Lauren Ko Bakes Pies That Are Works Of Art

Pies will never have the same meaning again, after you’ve seen how Lauren Ko creates them. Baking this traditional dessert is Lauren’s specialty and thanks to her imagination and mathematical precision, every one of her pies is a work of art.

Lauren never had a single day of professional training, but she always loved art. Two years ago, she quit her nine-to-five job and embarked on this great adventure.

“My journey has been kind of an accident”, Ko says. Coincidence or not, she’s one of the best in the business today. After only few years of practice, Lauren opened her own confectionery in Seattle, called Loko Kitchen. Moreover, her Instagram account has more than 270k followers who admire her work daily.

Ko says people are constantly amazed by her complex designs: “I think with my designs there’s like a shroud of mystery. People think: ‘I can’t wrap my head around this, I have no idea where you’ve started or how you would even construct that.’” In the end, she says, most of them are surprised at how easy it is.

Keep scrolling if you want to see some of Lauren’s amazing work, but we warn you – you will get hungry!

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Duck, duck, juice. 🦆 I Blood orange curd tart with honeydew and cantaloupe. A sherbet for curing winter woes. ☀️I I’m not great at internet games of tag (hi, @brianharthoffman! It’s not you, it’s me.), where you share things about yourself, but @julie_jonesuk asked nicely and who am I to deny the lady? And yes, this may LOOK like a picture of a tart, but I swear it’s me! Round, colorful, tart, and a little crispy around the edges. 😅 Here are 4 moderately fun facts and 1 colossal baking fail. 1. I spent all my childhood summers in Honduras, where my grandmother still lives. This is where I acquired my fear of dogs and love of green mango. 🥭 2. I was never an animal person (see #1), but after 11 years, Ben wore me down and now Santi rules our lives. I’m still kind of scared of dogs, so it’s fortunate we opted for a bear. 🐻 3. I bring inclement weather with me everywhere. My first time visiting Portland? Biggest snow storm in 60 years. First winter in Boston? Most snowfall in history. First winter in Seattle? Rainiest winter ever. Where should I go next? 🌬 4. Cauliflower is my nemesis. 🙅🏻‍♀️ 5. I tried to make black pie dough, but instead concocted a concrete grey pie that hulked so hard in the oven, it excreted two poops. Disaster preserved for posterity over @piesgoneawry. It’s a doozy. 💩 #tell5tag5 if you dare: @rezelkealoha, @foodminimalist, @foodie.yuki, @holasus, @husbandsthatcook

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