{"id":15993,"date":"2022-11-15T14:32:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T19:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/?p=15993"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:06:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:06:18","slug":"carina-da-les-sens-ciel-creator-of-high-end-pastries-with-an-inspiring-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/en\/2022\/11\/15\/carina-da-les-sens-ciel-creator-of-high-end-pastries-with-an-inspiring-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Carina d\u2019A Les Sens Ciel \u2013 Creator of high end pastries with an inspiring story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15993\" class=\"elementor elementor-15993\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e9ff86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2e9ff86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa4aa1\" data-id=\"3aa4aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cac6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cac6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carina Aguey-Zinsou is the queen of pastries, macaroons and other sweet delights. This pastry chef overcame degenerative loss of vision and other limitations to open up A Les Sens Ciel. Microcr\u00e9dit Montr\u00e9al was amongst the first to believe in her\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bffce\" data-id=\"40bffce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99176fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99176fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/carina-photo-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/carina-photo-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/carina-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/carina-photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcreditmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/carina-photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073ec7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073ec7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Carina d\u2019A Les Sens Ciel<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f7cabb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4f7cabb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0e886\" data-id=\"ee0e886\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dcdda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74dcdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carina d\u2019A Les Sens Ciel \u2013 Creator of high end pastries with an inspiring story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1407970 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1407970\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7042b70\" data-id=\"7042b70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fd93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80fd93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is barely autumn, but already many customers are passing orders for their Christmas celebrations. \u201cIt is a stressful process, of course, but how exciting!\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If she now is able to enjoy her clients\u2019 confidence in her products, it is because so much adversity had to be fought to get to where she is. \u201cWhen I was ten years old, I started to develop Stargardt disease, a genetic disorder of the eye that causes progressive loss of vision. In my case, I lost my central vision and only retained my peripheral vision. I had to adapt quite fast to that condition to be able to integrate and take my place in society\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91a6b59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"91a6b59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5324163\" data-id=\"5324163\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e67b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e67b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making a dream come true<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9558c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9558c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Very early, Carina developed an interest in pastries. Eating them, but also making them. \u201cMy parents were entrepreneurs and they would often organize meetings and events. I was always in the kitchen instead of mingling with the guests in the main room\u201d.<\/p><p>However, it is only when she came to Quebec ten years ago, via France, that she could really fully immerse herself in her passion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d0b63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"44d0b63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc91f5d\" data-id=\"fc91f5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e66f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e66f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOne day, my husband brought the pastries I made for his birthday to his office. His co-workers appreciated them enough to ask him if I could bake some for the various events the company held\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d88d97e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d88d97e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b8ac0c\" data-id=\"0b8ac0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7d3cda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f7d3cda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6cd7c7\" data-id=\"c6cd7c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cff16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72cff16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Les Sens Ciel was born.<\/p><p>\u201cI tested all kinds of pastries and settled on making various types of cookies stuffed with fruits, and mousse and crunchy parts. Working exclusively with local producers, I\u2019m proud that most of my products are organic. I\u2019m also attentive to adapt them to dietary constraints of certain clients\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-636790e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"636790e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f64f57c\" data-id=\"f64f57c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ec7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5ec7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thinking big, seeing big<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71853e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71853e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By 2020, word of mouth is bringing in accrued sales, the number of places where her products are sold is increasing and Carina is now also making sales online. With such enthusiasm about her products, Carina decides she should open up her own boutique. \u201cI was able to participate in a Christmas market and give my products very good visibility. That is when I had a flash: people need to see my products and smell the aromas. It can\u2019t just be online and virtual\u201d.<\/p><p>Needless to say, from the idea to the actual space, lots of challenges related to her visual handicap would have to be overcome: \u201cThe biggest challenge I faced was the payment terminal technology as none had text to voice capabilities needed for me to use. Sphere Quebec, an organization that supports entrepreneurs with handicaps, was there to guide me. They put me in contact with the Institut Nazareth \u2013 Louis Braille who came up with a solution that was well adapted to my needs\u201d.<\/p><p>They were the ones who suggested she approach Microcr\u00e9dit Montr\u00e9al for the financing of her ambitions. \u201cWith the loan I received, I was able to buy an oven, a rolling mill, a mixer and a Vitamix blender which allowed me to produce more in a more appropriate space.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57ed99f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"57ed99f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c30636\" data-id=\"3c30636\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3daa1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3daa1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microcr\u00e9dit Montr\u00e9al also gave me assistance with various accounting, marketing and legal matters. It really helped to bring my business to a higher level\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a8996d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3a8996d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf2f34\" data-id=\"ebf2f34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d529b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d529b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After opening a temporary space on the corner of Jean-Talon and Garnier, Carina is now looking for a new space to sell her sweets, but also French pastries, baguettes, coffee, tea and matcha-based drinks. \u201cI\u2019m looking for a busy street where a pastry shop would be needed. Along with the shop, I also distribute my products in a few tea houses and zero-waste grocery stores. I\u2019m also trying to have my macaroons sold in hotels or restaurants\u201d.<\/p><p>Until she finds it, Carina is working in a production facility and continues to be present in various pop-up markets, as well as growing her online sales business, which now offers delivery in the greater Montreal area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e941ad4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e941ad4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b3c9bb\" data-id=\"7b3c9bb\" 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They believed in me, unlike many others. I was always able to talk to someone for advice, ask my questions or make payment arrangements during the slower financial months. They followed-up on me and did not let me just vanish in nature\u201d.<\/p><p>These days, she is not sure what impacts the uncertainty of the economic context will have on her plans to open up a space of her own. But something she did realize as the pandemic was raging on: her pastries are important for her and others. \u201cI pushed through because baking is what makes me want to get up in the morning. It is something that is comforting and needed when people go through difficult moment. 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