Firstly, I come from a long line of amateur amazing bakers. My nana was the baking and cooking queen. Having 9 children on a very limited budget forces you to get creative and learn how to cook for your family. My nana- who passed away 4 years ago- passed this trait to my mother and she has passed it on to myself and my sister. I have always loved to bake but finding time to do it was always a challenge.

Along came Covid-19. We were all under lockdown, myself, my wife, and our 7 year old son, for months. The amount of work the school provided was about 1 hour per day and we were determined to supplement that schedule, mainly because our jobs as lawyers did not stop through the pandemic. One of the “extracurricular classes” I created was a home economics type class where I would teach him how to bake. One morning I had scheduled a Facebook Live with my out of control hair and makeupless face to teach an educational topic to my subscribers having to do with personal injury law. I was running late and I ended up starting the baking about 30 minutes behind schedule. I was making my staple “s’mores cookies” when I had an epiphany - “Brooke, you did not have to be late you could have done both - teach your subscribers about the law and show off those hella amateur baking skills.” I then wanted to find a catchy name- I was in the kitchen and I saw the enormous concentration of wine collected from our summer Napa trip in the butlers pantry- epiphany number 2- it should be called Bake and Sip!” I will go on, show off my amateur baking skills, share my wine recommendations, and talk about personal injury law.” From there “Bake and Sip with Attorney Brooke Goff” was born.