Good afternoon, friends!
As I'm sure you've heard by now, the shelter-in-place order has been extended till the end of May so we are looking at another 5 weeks of being closed off to the public here at the bakeshop. Not only that, but this of course affects our participation in area farmer's markets from our home base Rockford City Market on Fridays, to local markets through the midweek, and all the way up to our Saturday one in Beloit. Our intention is to continue the curbside pre-order pickups for the time being and hope that not only we will reopen the shop in June but also that we will see better health outcomes out in the community in terms of COVID-19 cases by then.
There's still so much uncertainty as to what will happen when that time does come...it's unclear what life will be like for us not only as people trying to run a business but as members of the community as well. What I AM sure of though is that we will all figure it out somehow and adapt together. Because of your support and continued patronage, we are still standing here today....I'll be forever grateful for this. I know for many folks the desire to go back to normal life, to regular work days, and kids at school, and literally everything else is overwhelming...so I just want to say - please keep holding on, there WILL be better days ahead!
With May coming up right around the corner, we thought about all the wonderful celebrations that happen this next month like Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day. Unfortunately our pickup days don't fall right on the correct holiday dates so we'll try to make our themed offerings as close to them as possible.
The lineup this coming week is all about Cinco de Mayo...I'm pretty excited about this because I'm a huge fan of Mexican food flavors. We have a hearty Chorizo Breakfast Strata available on the menu - it's made with our sourdough bread, chorizo sausage, mild green chilis, and monterey jack cheese all held together with a flavorful eggy custard mixture. If you haven't had it before, the best way to describe a strata is as kind of a layered savory bread pudding. On the pre-order menu you will also find Elote pastries, Mango & Coconut Cream pastries, Tres Leches cupcakes, as well as Rumchata and Dulce De Leche cream filled cruffins alongside some our other regularly offered fare. I'm hoping that there's a little something for everyone - don't let me just tell you, go check out the menu for yourself!
Here's the ordering/pickup info for the week as well as a link to our online shop:
DEADLINE to place Thursday orders will be 9am WEDNESDAY
DEADLINE to place Saturday orders will be 9am FRIDAY
Both THURSDAY and SATURDAY pickups will be from 9am-1pm
Please review our Curbside Pickup FAQs guide HERE.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your week,
Jojo