Meet Stacey Allen | Pastry chef

We had the good fortune of connecting with Stacey Allen and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Stacey, what makes you happy? Why?
What makes me happy? When I can make a person laugh. Why it makes me happy? Because I believe laughter truly cures a lot of people pain. Even when I’m having a bad day I will always try to put a joke in to make myself laugh. I love to see people smile and to help others heal. I even love when I get to bake or cook something they love and make them smile.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I am a homebased baker. I been baking since I was a child and always had a love for being creative with cakes and cupcakes. I also sell all types of treats for events or just because you have a craving for something sweet. How did I get where I am today? I been doing all types of desserts when I graduated in high 2010 but when the pandemic hit 2020 and I was just a 9-5 worker and going to University of Memphis for culinary arts I decided to get serious with my business. Was it easy? Of course NOT, it’s still not easy until this day. I still sometimes think I could do better or sometimes I just want to quit when an order doesn’t not go in my favor but I keep going. The lessons I learned along the way with my business is that you will always be learning and that it’s okay that you are not perfect. I want the world to know that if you a dream or a goal you want to achieve go for it but know you going to go through it to achieve that dream. I am the owner of Stacey’s Sweets and I am a proud Home-based Baker.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
This is a funny question because Memphis have some places but I will take in the day time on Beale Street or midtown area in Memphis. There are a lot of restaurants and some people do not know hidden gems Memphis. There are many bakeries as well like Cupcake Cutie, Insomnia Cookies, Frost, and so many!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I will like to shout out my mentor Brandy Flynn she is my therapist been a lot of help with my mental health My brother Priest Allen who help with my creative ideas
All my supporters who support my creativity and my business

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