The “June Bride” is something of a cliché, thanks to the popularity of June for weddings in so much of the country. For San Diego, however, I’ve always found June to be a slower month for wedding cakes for Twiggs than July through October. I always attributed it to “June Gloom,” the traditional coastal fog […]
It’s been a while since I really focused on some kid’s cakes, which along with wedding cakes is the bulk of our business here at Twiggs Bakery. So I figured I’d start off this post featuring some super cute kids cakes we’ve done. One of the byproducts of working in a bakery that does so […]
There’s an expression in restaurants called being “in the weeds” It refers to the times you get so slammed with orders or prep work that you just have to put your head down and work as hard and as fast as you can to get through it — while quietly wondering if you’ll get through […]
We’re starting to gear up for wedding season here at Twiggs Bakery. Each weekend we get a little busier with weddings and this past weekend was the weekend of LONG Deliveries. I drove to Quail Botanical Gardens, Hidden Valley Ranch (outer Escondido — the place is appropriately named — it’s a haul) and then to […]
John, an English expatriate and long time San Diego resident, turned 70 recently and his friends and family gathered at Dave and Buster’s to celebrate. His daughter ordered a Twiggs cake in the shape of a Corona Bottle and was quite clever in the way she personalized it. I didn’t get to meet John to personally wish him […]
