‘Amazing’: Social Media Wants Netflix to Make Movie of Chicago Man Who Learned the Woman Who Owns His Favorite Bakery Spot Just Blocks from His Home Is His Biological Mother

Vamarr Hunter had no idea baking was in his blood. Sure, he loved eating baked sweets, which he regularly consumed at “Give Me Some Sugah,” just down the street from his residence on Chicago’s South Side. “Lemon bars. That was my catch,” Hunter told ABC-7 in Chicago. “And the chocolate chip cookies. And the lemon pound cake.” Vamarr Hunter in the kitchen with his mom after their emotional reunion. (Credit: NBC Screenshot) The modest bakery felt like home to him, a feeling cultivated by owner Lenore Lindsey. “You know, she interacts on a personal level,” he said. Little did he know how deep his connection was to Lindsey. When Hunter was 35, he confirmed what he had long suspected — he was adopted. Lindsey had given up her son up for adoption when she was 17 years old. She had never met him, or so she thought. “I left the adoption open, and I said, you know, if he really wants to find me, then he’ll be able to find me,” she said. Hunter tracked Lindsey down, using a genetic profile and a genealogist. He was shocked to discover his birth mother was practically a neighbor. Lindsey was notified and...