“Baking up” your success: the story of Ms. Mzia, a Georgian immigrant entrepreneur in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

Written by Khatia Mikadze   “New York City is a place where you can find your own formula of success,” says Ms. Mzia, while serving her pastries to waiting customers standing in line. The owner of a tiny traditional Georgian bakery located on a street corner of Little Odessa, in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood, she attracts locals from different ethnic groups with her exceptional cooking and baking skills. The bakery serves Georgian food such as “Khachapuri” (cheesy bread), “Shoti” (oven-baked...