In the early 1990s I was working at a telecommunications company in Dallas. Someone in our company met Nancy Brinker who had just created a charity called Susan G. Komen, in memory of her sister and with the purpose to wipe out breast cancer. It was a fledgling operation and finally they were moving into an office. Our company donated a phone system, and I was the liaison between our […]
Ralph Lauren’s Olympic uniforms were made in China with a promise next time they will be made in America. My question is where in America? We pushed this industry away from our skilled hands into the hands of those living in other countries. Shuttered sewing factories can be found all over the nation, including San Antonio where my family had a contract sewing factory in the 1990s. (Just a reminder […]
Wedding season is upon us and many, especially in the northern, Midwest and eastern U.S. ask what is a Groom’s cake? Just ask a Southerner from the United States to hear about the “must have” of the Southern wedding. “After a century of transformation, the Groom’s cake of today expresses the personality of the Groom,” explained Bobby
As a breast cancer survivor I wanted to explain why I continue to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Please also note: I am writing this blog post on my own and from my heart. I have no affiliation with the organization except for occasional volunteer and annual walker in Race for the Cure. In the wake of the decision to not support Planned Parenthood and reversal of the […]
Could Hamantaschen be going mainstream? According to Bobby Jucker, 5th generation baker and co-owner of Three Brothers Bakery, “Based on our daily sales, I believe the Hamantaschen will take on a life similar to the bagel or ruggelach. In 2011 we sold approximately 35,000.” Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie filled with usually poppy, prune or apricot, and sold in most places only during the Jewish holiday of Purim are found daily at Three Brothers Bakery in none other than Houston, Texas.
The Faulk Foundation is sponsoring its fifth annual Christmas Party for the residents of The Bridge this year on Saturday, December 17th from 11:00 a.m. – Noon. We hold an annual toy drive to collect toys for children of all ages. Toy donation boxes are left at local businesses beginning on November 17th and toys will be collected through December 13th. You can find toy drop boxes at Three […]
PART 2: FOOD NETWORK CHALLENGE: EXTREME PIRATE CAKES INTERVIEW WITH BOBBY AND JANICE JUCKER I sat down with Bobby and Janice as they told me about their exciting experience during the filming of Food Network Challenge: Extreme Pirate Cakes! Zippy: So tell me what it was like waking up the morning of the cake challenge, knowing what was to come. Bobby: Dena and I woke up at 5:00. I […]
It is Friday, and I have to take a moment to remember Robin Perlo Berry and her husband, Josh Berry. Robin came to the bakery for a challah every Friday. We began to know each other over our counter and then again professionally as she planned events for our customers’ life cycle events. When someone hired Robin to help with their simcha (happy event), she became a part of the […]
G.B. Mann told us “Randy and his wife were so wonderful to me. We went all over the country. And they never ate me and let me be a part of their family and enjoy the sites with them. Loved all the neat restaurants and as Randy said to me ‘ lucky you aren’t on the menu this time!’ Thanks for a great trip!” Checkout more great photos on our […]
Our well-loved Gingerbread Man, who has worked tirelessly to promote the bakery since the three brothers, Sigmund, Sol and Max Jucker, opened the doors to the original Houston location on Holman Street on May 8, 1949, is finally taking a break from the 24/7 business of measuring, mixing, baking and delivering. After 62 years of diligently ensuring unsurpassed quality control and customer service, we have decided it’s time for the […]