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"Master Baker"
You may wonder who Iain Traughton is. The fourth year we were in business he came knocking at our humble door over on McMillan Avenue and wondered if we needed any help. He was all of 18, freshly arrived from...

Poetry Reading Feb 22 in our Cafe
I have two long time friends,one of whom is an artist and one who is a poet. They are Elizabeth and Robert Murphy. They have created a printing enterprise called Dos Madres Press out of their love for poets and poetry...

Something New
This is a shot of Angela Hurtte, our award winning cookie decorator, who posed for me before giving a live demonstration of some of her techniques at the Retail Bakers Association Conference held...

What stories are made of
Visiting My Mom in the hospital ….. Julia Child and Lou I was visiting my 92 year old Mother in the hospital today. My sister and I sat by her bed talking about my German Grandfather who was a...

Babies
We never really planned to hire a majority of female employees when we started The BonBonerie 33 years ago, but that is how it has remained. With over fifty women of many different ages on our staff, we have celebrated...

I Love January!!!
I love January. The grey skies and cold weather appeal to me. I want to turn on the oven and look at cookbooks sitting at my kitchen table. It is also my birthday month, which I share with my brother and my son. Peter,...