BUSINESS
AROU N D TOWN
Helping you feel free to go
where you want to go, and
stay exactly where you
want to stay—at home.

Kara Kakes makes custom cakes for all occasions.

That’s just one of the ways
we make aging easier.

330C Beverly Road, where you can take
home her cakes, cupcakes and cookies,
or meet with her to discuss your custom
project. She also uses the shop to pre-
pare cakes for dessert at adjacent Café io,
owned by Jeff Iovino, who was her next-
door neighbor growing up on Beverly
Road. By putting a plan in place now, while you’re still
healthy and active, you can worry less about the
future, knowing quality care and support will be
there when you need it.

The 1999 Mt. Lebanon High School grad
earned a bachelor’s degree in baking and
pastry arts from Johnson and Wales Uni-
versity in 2003 and started working in
small French bakeries in resort towns. She
worked as a chocolatier in Boston and
made all sorts of pastries. But that varied
experience led her back to her passion.

about the valuable benefits of membership:
“I realized I really like to just do cakes,” she
says. “Cakes just kept bringing me back.”
Call 412-826-6110 or visit
www.LongwoodAtHome.org to learn more
The ability to age in the comfort of your
home, regardless of your care needs
A personal advocate who will arrange and
manage care as your health needs evolve
A simple monthly payment that covers a
range of care and support services
She lives in South Fayette with husband,
Jared Quinteros and their children, Oliver,
7, and Owen, 5.

photography john schisler
While Leo makes cakes of all sorts, her sig-
nature is her chocolate chocolate mousse
cake. Leo also makes gluten-free and egg-
free cakes and can tailor her recipes to fit
any dietary need. Because of Leo’s own
nut allergy, her cake shop is nut free.

www.LongwoodAtHome.org Kara Kakes is open:
Tuesdays—Thursdays: 11 a . m .—4 p . m .

Fridays: 10 a . m .—5 p . m .

Saturdays by appointment
Closed Sundays and Mondays.

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