The name is intended to honor to their roots—Lindsay growing up on Sugarloaf Court in Virginia and Nebi near Sugarloaf Parkway in Georgia. Their Southern backgrounds combine with cultural influences from their respective heritages—Albania and Ethiopia—to create a culinary style that’s both comforting and unique. “The vessel is Southern. The ingredients, flavors, and techniques have global influe

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