“Once you realize that you don’t need a special occasion to eat a cake, the second part of your life begins.”
The Pastry Chef
Graduated in 2009 from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, with an Associate’s degree in Baking and Pastry Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Professional Studies in 2011. She lived and worked abroad from 2008 to 2018, and in the last 6 years worked at various restaurants in New York City. She founded Larica Treats in 2019 after moving back to Portugal in 2018.
Read more about Maria in the magazine Fugas by Público here.
Our Values
Dessert should be fun and most importantly delicious. To make the best-tasting desserts it is important to use quality ingredients, especially seasonal fruits, and organic foods whenever possible. It is important to minimize the amount of plastic and other waste used, using bamboo re-washable towels, silicone, and glass containers, along with biodegradable to-go boxes.