INSTAGRAM
INSTAGRAM SHE IS KNOWN AS LOKOKITCHEN FOR HER DAZZLING PIE AND TART DESIGNS AS WELL AS
HER PERFECTLY PUNNY CAPTIONS IN
REAL LIFE SHE IS LAUREN CO ,
THE WOMAN BEHIND THAT ACCOUNT
AND SHE'S OUT WITH HER FIRST
COOKBOOK PIOMETRY.
>> I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO
HER ABOUT HER LATEST DESIGNS.
I HAVE PIES AND TIED MY
INSTAGRAM FEED INSPIRED BY
PATIO FURNITURE, STORM DRAINS,
BATHROOM TILE PURSES SO I KIND
OF DRAW INSPIRATION FROM
EVERYWHERE AND EVERYTHING.
>> THAT'S AMAZING AND WE CAN
SEE A LOT OF THAT IN YOUR NEW
COOKBOOK PIOMETRY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT BY THE
WAY.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
YOU KNOW, SO NOW DOES THAT MEAN
THAT WE ALL GET TO KIND OF TAP
INTO THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'VE
ACCUMULATED AND WE'LL BE ABLE
TO MAKE THESE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS
OURSELVES?
YES, EXACTLY.
SO EXCITED.
JUST KIND OF SHARE AND REVEAL
ALL THESE SECRET.
I HAVEN'T REALLY SHARED ANY
RECIPES OR TECHNIQUES ONLINE
THUS FAR.
SO WITH THIS BOOK WE'RE MAKING
THESE DESIGNS SUPER ACCESSIBLE
TO EVERYONE MAY SAY THAT THE
BOOK IS WRITTEN FOR
PROFESSIONAL CHEFS, HOME COOKS,
ARMCHAIR BAKERS AND EATERS
ALIKE.
SO THERE'S A SLICE FOR
EVERYONE.
>> WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE SOMETHING FOR US TODAY SO
WHY DON'T WE LET YOU GET TO
WORK WHILE WE TALK, OK?
WHEN WOULD YOU MAKE ME TODAY.
TODAY WE ARE DOING A HAND SIZED
WAVY HAIR STYLE WHICH IS
PERFECT FOR FALL BECAUSE
PARENTS ARE COMING INTO SEASON
RIGHT NOW.
>> DO ALL OF YOUR PIES TASTE AS
GOOD AS THEY LOOK?
I LIKE TO THINK SO.
SO ONE OF THE IRONIES OF THIS
JOURNEY IS THAT I DON'T REALLY
HAVE A SWEET TOOTH SO I DON'T
EAT OBVIOUSLY ALL THE PIES THAT
I MAKE AND I END UP SHARING
THEM WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND
NEIGHBORS.
WELL, LUCKY FOR US SO FAR NO
COMPLAINTS SO THAT'S GOOD.
SO THE DESIGNS LOOK THEY TEND
TO LOOK REALLY COMPLICATED AND
I KNOW SOME OF THEM DO TAKE YOU
HOURS AND HOURS TO PUT TOGETHER
,RIGHT?
>> YES.
SOMETIMES THEY DO TAKE A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME.
IT'S JUST PART OF THE PROCESS
OF PIE MAKING BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO KEEP THE DOUGH COLD.
THERE'S SOME LIKE RESTING TIME
AND CHILLING TIME BUT I THINK
EVEN THE DESIGNS THAT ARE A
LITTLE MORE TIME INTENSIVE
THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY
TECHNIQUE INTENSIVE.
SO AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF PATIENCE AND YOU'RE
COMMITTED TO CREATING SOMETHING
BEAUTIFUL, I THINK THAT HIGH
ART CAN BE REALLY ACCESSIBLE TO
EVERYONE IF YOU'RE JUST
STARTING OUT AND JUST
PRACTICING AS LONG AS IT TASTES
GOOD THEN YOU'VE SUCCEEDED.
I DON'T TRUST MYSELF WITH A
SHARP KNIFE LIKE THAT.
>> ARE YOU SLICING THOSE PRETTY
THIN?
>> YEAH, THEY'RE ABOUT I WOULD
SAY A MILLIMETER X SO YOU DON'T
WANT IT TO BE SO THIN THAT IT'S
TRANSLUCENT BUT YOU WANT TO BE
THIN ENOUGH TO KIND OF MAINTAIN
A LITTLE BIT FLEXIBILITY SO
I'LL HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT
COLORED HAIRS WITH ME AND THEN
JUST CUTTING THEM OFF THE SIDE
,AVOIDING THE CORE, SLICING
THEM UP AND THEN LINING UP SOME
OF THESE SLICES IN A ROW AND
THEN I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THEM
RIGHT ON THE SURFACE OF THE
TARGET AND THIS KIND OF WAVY
PATTERN AND MAYBE I'LL GRAB A
GREEN ONE AS WELL FOR SOME
COLOR VARIATION.
