About Us
![]() When I was in my early teens and able to bake myself, I continued to assist in wedding preparations. There I learned from the Master Decorator the techniques of preparing specialty cakes and pastries. I later enrolled in the gourmet cakes and pastry classes. After I moved to Canada I baked and supplied European pastries and tortes to our close friends in Toronto for their restaurant. A year later we moved to Calgary and at first I baked only for family and friends, experimenting with new recipes. I had to learn to adjust techniques to compensate for the higher altitudes. This I was forced to because every thing I baked collapsed! I then worked two years for a very busy supermarket bakery in Calgary. It was in a upscale neighbourhood and I learned the importance of delivering high quality products and good customer service. I remember my husband telling me that I was counting the cakes in my sleep after each “Demo” weekend. Two years later we moved to Powell River where I worked for the local supermarket bakery for 9 years as a cake decorator/baker and bakery assistant manager for couple of years. In this bakery I made several graduation cakes which were 3 meters long and had to be transported by pickup truck. For a Christmas display table my partner decorator and I made a Ginger bread village complete with ski hill, chair lift and little people on sleds. In following years we used sugar paste to make a Nativity center and a beautiful village with skating rink and skaters. I always looked forward to Christmas so we could make some new and exciting project. All the children, young and old, loved it! In 1994 I graduated as a certified baker and decorator, having completed a 3-year apprenticeship at Vancouver Community College. Notable from this are that I received an “ExcelLentia Award for Outstanding Achievement in Baking and Pastry Art” from Lentia Enterprises and that I was the only student in the class to get a full 100% marks in the "Food Safe" program. I truly enjoyed decorating and working with brides, helping them to choose their wedding cake, whether the design is my design, their own, or from pictures in magazines. I received great satisfaction when I heard from our customers how delighted they were with our products and service. Anna Drgon |
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August 07, 2012 |