"AJ Kim and Scott Sohn, the founders of Kumquat Coffee in Highland Park and Cypress Park’s Loquat Coffee, recently opened a bakery specializing in croissants in Highland Park. Fondry (a combination of fond and foundry) debuted on April 20, 2024, to a line of customers eager for a taste of pain au chocolat and kouign amann, and sold out in just 90 minutes on its first two days of business. Kim and Sohn are partnering with Ivy Ku and Travis Chan on the project. Ku studied baking at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris before baking professionally in Hong Kong, while Chan came on to support bakery operations." - Rebecca Roland
