Ukranian-owned Laika Cheesecake has become a Texas city's go-to spot to donate money for humanitarian and military efforts in Ukraine.
People patronize Laika Cheesecake & Espresso on Monday to support military and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Over the weekend, supporters formed long lines to show their support for the shop and for Ukrainians. Monday's lines were smaller but still had a steady stream of people waiting to get their cheesecake fix and make a donation.
Over the weekend, Laika Cheesecake & Espresso, a petite dessert shop tucked into an Alamo Heights shopping center, became ground zero for San Antonio’s efforts to support military and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Ukraine native Anna Afanasieva, who co-owns Laika with her husband, Viktor Krizma, announced Thursday on Instagram that the business would donate all of its weekend profits to support the Ukrainian army.
“We’ve sold over 1,500 cheesecakes today alone,” Laika employee Melissa Jiang said Sunday evening. It was long after the store’s supply was exhausted, but about two dozen people still remained in line to donate money. “The support of San Antonio has been amazing.” Also in line Monday was Chloe Akers, whose fiancé trains military working dogs at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. “Early on we saw news coverage of the Ukrainian military parading with their working dogs, and it really hit home,” Akers said. “I wanted to do my part.”
But while San Antonio showed up to support this local business, some residents have called for a boycott of another.Timofayev, who moved to the United States from his native Moscow in 1996, said he started receiving vague threats and calls for a boycott of his Beacon Hill business via social media messages over the weekend.
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