A brimming bakery box filled with delectable handmade pastries is certainly something that qualifies as a "warm welcome" when presented as a greeting. Now a travelling consortium that is amplifying the immense talents of Asians in the culinary community has set the spotlight on Vancouver to showcase 18 carefully-selected locally-made pastries for a one-time only fundraiser.
The project is called With Warm Welcome, and has, to date, featured 288 people from the pastry industry in North American cities like New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Toronto. For its 17th edition, With Warm Welcome's Bakers Box is here in Vancouver, and has curated a selection of treats, loaded into two boxes, available for pre-order and pick-up for just one day only.
The Vancouver edition features pastries from high-profile and up-and-coming local bakers, which means you'll find Andrew Han of Kouign Café's signature Little White Rabbit nestled up with a Matcha Mochi Muffin from Chanel Gonzales-Clemente's Cha Cha Bars, or Jamie Tung of popular bakery Buttermere's Pineapple Salted Egg Niello alongside Tara Shioya of Chouette Bakery's Yuzu Raspberry Bar - plus over a dozen more goodies.
The timing is perfect for gathering to feast on pastries since pick-up day is Sunday, Oct. 30 - so maybe no need to steal Halloween candies from your kids' bags, or wait to satisfy your sweet tooth with day-after discounted candy sales.
As a fantastic bonus, 10 per cent of the proceeds of this edition of the Bakers Box will be donated to the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation.
Pre-orders are open now via Tock for $100USD for the two boxes (roughly $144CAD0, and pick-up times are available on Oct. 30 at Kuo Hua in Richmond (4551 No. 3 Rd).
Here's the full line-up of baked goods in the With Warm Welcome Vol. 17 Vancouver Bakers Box:
- Anastasia Bosc, Scrape Baking: Black3 Brownie
- Andrew Han, Kouign Cafe: The Little White Rabbit
- Andy and Jessica Nguyen, Bak'd Cookies: Cookies N Cream Cookie
- Anna Abueg & Marlo Nuyda, Waffled: Ube Coconut Waffle
- Chanel Gonzales-Clemente, Cha Cha Bars: Matcha Mochi Muffin
- Chantel Vo, My Love at First Bite : Pandan Shiba Macaron
- Connie Wu, Connie's Cravings: Tiramisu Cookie
- Fanny Lam, Oh Sweet Day: Dried Cranberry and Pistachio Shortbread Cookie
- Hina & Elika Yamauchi, Haisai! Sweets & Treats: Maple Roasted Kabocha Mochi
- Jamie Tung, Buttermere Patisserie: Pineapple Salted Egg Niello
- Jancis Wong, Jancis Bakes: Hong Kong Grid Waffle Macaron
- Janice Kuo, Mean Bao Bakery: Mini Coconut Bun
- Jasmine Chan, Crumble Macarons: Chocolate Ganache Macaron
- Lucy Lei, Moki Cookies: Ube Mochi Cookie
- Maria Mckinnon, Pink Sugar Cake Room: Mini Vanilla Cupcake
- Mona Ong Johannus, Bibik's: Pulut Tai Tai
- Tara Shioya, Chouette Bakery: Yuzu Raspberry Bar
- Yurique Chang, Salty Sugar Patisserie: Chai, Genmaicha, Earl Grey Raspberry Chocolate Bites
