The owner of Tartu's Saiapalee bakery: from mathematician and data analyst to successful entrepreneur

Getter Madison opened Saiapalee Tüümian, a small bakery in Tartu, five years ago in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a move many considered too risky at the time. Today customers queue for her pastries and the business has expanded to a second location. Madison shares her story and summer recipes in the podcast "What's for dinner today?"

Getter Madison is the owner of Saiapalee Tüümian, a bakery in Tartu whose journey into the world of baking began while working as a data analyst at Bigbank. A mathematician by training and former data processing specialist, she opened a small bakery in Tartu in 2021 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a bold step that many considered reckless at the time.

"I trained as a mathematician. I worked at Bigbank as a data analyst and simply baked as a hobby," Madison said in the podcast "What's for dinner today?"

Queues out the door

Today the picture is quite different. People queue for Madison's pastries and the business has managed to expand to a second location. Saiapalee Tüümian has become a beloved spot in Tartu for fresh baked goods.

The next big dream is even more ambitious-to make fresh pastries available across Estonia so that residents of other towns and municipalities can also enjoy the culinary experiences of Tartu's bakery.

Summer recipes and rhubarb lemonade

In the podcast "What's for dinner today?", Madison shares her story in more detail and offers summer recipes. The episode also features rhubarb-based lemonades, a seasonal drink that goes well with summer weather.