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78-Year-Old Miami Baker Whips Up Delicious Handmade Pies

1/25/2026

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Máximo Mendoza, 78, regularly visits a Miami supermarket to stock up on baking ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.
He fills his cart to the brim, preparing to create a variety of pies, including chocolate and guava.
The pies are handmade in his Coral Gables, Florida kitchen, which is filled with pie pans.

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Story summary

Máximo Mendoza, 78, regularly visits a Miami supermarket to stock up on baking ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.
He fills his cart to the brim, preparing to create a variety of pies, including chocolate and guava.
The pies are handmade in his Coral Gables, Florida kitchen, which is filled with pie pans.