Recipe for career change

Jennifer Yeh went from the frenetic lifestyle of a TV commercial producer in downtown Manhattan to the owner of a small artisan bakery on the fringe of Beijing's Shunyi district almost entirely on a whim.

The 41-year-old Taiwan-born owner of Boulangerie Nanda says the transition from the fast-paced world of TV to the quiet work of baker was not as big a leap as many would think.

"The lifestyles aren't so different," she said, smiling as she dusted bits of flour from her white baker's coat. "As a producer I liked the amount precision required and I liked the challenge of putting out fires as I went along."