Harmony Sage Fried, owner and founder of Long Beach Bread Lab is a classically trained French pastry chef who has worked in and managed some of the finest kitchens in the world. She has a deep understanding of doughs and natural fermentation. Her training at the Ritz Carlton and indispensable experience working in Italy and the Mediterranean allows her to maintain high quality with a cultural and creative edge, in a high volume environment. As a baker, brewer and distiller she is fascinated by all grain and yeast fermentation. These fermentations have brought her to be the owner of Long Beach Bread Lab and Long Beach Spirits Lab as well as the Co-Owner of Long Beach Beer Lab which she runs with her husband. Harmony obtained her Certification Of Certified Bread Baker from the Bread Bakers Guild of America in January 2020. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Bread Bakers Guild of America as well as the advisory board for Long Beach Fresh, an NGO that promotes and educates the Long Beach area on urban and local farming. She is the author of the book “Yeast, fermentation handbook”. Possesses a certificate in ServSafe management as well as Osha forklift certification.