LULU CREPE
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OLIVIA VANGUNDY
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DAFNE THEROUX IZQUIERDO
when eliza grégoire offered to make crepes for one of her favorite bands, she didn’t expect it would lead to her watching from backstage as indie-rock singer Mac DeMarco performed at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Grégoire was animated as she shared the story of how she made crepes for DeMarco and electro-pop singer Clairo during the very first week she opened Lulu Crepe. It was a magical experience for the young entrepreneur and an opportunity, she said, that wouldn’t have happened if she didn’t have the courage to just ask. This attitude is what ultimately brought Grégoire and her delicious crepes
to the Grand Valley. Before she moved to Colorado, Grégorie grew up in Indiana. Her parents moved to the United States from France so her father, a professional race car driver, could race in the Indy 500. Grégoire fondly remembers hiding in golf carts to get past security at her father’s races. It was through watching her father that she developed a desire to race. Her father knew the danger of racing cars, so he encouraged her to pursue cycling. Grégoire became a competitive cyclist and was invited to Colorado Mesa University on a cycling scholarship. When she started at CMU,
