He also grappled with the lack of available or willing staff on and off in that time. Finding a baker was always hard, Mr Moller said. It s a dying trade especially the all-rounders; bakers/pastrycooks. There s no money in it and you work really poor hours. Owners Ricky and Anna Poole announced the closure on their Facebook page last week. With much consideration, due to unsuccessfully trying to find bakers, we will be closing ⦠until further notice, they wrote. The Howard Hot Bread Bakery closed its doors until further notice on December 19. Picture: Supplied The owners advertised on social media and job sites such as Seek for a qualified baker or second- or third-year apprentice.
One great thing about being at a conference on a press pass is people want to buy you food. You can literally go the entire day without buying anything for yourself if that s how you roll. Breakfasts - check. Coffee - check. Lunch - well, I am not much of a lunch guy but I suppose I could get the proverbial free lunch in the way of a literal one. Dinner could at least be bar food.
I missed start of the Helmholtz Association Press Breakfast and hate to show up late and be that guy so I opted for hotel fare instead - that s an adequate penalty for not watching the clock. Not that it was bad but $13 for two eggs and two pieces of bacon feels wrong, especially when the Pancake House near the convention center is something for science like The Lion&Compass in Sunnyvale has been to high technology - where all the big deals get done.