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#STRONGASABATCH After a flash flood destroyed her beloved bakery, Cristina Rojas-Agurcia, a.k.a. “The Batchmaker,” is back BY TAYLOR BOWLER
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CHARLOTTEMAGAZINE.COM // JULY 2021
FROM THE DAY the Batch House opened in Wesley Heights in October 2019, a line of customers usually wrapped around the red brick building, hoping to get a Caramel-Stuffed Brownie or Dirty Oreo Truffle before they sold out. Cristina Rojas-Agurcia—Cris, as her regulars call her—was often behind the counter, chatting with them about the puppy they’d rescued or the baby shower they’d hosted. If she mentioned she’d run out of
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