On May 15, 1966, the sisters together with their sister-in-law, opened Goldilocks on a 70-sqm space on the ground floor of a three-story building at Pasong Tamo, Makati.
“My sister and I decided to start a business when we began to receive requests for the cakes.” Goldilocks-Combination of ‘Gold’ and ‘Luck’ Image Credit: Concept News Central We would wake up early in the morning to cook for him,” Milagros shared to Inquirer.Net.Įventually, the sisters started baking delicacies in their Makati apartment serving doctors, nurses, and patients, and after a while decided to open up their own small bakeshop. Milagros and Clarita were two of the nine children of Pascual Leelin and Trinidad Tancioco.ĭuring the Second World War, Milagros learned to cook while Clarita became interested in baking after getting an oven from her parents when she was 10. Goldilocks was founded by sisters Milagros Leelin Yee, Clarita Leelin Go and their sister-in-law, Doris Wilson.