>> WHAT'S THE INSPIRATION FOR
THIS DESIGN?
I BELIEVE I WAS INSPIRED BY THE
OCEAN AND THE MOVEMENT OF WAVES
.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM SAN DIEGO
SO I WAS TRYING TO AGAIN TAKING
INSPIRATION FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT AROUND ME AND ALSO,
YOU KNOW, LIVED EXPERIENCES.
SO THAT'S ONE IN PARTICULAR A
CHANCE TO CAPTURE THE MOVEMENT
OF WATER IN NATURE.
RE-CREATED THROUGH FRUIT DO
PEOPLE SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE
ACTUALLY EATING THE FINISHED
PRODUCT BECAUSE THAT FIRST
SLICE MUST BE ALMOST BE ALMOST
PAINFUL?
>> I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IT'S
ALMOST TOO PRETTY TO EAT BUT I
MEAN FOR SOMEONE FOR A BAKER
AND AN ARTIST I FEEL LIKE IT'S
THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT.
>> DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
MEDIUM TO WORK WITH IN MAKING
YOUR DESIGNS?
I KNOW YOU WORK WITH FRUIT.
YOU WORK WITH THE DOUGH ITSELF
SOMETIMES.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU
REALLY FIND THE MOST PLEASURE
WORKING WITH?
>> YEAH, I KIND OF DO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT THINGS BUT I THINK
THESE SORT OF FRUIT TARTS WITH
THE FRUIT IS FRESH AND THE
DESIGN KIND OF TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF TEXTURE AND COLOR.
THAT'S WHAT I REALLY LOVE.
>> YEAH IT'S THREE DIMENSIONAL
TWO WHICH IS EXACTLY UNDERNEATH
LOTS OF TEXTURE, LOTS OF FLAVOR
,LOTS OF COLOR TRYING TO
INCORPORATE ALL OF THOSE
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS INTO I THINK
COLOR IS KIND OF KEY AT LEAST
WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT YOUR
PHOTOS ONLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THEY'RE JUST BLOWN AWAY
SOMETIMES BY THE DESIGN AND THE
COLOR.
IS THERE ANY FOOD THAT WORKS
BEST IN TERMS OF CREATING THAT
SPLASH COLOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT
FOODS WHERE FOR A LOT
OF DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
>> SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S
IN SEASON, WHAT'S AVAILABLE.
I LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE I'M
JUST A REGULAR PERSON REGULAR
BAKERS SHOPPING AT MY
NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE.
SO SOMETIMES MY INSPIRATION IS
DESIGN FOCUSED AND SOMETIMES
IT'S PRODUCED.
IT'S SO HOT THINGS LIKE APPLES
AND PEARS AND YOU KNOW,
PERSIMMONS ARE REALLY GREAT
RIGHT NOW IN THE FALL PERHAPS
IN THE SUMMER ARE REALLY
COLORFUL BERRIES AND LOTS
OF STONE ARE GOOD OPTION.
THE BEST THING ABOUT SHOPPING
FOR CURTIUS IN SEASON IS THAT
THAT'S ALSO WHEN IT TASTES THE
BEST.
OH YEAH WE GET THE BEST OF BOTH
WORLDS.
YOU GET THAT KIND OF ESTHETIC
BEAUTY AS WELL AS THE FLAVOR.
OK, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO BE WITH YOU FOR THE
ENTIRE CREATION OF THIS BUT I
CAN DEFINITELY SEE IT COMING
TOGETHER AND NOW I'M INSPIRED
AND IF I WANT TO DO THIS MYSELF
OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, I CAN
PICK UP A BOOK PIOMETRY NOW AND
I CAN I COULD GIVE IT MAYBE TO
A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER AS
WELL.
>> WE'VE GOT THE HOLIDAY SEASON
COMING UP.
EXACTLY.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
STUCK IN THEIR HOMES RIGHT NOW
WHO NEED SOMETHING TO DO AND I
WOULD SAY THIS IS THE PERFECT
THING TO DO.
YOU'VE INSPIRED ME SO MUCH NOW
I'VE BEEN IN PEAK PRICES AND
THAT'S UPON US AS WELL.
SO EVERY SEASON'S PISCES LET'S
BRING ON CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE A
PIE FOR MYSELF AND I KNOW IT'S
GOING TO LOOK JUST AS GOOD AS
ALL OF LAUREN'S PIES.
>> DID I MENTION SHE'S FROM
WEST SEATTLE SO YOU MIGHT RUN
INTO HER IN THE GROCERY STORE.
OK, WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS
ABOUT TICK TOCK LATER IN THE
SHOW ANGELA