 : pastry chef Welcome back to , Metro.co.uk's weekly career journey series. This week we're chatting with a baker of all things sweet, Katarina Janakova, 42, who is a pastry chef working at Paris Baguette in West London. She's been working in the industry for nearly two decades, and only found a love of patisserie after relocating to London from her hometown in Slovakia. It was a somewhat dramatic career change for Katarina, who'd previously worked as a nanny. Now, she can't imagine doing anything else – here's how she made it happen. Hey Katarina. How did you get into baking? I first got into baking when I moved to London around 17 years ago. My first job here was in a restaurant, working with pastry. I've visited a number of European cities in the past and worked in child care as a nanny in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but London was incredible in terms of food. I had a passion for food for many years. Growing up I had always been passionate about art, decoration and design and managed to find an outlet for this in a career within the pastry section in the restaurant. What is it about the food scene in London specifically that you love? There is so much inspiration, all you have to do is open your eyes and it's there. Most of the time it is hard to decide what to eat or try as there are so many options. There are lots of new restaurants opening each year and I find that quite inspiring, there is never a dull moment in the London food scene and particularly pastry and in the last few years, lots of local or independent bakeries have come out that you can discover in every neighbourhood. I feel there is always more to see or learn in this city as there is such a mix of cultures, food, and people that there's always new and unexpected things happening, whether that is in the world of food or elsewhere, it is always exciting. Looks good enough to eat (Picture: Paris Baguette) Have you always loved pastry? Yes, I hav){kind=link}
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Welcome back to How I Made It, Metro.co.uk’s weekly career journey series.
This week we’re chatting with a baker of all things sweet, Katarina Janakova, 42, who is a pastry chef working at Paris Baguette in West London.
She’s been working in the industry for nearly two decades, and only found a love of patisserie after relocating to London from her hometown in Slovakia.
It was a somewhat dramatic career change for Katarina, who’d previously worked as a nanny.