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Kate Reid. Daphne Katherine Reid OC (4 November 1930 – 27 March 1993) was an English-born Canadian stage, film, and television actress. She played more than one thousand roles, [1] most notably onstage in Death of a Salesman, in the 1980 film Atlantic City, and in episodes of the TV show Dallas. [2] .
- Daphne Kate Reid, 4 November 1930, London, England
- 1953–1993
- Actress
- 27 March 1993 (aged 62), Stratford, Ontario, Canada
- Formula 1 and Fulfilment
- Baking and Recovering
- 'Little Moment of Joy'
- Reverse-Engineering A Croissant
- The Experimentation Continues
Reid's love affair began when she was 13 years old, and her father took her along to Melbourne's Grand Prix. From that moment she geared her studies towards working as a Formula 1 engineer. She studied aerospace engineering at RMIT University, and at age 23, began working for the Williams F1 racing team. Reid told Patricia Karvelas on RN Breakfast:...
Reid was drawn to baked goods, so every night after an unfulfilling day of work, she'd bake. "I would start to get a bit experimental with it and I lived vicariously through this process of working with raw ingredients, like flour, sugar and eggs … through the magic of science and baking, you end up with a product that is so much greater than the s...
In Paris, Reid visited Du Pain et des Idées, the famous boulangerie where that fateful photo of the pain au chocolat had been taken. "I was so taken by the experience I'd had in the boulangerie and the beauty of the pastries that I'd eaten," she says. There was a constant queue outside the bakery. "I had this realisation that every single person th...
Back home, though, Reid discovered she had really only touched the tip of the iceberg of the croissant-making process. Her early attempts were "pitiful" but, undeterred, she invested in commercial bakery equipment (including a dough mixer, laminator and prover) and decided to open a croissant-only bakery. "I naively thought that I was armed with th...
When it comes to Lune, Reid approaches everything with the mindset of an engineer rather than a baker. "I've had a lot of journalists laugh at me in the past like, 'Well, Formula 1 to croissants — that's ridiculous! But I'm not testing croissants in the wind tunnel, yet," Reid laughs. Just as Reid developed her own croissant, she says her pastry ch...
- Hannah Reich
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21st of November 2022. In her own words, Lune Croissanterie founder and co-owner Kate Reid is a perfectionist. She has that special sort of laser-focus and drive that we expect from artists, CEOs or Olympic athletes.
Kate Reid, Director Founder of Lune, June 2012 Ex Formula 1 Aerodynamicist . Cameron Reid, Director Joined Lune in December 2013 Lifetime industry professional and hospitality entrepreneur. Nathan Toleman, Director Joined Lune in September 2014 Leading Melbourne café entrepreneur
Jan 5, 2024 · Women Who Launch: Kate Reid · The Sybarite. By Lucy Cocoran on 5th January 2024. From engineering F1 cars To baking world-class croissants, Kate Reid's career is proof that life can be far from linear. When Kate Reid answers my call, she’s sitting in her Melbourne living room while the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix flashes across her television.
Oct 31, 2022 · Ellen Fraser. October 31, 2022. Driving force: Kate Reid of pastry powerhouse Lune Croissanterie is ready to launch her latest project. Simon Schluter. It's a misty Wednesday morning, just before ...
Actress: The Andromeda Strain. The brilliant and versatile London-born stage, radio and TV actress Kate Reid was actually born Daphne Kate Reid in 1930 to Canadian parents, Walter Clarke Reid and Helen Isabel Moore. The family moved back to Ontario before she was a year old.
