Lei Shishak is the author of numerous cookbooks: Beach House Dinners, Beach House Brunch, Farm-To-Table Desserts, and Beach House Baking, heralded by USA Today as a top 10 cookbook of summer 2014. She received her culinary training at the CIA in New York and holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. After heading pastry kitchens at notable LA and Orange County restaurants, Lei founded Sugar Blossom Bake Shop in San Clemente, California, and has been featured in People, Riviera Magazine, Sunset Magazine, Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, KTLA Morning News, PBS, and many more media outlets. Find out more at leishishak.com, and on Instagram @leishishak.