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I was at the peak of my career and gave it up to be a pastry chef—here's why
- A Bloomberg journalist, Jackie Davalos, left New York to pursue pastry training in Rouen, France.
- She enrolled in a two-month pastry program at La Boulangerie in Rouen to restart her career.
- Davalos traces her baking passion to a family history of bakers and childhood memories of her grandmother.
- She left her Bloomberg post after recognizing burnout and a desire for a life less pressurized.
- Davalos plans to open a baking studio in Connecticut and eventually a storefront.
- Davalos is documenting her journey publicly on TikTok and Instagram under @jackiedl.
- Her pivot followed a pivotal moment during the #MeToo era and newsroom pressures.
- Davalos balanced a lucrative finance background with a switch from accounting to public policy before journalism.
- Davalos believes baking connects her to roots and family heritage in a way journalism did not.
- She kept her transition under wraps as she prepared for a Germany-based stage and new life.
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