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Now Open Tuesdays!

No Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 09.03.10.

We are very happy to announce that Duchess will now be open on Tuesdays from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm. Also you can look forward to some new things happening come October for our 1st year annivesary!


Barcelona!

3 Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 06.11.10.

People may notice that I haven’t been in the shop at all for the last few days.  That’s because I’m on an excursion in Barcelona.  I’ll be traveling through Spain in to France and Italy enjoying myself but also, and more importantly, researching new ideas to bring back for the shop!  I’ll be posting photos [...]


Holiday Hours

No Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 12.08.09.

We’ll be closing early on Thursday the 24th at 3:00 pm and will re-open on the 30th and 31st. We will then be closed on New Years day and will reopen on Wednesday, January 6th. Happy holidays everyone! (closed Dec. 25 – 29th, January 1st – 6th)


Christmas orders

No Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 12.08.09.

We are now taking orders for Christmas! We have some great items for Christmas including a traditional Büche de Noél and gingerbread flavoured macarons. We also have lots of pre-packaged items including spiced nuts, marshmallows and macarons perfect for stocking stuffers. We are accepting orders up until the 20th so make sure you call and [...]


Espresso machine woes

2 Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 12.03.09.

Our espresso machine decided to give up the ghost today in a somewhat spectacular fashion replete with plentiful steam.  Unfortunately this means that until we can repair / replace it we will be unable to serve bar drinks including steamed milk and hot chocolate.  We will however still be able to serve tea and coffee [...]


On running out of product.

4 Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 11.11.09.

Some people may have noticed (rather a lot really) that on busy days at the bakeshop we tend to sell out of items.  On days that are extremely busy, such as last Saturday, we may even sell out of everything.  While we obviously want to be able to sastify everybody, there are definite limits as [...]


Duchess on Global TV

1 Comment// Posted in News by Garner on 11.01.09.

Duchess is going to be on Global TV tomorrow morning. Check us out!!


Duchess Bake Shop will be closed Sunday-Tuesday

No Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 10.24.09.

We had originally hoped to open on Sunday for the first time on October 25th.  Unfortunately, this will not be possible this week.  Because of unanticipated demand on Saturday, due in part to CBC Radio coverage, we are completely out of ingredients. Our plan is to close Sunday-Tuesday to prepare for our new schedule.  We will [...]


New hours for Duchess Bake Shop

2 Comments// Posted in News by Garner on 10.18.09.

Hello, First let me say thank you to everybody who has come into the shop over the course of our first two weeks.  Your support and encouragement have made this experience very special for everybody here at Duchess.  I’d like to announce that we will be changing our hours of operation as a result of [...]


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