Lucy Loves Salt Baker

This week’s guest is the kind, compassionate and extremely hardworking Liv Connolly-Bastock. Liv is the proud co-owner and head baker at the Salt cafe in Edinburgh which is proudly listed as the number one cafe in the city. Liv and her partner risked it all by investing all their savings in opening a cafe at the end of the first lockdown. We talk about the effects of the pandemic, how it’s important to follow your dreams, the stresses and rewards of running a cafe and how baking has been a constant throughout her life.

Here are the highlights:

(02:33) Liv’s journey to opening a cafe

(05:42) What brought Liv to Edinburgh

(10:17) Being a risk-taker

(14:54) On being a hands-on business owner

(19:30) When Liv had a panic attack at work

(25:25) Liv’s proudest moments

(29:58) Liv’s book recommendation

(40:13) What makes Liv’s heart smile

Contact Liv:

Website: https://www.salt.scot/

Instagram (Business): @salt.scot

Instagram (Personal): @salt.baker

Charities mentioned:

The Burnt Chef Project: https://www.theburntchefproject.com/

Rosie Runs to Kathmandu: https://phaseworldwide.org/campaign/rosieruns/

Liv’s book recommendations:

Just a Little Run Around the World by Rosie Swale Pope

Find out more about Lucy and listen to more episodes at http://lucygourlay.com