Ukrainian Bakery Honors Heritage
It was in March of 2014 when the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine and annexed the Crimean Peninsula. That incident marked the beginning of a bloody and violent conflict between the two nations that continues to this day. In downtown Sarasota, the weight of the war is felt by the owners of Bakero, a husband-and-wife team from Ukraine. WGCU Culture and Connections Reporter Elizabeth Andarge shares their story.
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IT WAS MARCH OF 2014 WHEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION INVADED UKRAINE AND ANNEXED THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA THAT INCIDENT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A AND VIOLENT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE 2 NATIONS. IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY IN DOWNTOWN SARASOTA, THE WEIGHT OF THE WAR IS FELT BY THE OWNERS OF THE CAIRO, A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM FROM THE UKRAINE WGCU CULTURE AND CONNECTIONS. REPORTER ELIZABETH ANDARGE HAS THEIR STORY. >> SOME MORNINGS THAT AGO SKI GETS WORD FROM HER PARENTS IN UKRAINE. UPDATES ON WHICH KNIGHTS THEY HAD TO HIDE FROM BOMBINGS. OTHER MORNINGS. SHE'S ROLLING DO IN DOWNTOWN SARASOTA WHERE HER BAKERIES LOCATED. A LONG WAY FROM HOME. >> IF PARENTS LEAVING LEAVING THIS A PHARMACY, YOU THERE ARE SOME NICE THEY HAVE TO HIDE IN AND SHOT TRAVELERS. SO IF MY SON SAID BY WE COULD BUY AND I HOPE LIKING THE, YOU KNOW, VERY CLOSE FUTURE. THE WARMING FEE NATION, UKRAINE. WE JUST 3 AND THE THE WELL IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. >> NATALIA GREW UP IN UKRAINE AND MOVED TO POLAND AT 21 BAKING WAS SOMETHING SHE DID OUT OF. NECESSITY. >> I HAVE SWEET PETE'S. >> THAT'S WHY I STAYED HOME AND STARTED AT RECENT HOMES TO SAID BY STEP, I FALL IN LOVE IN A BAKING COLLEGES. AND WHEN I MY KEYS ARE A LOT. >> I DECIDED THE BOAT'S HULL WAS WORKING AS A BAKER IN WARSAW 2 YEARS AGO. SHE AND HER HUSBAND FIELDER MOVED TO SARASOTA >> WALKING DOWN THE STREET ONE DAY. I JUST FELT THAT THESE RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE I HAVE A GREAT IDEA AND I'M AND THEY DECIDED TO OPEN A BAKERY. >> FOR PEEL THERE THAT MEANT LEAVING A CORPORATE JOB SPANNING 3 DECADES BEHIND >> MANAGING CALDER. >> RIGHT. KIND OF MY WIFE AND I USE TO GOT THE EFFECT OF THE BUGS OUT. BUT NOW I'M SO HAPPY WHEN I CAN CLEAN THE TABLES. WHEN I CAN TALK TO THE TO OUR CUSTOMERS WEAR. I'M SMILING WHEN I EVEN WATCHED THE DISHES. >> THE RECIPES COME FROM ALL OVER EUROPE WITH THE FEW FROM USA SOIL. >> I LIKE AMERICAN COACH AARON. WE MAKES. SOME SOMETHING LIKE KNOW, ALTHOUGH MAY COME TO A VERDICT, JUST MISSES MOST POPULAR. YOU. BUT I'M SEE YOU THEN WHAT? WHAT I KNOW THE BEST AND PEOPLE LIKE KEITH. AND THOUGH I I WHAT I WORE THEM HEAD FOR THAT TO AMERICANS ARE OPEN TO TRYING NEW IT NEW. AND CASE AND THEY ARE OPEN TO TRYING NEW DISHES. AND THERE WE MEAN IT WORKS TO GET IN. >> 2 YEARS AFTER ARRIVING IN SARASOTA, THE COUPLE IS PROBABLY BUILDING A HOME FAR FROM HOME. >> SIR, IT'S REMINDS ME. AND SOMETIMES THAT THEY STOLE MY CHILDHOOD. SO WHEN I WHEN I EAT SO WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE, WHAT IS ALSO REMINDS ME THE PLAYS THAT I USED TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS WHEN I WAS IN UKRAINE ARE IN FALL ON THEM. SO THAT IF THEY ARE AND THEN SOME OF THE FALLOUT WAS FEAR. >> AND I HAPPEN TO ME. >> AND NOT JUST BACON AND CAFE. AND WE JUST SAID WE WE ARE ARE OF THE FIRE OVER DOWNTOWN SARASOTA AND THEN I THINK WE'RE DOING VERY GOOD JOB. >> FOR WGCU NEWS, I'M