More than 900 mourners packed All Saints Church in Pasadena on Thursday to celebrate the life of Christine Moore — chef, candymaker and owner of Little Flower Cafe in that city.
The beloved entrepreneur whose proudest title was “Mom,” was eulogized as a fervent Altadenan who turned her cafe into a meal distribution site after the Eaton fire and a relentless optimist who inspired others to reach for their culinary dreams.
Christine Moore’s funeral service is held at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Moore, 62, owner of Little Flower Bakery and beloved in the culinary community, led meal distributions after the Eaton fire and turned her bakery into a place for community. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Chef Evan Kleiman eulogizes her good friend Christine Moore at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Thursday, January 22, 2026 with Rabbi Susan Goldberg, seated, who led the service. Moore, 62, owner of Little Flower Bakery and beloved in the culinary community, led meal distributions after the Eaton fire and turned her bakery into a place for community. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Christine Moore’s funeral service is held at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Moore, 62, owner of Little Flower Bakery and beloved in the culinary community, led meal distributions after the Eaton fire and turned her bakery into a place for community. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Avery, Colin and Maddie speak during their mother Christine Moore’s funeral service at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Moore, 62, owner of Little Flower Bakery and beloved in the culinary community, led meal distributions after the Eaton fire and turned her bakery into a place for community. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Show Caption1 of 4Christine Moore’s funeral service is held at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Moore, 62, owner of Little Flower Bakery and beloved in the culinary community, led meal distributions after the Eaton fire and turned her bakery into a place for community. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Expand“Don’t listen to her advice at your peril,” said chef and radio/podcast host Evan Kleiman, who remembers driving around post-fire Altadena with her friend.”You could see how much love she had for every inch of Altadena,” Kleiman said. “She drove me through town and she could point out the spot where bougainvilla grew so beautifully and also where a diificult neighbor lived.”
Owner of a distinct laugh who loved to talk to her roses, a force of nature, stubborn and brave, Moore was remembered as a problem-solver whose passion for living boldly was matched only by her caring for others. She died of cardiac arrest on Jan. 4. She was 62.
“My mom made people feel seen,” said Maddie Moore, 26, her eldest child, who said she couldn’t express what it was like to have a mother who was larger than life. “You can’t express it. You have to look around this room. This is not a goodbye, but a thank you.”
Avery Moore, 24, said her mother was magical whose presence she has felt in the weeks since her passing: “in roses, French butter, music and in my heart.”
That magic lives on in her siblings, Avery added.
Her youngest child and only son Colin, 18, said Moore loved every aspect of being a mother, from having a house-full of kids in the pool to driving to swim meets and whistling her encouragement from the stands.
“She made people feel welcome and safe, she never judged,” he said.
She taught him the Golden Rule until he rolled his eyes, Colin added.
“She always said treat others the way you want to be treated. And keep my shoulders back.”
To honor Moore, people should show up for others the way she always did, Colin said.
This was echoed by Rabbi Susan Goldberg, who told the mourners to do things to make Moore’s memory be for a blessing, “in the way we care for each other.”
Avery Moore said she found a note her mother wrote listing her wishes for her three: Find what you’re good at and do it a lot. Be kind to yourself. Music can carry you through many things. Dance every chance you get. Work hard. Look for good friends and maintain your relationships.
Marvin Rivera of Sunrise Produce introduced himself to Moore seven years ago at Little Flower.
“She looked serious and I was kinda scared,” he said. “But she received me with a big smile. From then on, she was always open to talk to me. She would ask me to try new things on the menu and ask if I like it. She would give me advice, and her smile always gave me energy.”
Keith Holeman, director of communications at All Saints, said the church was honored to welcome Moore’s friends and family by request of Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, canon of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The Altadena church burned down in the Eaton fire and now meets in Eagle Rock.
“Every time we have a celebration of life, people live on in the stories that are told, and this was very much a living and breathing service,” Holeman said. “And it was quite a tribute to the community that surrounded Christine.”
Singers and songwriters Andrew Bird and Sara Lov both performed, and an all-female mariachi band ended Moore’s service with their “very Christine” rendition of “La Bamba.”
Everyone gathered also took wrapped pieces of Little Flower’s famous sea salt caramels, talismans, Kleiman said, “of the force we all love and who loved us.”
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