Sweet memories6/18/2023 ![]() Yet another question that we get constantly is do we have a list of everything we make? We have a cake list available at the shop…but it’s just a listing of our most popular cakes. We are not a cupcake shop…I make them all the time…but they may not, always, be available! Honestly…that is true of just about everything!! If you want to know what IS available…it is always best to call!! I make pies, cheesecakes, brownies, scones, cookies….and lots of other desserts too…but part of the charm of Sweet Memories is never knowing what you will find!! I change the offerings, sometimes hourly, so if you wait to come in to see us…don’t expect to find something you saw on Facebook two days ago. Now, luckily, most people are very sweet and understanding about this….but sometimes…that is not the case! I’m hoping that shedding some light on how we do things will help to curb the urge to give us a hard time when we are, truly, doing the absolute best that we can do!! The reason I feel like I need to explain…we are busier than ever! This health situation that we are experiencing has put a huge dent in the restaurant part of our business (thank goodness for our take out customers!!)….and I can’t keep up with the bakery part! I’m doing the best I can…and I’m taking more special orders than I usually do…but we still have to turn people away. In addition to special orders I do all of the baking for the bakery case….that’s where our restaurant patrons choose their desserts and where you can buy an assortment of goodies to take home! We cannot sell large quantities out of the case….because I don’t have “back stock” sitting around or a freezer full of desserts waiting! I bake all day long, but it usually sells as fast as I can make it! Usually the earlier the better…especially for weekends and holidays! I know my limitations…and when I’m booked…I’m booked! We take orders….we always have….but I can’t take unlimited orders! We always encourage you to order early. It does, however, pose a few “situations” that people don’t always seem to understand. Now….thirty plus years later….here we are! But…while so very much has changed…I still bake exactly the same way! I do everything in small batches, from scratch…homemade….no shortcuts! That….will never change…ever! Back then it was a lot of decorated cakes…which I have gotten away from…but I did, pretty much, whatever you wanted! I got busier as word of mouth grew my customer base…and Holidays were always crazy busy…it was definitely the first chapter of this story! I am honored to have attained the rights to the classic 1977 Hawaiian groove track, "Lihue", as it sparked the entire idea and perfectly expresses the heartbroken wistful longing of our boy.We have so many new customers, followers and people “paying attention” to us that I wanted to take a minute and explain a little bit about the bakery side of Sweet Memories.Īctually….that is where Sweet Memories started! When the kids were really little I started doing custom baking to help us financially. How painful and overwhelming yet ridiculous and light-hearted it all is in hindsight. The visuals - inspired by Taiwanese and Japanese cinematic masterpieces from Edward Yang to Yasujirō Ozu - express the warm nostalgic musing of a schoolboy with a crush. Partially an excuse to inject my obsession with Asian snacks into memories of growing up with a goofy younger brother, this short film answers the question: What if Stephen Chow directed A Brighter Summer Day? ![]() ![]() “Sweet Memories” is a swan song to the innocent liveliness a little kid possesses before the teenage years eclipse - an embrace of all the silliness and messiness of preteen love.
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