The ChuangTzu Cafe

Picture Story

The Russian woman Masha's baking laboratory. From “loves to cook but has no public experience” to building an earth oven and developing Russian bread, she completed her transformation in two months at the old courthouse of Bajie. In the chaos of 200 people pouring in on Opening Day, the French chef Alex's late-night master class gave her sudden insight: the kitchen is community, baking is art. Bread is the cure for nostalgia, and the medium of cross-cultural dialogue — “psychological comfort is the most important recipe”.