This time however, it was a little piece of Australia was to be taken to America. But another seed had already been planted. Within weeks of opening, Chevy’s was an instant success and had been sold after the trio had received an offer to good to refuse. Then in 1991 Mark, Wendy and Neville’s culinary and entrepreneurial brains joined forces again, this time to open an American Rock & Roll restaurant in the Australian country town of Bendigo. Mark recalls, “The brick-oven was so big in Pyramid Hill we had a 22 foot long peel to reach down the back of it.”Ĭoming from a background in banking and finance Wendy assumed a role as the business director, along with “chief quality control”. Together they did everything the “old way” mixing the dough by hand, along with throwing and catching bread tins in-and-out of an old-time ‘Scotch Oven’. In 1981, aged only 21, Mark bought a bakery in Pyramid Hill, not far from his hometown, and with another friend from Boort, Wendy Beyer, continued to hone his craft of pastry making, baking and developing meat flavour profiles. After only a couple of months Mark had the magic formula and the production methods but felt it was time to trade in the modern stainless-steel equipment for traditional techniques. He was given the responsibility of developing Tip-Top Bakery’s Golden Crumpet for mass-production, something that had stumped the company for 8 months. Mark was quickly snapped up by a big-time bakery in the big-smoke with a big problem. Simply put, after three and a half years they were the top team, the cream of the crop. Out of 3000 boys from all across Victoria they became the No.1 and No.2 apprentices in the state, not only as expert bakers, but dough-makers and pastry chefs too. Mark recalls, “Neville had me beat on theory, but I always pipped him on prac”. Then amazingly both boys’ apprenticeships coincided and had them start the same day in the same class at the William Angliss Food College, Melbourne, and so two long-lost friends once again reunited.Īn intense rivalry between Neville and Mark quickly developed. Unbeknown to both of them, Mark had also decided to learn the trade and had taken an apprenticeship at the Boort bakery that had once been the Steel’s. Neville, a third generation master baker, grew up around the family trade and began an apprenticeship learning the traditional craft from his father who did everything “the old fashioned way”. In their early teens the two mates lost touch when Neville’s father sold their family bakery and moved from Boort to Berriwillock. Little did Mark Allen and Neville Steel know that their childhood bond would endure a lifetime and take them half a world away, introduce Americans to the Australian Meat Pie or open the original Australian bakery here in the USA. But off the beaten path, over 155 miles from Melbourne (could say over 560 miles from Sydney), is where the owners and origins of the Australian Bakery Cafe can be traced and where, in the same hospital in Boort, two life-long mates were born 3 weeks apart. And if it turns out yummy, you will definitely see it in our restaurant in Dubai.The Australian outback country town of Boort is a long way from the big smoke of Atlanta, Georgia.
Is there any American dessert you crave these days? Please let Susan know so she can test (and taste!) the recipe. Do you have any dessert in mind that you wish is included in our menu ( /f/susans-baking-co/menu). We will announce our opening date on Facebook and Instagram so follow us to be informed as soon as the news gets out.Īs we patiently wait for the opening of Susan's Baking Co, Dubai branch, Susan explores more dessert recipes we can offer to you. From the classic strawberry and blueberry cheesecakes to people-favorite American Pecan Pie (which is our best selling, by the way), we couldn’t be more excited to bring these amazing desserts closer to you.
We have always been so proud of the menu we put out in the market. The expansion means not only that our humble business is growing but most importantly, that we are able to honor the mothership of this endeavor, Susan. It is the entire team’s dream to bring the best American baked goods in the busy and bustling city of Dubai.
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