Simple & Delicious Garlic Confit

Calling all garlic lovers!!

Megan Wilson

and

Julia Sergison

Apr 03, 2025

We know you’re here for the garlic…. but let’s start with a little love story, shall we?

Owning and operating your own small business is an exhausting labor of love - especially when it’s a business that calls for early morning babka bun proofing before the sun comes up, being on your feet between the kitchen line and espresso bar for up to 16 hours on some days, and smiling at & serving a never ending stream of regulars, locals, and tourists.

While there is plenty to be grateful for when business is good, the demands of that success is bound to catch up with you. And that it did.

Three years in, Chef Megan Wilson (she’ll be so mad I called her ‘chef’ here) was operating on autopilot at bionic speed to keep business booming, spending the majority of each day at the restaurant, roasting coffee beans, stuck in Miami traffic, or otherwise committing herself to all work and almost no play. Sure, a coconut oil fat-washed espresso bean for a seasonal piña-colada-inspired specialty coffee mocktail is fun, but she was yearning for something more.

Fresh off quitting her second job in two years, Julia Sergison sought solace and inspiration in the places that never failed to fill her cup (literally & figuratively): the beach, the balcony, & Spud’s Coffee. After too many years of working hard for someone else’s dream, she finally decided to fully pursue her own. That dream? Make art and write a book in a coffeeshop - romantic, right?

So began the love story…

After weeks of slow burn - Megan remembering all the details of Julia’s allergies and how she takes her coffee; Julia leading the Spud’s fan club and inviting all of Fort Lauderdale (and beyond) to come for brunch - they finally made a plan to sit down together as real friends.

At the end of that first real friend date, Megan asked Julia what she’s been longing to hear for as long as she could remember: Will you help me write a cookbook?

And here we are, people!!

Welcome to our journey in cooking, feeding, tasting, burning, feeding, writing, ghostwriting, editing, aggressively yelling compliments at each other in the kitchen and on the couch, and of course, sharing. The best way to support our mutual dreams & current project is to like, subscribe, share, & support through engagement!

Now for the main event…