(left to right: Jen Kim & Jul Kim)
"We fell in love with the black-white color scheme...We wanted our products to be the 'Chanel' of sweets but with reasonable prices" says Jen.
The mother-daughter duo Jen & Jul have a long history with food. Jen has worked in the food industry for over twenty years in the heart of South Korea and America serving a variety of clients from Asian celebrities to American celebrities including Warren Brown (Food Network Host of 'Sugar Rush') and Allison Schmitt (Olympic Bronze Medalist in swimming in 2008). "I learned...basically everything from my mom..." says Jul.
In addition to serving a variety of celebrities, Jen's coffee & cafe lounges have appeared in several films, Asian magazines, and Asian dramas such as the 1996 popular MBC drama 느낌.
Jen & Jul will open Two White this coming summer. Two White, a factory specializing in cupcakes located in Hanover Maryland, will offer a variety of sweets including candy, chocolate, chocolate covered strawberries, and cupcakes. Most of their products will available online at http://www.twowhite.com and will soon air on QVC shopping channel.
(Jen decorating chocolate strawberries)
The mother-daughter duo stops setting up the bakery to give us the latest on their favorites.
Candy Bar:
Jul: I love the Harry Potter series so I have say Mars Bar
Jen: Kinder Bueno
Hand-bags:
Jul: Chanel.
Jen: Chanel.
Fast food:
Jul: any fast food.
Jen: Chiptole. It has a good atmosphere and good prices.
Guilty-Pleasure Food:
Jul: Potatos, FRIED.
Jen: The cheese section at Dean & Deluca
Coffee:
Jul: Caramel macchiato.
Jen: Vanilla Latte from Starbucks.
Restaurant:
Jul: Olive garden. I like the all-you-can-eat salads & bread sticks- mmm!
Jen: Korean BBQ places. I used to eat them all the time back in Seoul-I'm a big Korean BBQ person.
