{"id":83,"date":"2026-05-31T18:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamastecook.com\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:08:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mamastecook.com\/?page_id=83","title":{"rendered":"About MamaSte"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"83\" class=\"elementor elementor-83\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb40f7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb40f7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20da1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"20da1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"luxury-about-section\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-container\">\r\n    \r\n    <!-- Top Header Block -->\r\n    <div class=\"about-header-block\">\r\n      <span class=\"about-kicker\">ABOUT US<\/span>\r\n      <h2 class=\"about-heading\">It all started with a cake.<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Image Column -->\r\n    <div class=\"about-image-col\">\r\n      <div class=\"about-image-wrapper\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/rTyxb8S.png\" alt=\"MamaSte Cook Image\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Text Body & Action Block -->\r\n    <div class=\"about-content-col\">\r\n      <div class=\"about-body-text\">\r\n        <p>Not just any cake, but the very first fondant cake I ever made \u2013 a special cake, crafted with love for my daughter\u2019s first birthday.<\/p>\r\n        \r\n        <p>I had just arrived in France, didn\u2019t know many people, didn\u2019t speak the language, and was far from home \u2013 without a grandmother to share her \u201csecret cream recipe\u201d or a mother to save the batter when it went wrong. 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