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Warren Brown: Attorney Entrepreneur Turned Baker
Restaurateur
[By Judith Earley]
A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker…
Although Warren Brown’s B.A. in History from Brown University, and J.D. and Master’s Degree in Public Health from the
George Washington University launched his legal career as a litigator in 1999 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services in Washington, D.C. in style, prosecuting civil cases in health care fraud for the government was not as fulfilling as he
had anticipated; in less than one year, he was pursuing his part-time passion for baking cakes.
Brown initially went to law school to cultivate basic equipment and took a leave of absence The Washington Post, The Washington
the credentials to work as an advocate in from HHS. A business plan he created Times, Washingtonian magazine, The Plain
the area of reproductive health education. eventually landed him a loan guaranteed Dealer, Brown Alumni Monthly, The George
After graduating from Brown University he by the Small Business Administration Washington University alumni magazine,
worked as a reproductive health educator in for $125,000. Powered by enthusiasm for What Should I Do With My Life? written by Po
Providence, RI and in Los Angeles. He soon creating cakes and frustration over his Bronson, Baking From The Heart, published
became frustrated that the curriculum was career as an attorney, Brown made a New by Share Our Strength, and Best Of The Best
not applicable to the real life issues that kids Year’s resolution in 2000 to begin selling Of, by Marc Silverstein.
were facing. His plan was to combine a law what he baked.
degree with advanced public health training, He can also be seen regularly on the Food
and he went back to school. While he was He maintained an exhausting schedule of Network in “Sugar Rush”, in the kitchen
still working on his dual degrees, Brown full-time legal work followed by three to five whipping up incredibly creative and decadent
realized that there were few opportunities to hours a night in the kitchen for ten months. desserts. The show also features other
make the kind of difference he sought and he Brown opened CakeLove bakery featuring world-class pastry chefs sharing baking tips
took the position with HHS upon graduation. homemade cakes from scratch in March and sumptuous recipes.
2002 in the U Street corridor in Washington,
Brown has been comfortable in the kitchen D.C. He opened a second location Silver
since his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio. His Spring, MD, and the company also hosts a ON THE NET
father was a big fan of his son’s homemade website showcasing the company’s cakes
burritos, However Brown didn’t set his hand and anecdotes of his transition. Love Café CakeLove
to baking until after he finished law school. made its debut in August 2003. www.cakelove.com/staff/founder.html
One of his favorite recipes has always been
a lemon curd cake recipe discovered in Bon Brown has been a favorite in the media with United States Small Business Administration
Appetit Magazine, but his own unique cake appearances on, and articles in The Oprah www.sba.gov/
baking style eventually evolved through Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Dateline, Fox
experimentation with the highest quality News Sunday, GQ (June 2005), Inc Magazine’s Food Network
ingredients. 26 Entrepreneurs We Love (March 2005), www.foodnetwork.com
People, Reader’s Digest, Southern
Brown maxed out his credit card to buy an Living, Black Enterprise, The American
oven, a double-door refrigerator and other Lawyer, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance,
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