A celebrated Virginia pastry chef is helping to ensure summer of 2026 is one of the sweetest yet for Loudoun County. Chef Kathleen Faliskie is inviting locals to beat the heat with a delicious treat at Fleen’s, her first brick and mortar location, which she hopes to have open later next month.
Fleen’s is setting up its ovens at 20937 Ashburn Road Suite 150, where renovations are currently actively underway. Chef Faliskie generously set aside some time to speak with What Now DC about Fleen’s journey-from baking out of rental kitchens, to finding its own home.
Faliskie explains that she did not rush the process, confident that the perfect space was out there. She states: “I have been looking for a retail space for over a year throughout Loudoun County. I knew I would recognize the right space when I found it. When my realtor showed me this space, I stepped in, instantly visualized what it could be for my business and fell in love, I knew this was the one.”…