October 20th, 2006
EATERIES: Bakery and patisserie unite
Since December, the owners of Bake and Cake, a Myrtle Beach dessert and pastry company, and Surfside Bakery, a Surfside Beach bread company, have been pooling their resources.
But don’t think corporate merger. Think kissing cousins.
Both companies focus on delivering goods to Grand Strand restaurants and now informally pool their resources to expand their service. Lee Zulanch of Surfside Bakery delivers freshly made bagels, breads and rolls to clients as diverse as the House of Blues and Bi-Lo supermarkets.
Bake and Cake is headed by the husband-and-wife team of Michael and Petra Jerabek. The two prepare and deliver cakes, pies, pastries and cookies for a multitude of area restaurants. Both companies also do custom work for their customers and adjust to customer needs quickly.
The owners of the two shops met at an American Culinary Federation meeting in December, shared a booth at last week’s