How a mother turned her drowned daughter’s passion into a thriving patisserie

Inka and Ralph Orth opened Patisserie Johanna in Hamburg to honor their daughter Johanna, who died during the 2021 Ahr Valley flood. The shop has become a refuge for grieving parents, symbolizing their shared purpose after their tragic loss. Inka, now a certified master patissière, found solace in the baking arts and a new partnership.

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