Butter opened its doors for business on September 4, 2007, restoring the nostalgia of fine home-made baked goods to Vancouver's west side.Butter is the vision of Rosie Daykin, an interior designer who has been baking up a storm ever since she was old enough to hold a wooden spoon.At Butter you will find all the yummy baked goods you remember from your childhood, made from scratch every day. We use only the best ingredients in everything we produce and take the greatest care to make sure that everything at Butter tastes as good as Mom would have made!In September of 2012 the Butter Baked Goods Cafe opened at 4907 Mackenzie Street. With the move to a bigger home Butter is now able to offer a light breakfast and lunch as well as all the delicious baked goods we are famous for. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00am to 5:30pm. Start your day with one of Butter's delectable muffins or scones and one of the best coffees in town! Swing by for lunch and check out the chalk board to see what sandwiches, salads, soup or quiche are on offer.Everyday is a little different but always delicious.
Jennifer Bell attended Dubrulle Art Institute in Vancouver and graduated in 2006 with a strong interest in pastry. She headed off to England where she worked in the world of pastries and eventually ended up in the seaside town of Brighton working in a cupcake shop. Having come full circle, she is now home, near the waterfront in Steveston village, and the proud owner of Bell's Bake Shop, which opened in December 2010. Jennifer enjoys the pleasure cupcakes bring to her customers.
Big Dog Little Dog Bakery was incarnated by our need to find all natural, healthy food and treats for my beloved Maddie (Belgian Malinois X). When we adopted Maddie in 1999, she had an extremely sensitive stomach causing her to be limited to eating only bland food. Maddie was adopted at 8 years of age and had been on a gastro dry food recommended to her previous owner by her vet. When we tried to switch Maddie to our other dog Austin's (Husky/Lab X) dry food, she could not tolerate it (we will not describe it here, but you get the idea...). We decided to research to find out if we could help her. Along with her intolerance for all dry food on the market at that time (this was 14 years ago and dry food has come a long way since then), she had also been developing arthritis in her hips and spine, she had a rough, dull coat, her teeth dirty and her breath even worse.
For over 40 years Bon Bon Bakery has been providing the Lower Mainland with quality products for any occasion. Specialty cakes, pastries, cookies and authentic Italian bread are just to name a few. Using the highest quality ingredients and recipes passed down through generations Bon Bon Bakery cannot be duplicated.
The HeightsPromoting this friendly neighbourhood is the Heights Merchants Association (HMA), a Business Improvement Area (BIA) consisting of more than 350 merchants and over 150 property owners. The HMA actively promotes the Heights, improves its physical attractiveness, organizes events, attracts shoppers and businesses to the area, solves problems and advocates on behalf of its members, implements plans for our neighbourhood's future, and contributes to the community in multiple ways.It is the mandate of the HMA to work on behalf of its members to create and promote the economic development of the Heights commercial district in cooperation with the community.Photo Credit: John Bollwitt