Staff have been preparing since August for the festive rush
There’s nothing like the smell of freshly baked mince pies wafting through the air to remind you the big day is almost here. And, at one Stockport cafe, bakers have been working day and night for the last week to make sure customers have their supply of festive treats in time for Christmas.
Bakers Janine and Meg, wearing some very festive antler headbands, are both on early shifts, which start between two and five in the morning. As Meg cuts out small, decorative gingerbread men, Janine slices into a mammoth caramel crunch fudge brownie, a heavy duty bake which isn't strictly a Christmas special, but customers would be up in arms if it was taken off the menu.
“It’s what myself and Nick love to do, and with his front-of-house skills, and my back-of-house skills, it’s worked well, and ever since we have it’s just got busier and busier. But more so than ever, we couldn’t do all this without our incredible staff.” “People are often queuing for the cruffins'', adds Janine. “We tend to do one favour a week and once it’s gone, we don’t repeat it or put it on anymore, so they're in high demand. This week it’s hazelnut cream and white chocolate truffle, and we’ve tried to replicate raffaello flavours.”
“I’ll be in every day this week, easily over 100 hours,” explains Dean. “I’ve been in every day since last Monday, so the 12th, and probably won’t be off until Christmas Day. During Christmas lockdowns the bakery was still in full operation, but focused on delivering orders, and on Christmas Eve the shop was full of hundreds of parcels and hampers. This year, they won’t have the space to take over the cafe in the week, as it will remain open up until 2pm on Christmas Eve, but Toni and the team who look after orders have it all in hand.
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