Hilary Passman is the owner of Devil’s Teeth Baking Company, a San Francisco staple that has thrived since opening in 2011. But it was not always so easy for her.
Before owning Devil’s Teeth, Passman was an attorney on the East Coast who recognized her career was eating up valuable quality time with her kids.
“I was an attorney, I worked downtown, and I had too many kids,” Passman joked. Ok, not too many, but I didn’t get to see them, so I needed a reason to stop being an attorney and start spending more time with my kids.”
Passman followed her heart. She quit being an attorney and pursued baking by selling wedding cakes on Craigslist and selling pastries wholesale to cafes when she moved to San Francisco in 1996…