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CBC reveals recipe for Duchess Bakeshop’s Paris Brest

Justin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:01:03 +0000

This is from back in September, but it’s worth revisiting. CBC did a feature where they revealed the recipe for our Paris Brest:

If you are standing in line to order, would you be embarrassed to say “I’d like a Paris Brest, please?” That’s the current theory amongst the staff at Duchess Bakeshop on why no one orders it. “It’s the staff favourite, but almost no one order it” says Giselle Courteau, Duchess co-owner. Despite my countless visits to Duchess, I, too, had never ordered it, but only because it looked like a donut. I was very wrong.

Get the recipe here.

We are open!

Justin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:26:56 +0000

We are open in our new space!! Lots of seating, new goodies and Garnet on bar making tasty coffee. Come down and visit us!

Thank-you to all the familiar faces & usual suspects who stopped in today, it was truly overwhelming to feel the support of so many friends & neighbours!

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday to finish up our renovations

Justin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:31:42 +0000

This is it! We will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to finish up our renovations. We’re so proud of the amazing work Garner and his crew of guys have done. The shop looks more beautiful than we ever imagined. We can’t wait to show off our new space!

Kastles visits Duchess

Justin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:59:37 +0000

Kassandra gives Duchess a great a profile in her latest blog post:

The Salgado preview was set at Duchess Bake Shop on 124 Street downtown. Their delicious treats and beautiful decor was the perfect backdrop for Genette’s preview. They have a wide selection of scrumptious treats, including: macarons, cookies, cakes, and meringues. My new favourite is the Paris-Brest. I can’t explain to you how mouthwatering this treat is. I suggest you stop by, you won’t be disappointed.

Work at Duchess Bake Shop!

Justin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:49:17 +0000

We are in need of a part-time early evening/weekend dishwasher. This is a perfect job for a student! E-mail resumes to info@duchessbakeshop.com if you’re interested. Thank you!

Traditional French Buche de Noel

Justin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:19:41 +0000

Traditional French Bûche de Noël just in time for the holidays. Available starting next week. You will definitely want to pre-order for one of these.

Look at our Gingerbread House

Justin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:37:44 +0000

Garner Beggs has just built a 1:100 scale gingerbread Notre Dame de Paris for the shop window. He did all the baking, piece cutting and pasting by hand. It is breathtaking; please come by to see it in person! More Photos via Facebook.

Beautiful photo feature and interview

Justin — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:46:11 +0000

Lightside Photography is doing a blog series called “30 Days of Edmonton.” On Day 8, they featured Duchess Bake Shop, and a really in-depth interview with Garner. The interview covers the history of the shop, and how it was originally inspired. Here’s Garner talking about ingredients:

“The butter we get is from New Zealand, it’s amazing stuff, the Canadian butter by contrast just doesn’t cut it. It’s a 3 or 4 percent difference in butter fat content, which doesn’t sound like much, but it makes a big difference.”

Really great stuff. Thanks to Lightside for doing such a great job.

You can read the full interview, and see their amazing photos, here.

New website for Duchess

Justin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:34:40 +0000

Welcome to the new Duchess Bake Shop website! We’re happy to launch a new website as we venture into our second year in operation. View a Menu of our products, learn more about a typical Day at Duchess and follow all the latest Duchess news.

The Duchess is my latest obsession

Justin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:34:36 +0000

Loved this blog post.