Katherine Kallinis Berman

Georgetown Cupcake was started by Katherine Kallinis Berman and her sister Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne. The sisters started baking alongside their grandmother when Berman was three and LaMontagne was four. The very first cake they baked was for their grandfather's birthday-- vanilla cake with a milk chocolate frosting. They learned how to bake from their grandmother by following her around and imitating her in the kitchen.

Having no formal culinary school training and only armed with their grandmother's recipes, Berman and LaMontagne quit their corporate jobs to follow their dream of opening a bakery together. They opened Georgetown Cupcake on Valentine's Day 2008 in Washington, D.C., as the city's first and only "cupcakery." To their surprise, their small shop grew beyond their wildest expectations.

Berman, LaMontagne and their staff now bake over 5,000 cupcakes each day and ship their cupcakes all over the country. Their cupcakes have won numerous awards and contests, and was voted "Best Bakery" in Washington, D.C. They have also expanded Georgetown Cupcake with additional locations in Bethesda, MD, New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles.

Berman and her sister are stars of the hit series "DC Cupcakes" on TLC, and best-selling authors of "The Cupcake Diaries." Their newest book, "Sweet Celebrations" was released in October 2012.

Berman and her husband, Ben, welcomed a healthy baby girl on Feb. 19, 2013. They named her Isis Sidney Berman.