When one thinks of the classic hit “My Way,” legendary crooner Frank Sinatra comes to mind as singer-songwriter Paul Anka, although terrified, penned the signature song for his friend/hero.
The Villa Group Beach Resorts & Spas is pleased to announce the appointment of John Paul Kirwan to Vice President of Operations. Kirwan is eager to elevate The Villa Group s vacation experience and services to the highest hospitality standards.
A couple on their first date sharing a cupcake. A child idolizing his birthday cake. All part of Richard (Rick) Dickinson’s ‘great cakes.’ For decades, Dickinson has made these baked goods for all of Fairfield County to share. First as a baker, and then owner at the bakery Great Cakes, which closed in 2014, and most recently at Peters Market in Weston, which closed last month.
But now, Rick Dickinson’s signature sweets are returning to Westport at the Granola Bar where he will be working as the Commissary Manager alongside co-owners Dana Noorily and Julie Mountain.
Dickinson made baked goods that were a large part of many Westporter’s childhoods, with some quoting the now-closed bakery Great Cakes, a ‘mom and pop place’. By joining Granola Bar, he is able to bring his goods back to Westport after seven years.