ter’s full-time assistant, and the pair went into business as the One Mile Bakery, named after the radius from which they delivered their homemade bread, soup and preserves. The enterprise grew and Tait began offering bread-making classes, which soon proved more popular than the baking itself.
Fast forward two years and Tait, now 16, is a published author with a best-selling cookbook, Two Chicks, One Tin, to her name. She is also a baking columnist, and after appearing as a guest on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch earlier this year, has been offered her own TV show.
Jinxed Bakery
But despite her impressive CV, Tait remains grounded. She is currently studying for her A-levels and counts taking breaks and switching off from technology as the keys to her wellbeing. She has also set up Jinxed Bakery, which donates a portion of its profits to mental health charities.
“I don’t think I’m a natural businesswoman, not at all,” she laughs. “What I am good at is making bread and teaching people how to do it. That’s all I want to do really.”
So what advice would she offer others struggling with their mental health?
“Something that helped me was finding an activity that gave me a sense of purpose, be that bread-making, or something else,” she reflects. “It can be hard to find motivation when you’re in that place, but try to think about the bigger picture. And don’t be too hard on yourself – sometimes it’s just a case of finding the right thing.”
