When she and her enterprise accomplice, Racene Nguyen, opened Reverie Bakeshop in 2013, her life-style selections performed an enormous position when planning their menus.
“I actually care in regards to the surroundings, so I acquired into environmentalism and the way elements are made,” Castillo stated. “I acquired into the construction of how meals is made, and I needed to convey that to the neighborhood. That’s why we opened a vegan bakery.”
Castillo earned a level in patisserie and baking in 2007 from Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts in Austin. She moved to the Dallas-Fort Price space for a pastry internship and met Nguyen by way of coworkers.
She labored in a number of native bakeries as a head pastry chef, and her abilities rose exponentially, which “got here in useful once we opened right here,” she stated.
Due to a number of buyer requests, the enterprise companions added one other dietary aspect to their menu.
“Since we already specialised in egg-free and dairy-free [items], we thought, ‘Why not fiddle with gluten-free [as well]?’” she stated. “So, we determined to make nearly half of our menu gluten-free.”
Castillo stated they began out utilizing her recipes, however over time, Reverie Bakeshop’s staff have added to the combo.
“The menu is made up of everybody’s childhood favorites,” she stated.
That menu consists of basic bakery items, akin to doughnuts, kolaches, brownies, pink velvet cake, chocolate cake, cheesecake, pumpkin pie, apple pie and extra.
The bakery additionally gives cookies in a lot of basic flavors akin to Snickerdoodle, chocolate chip, white chocolate macadamia and peanut butter. Seasonal baked items for fall are additionally out there.
Castillo stated regularly mother and father convey their kids, who’re allergic to eggs, dairy or each, into Reverie Bakeshop to have their first style of a cupcake.
“A toddler who tries a cupcake for the primary time, they actually begin crying within the retailer and say, ‘That is so good,’” she stated. “[It] is loopy to me that there aren’t extra vegan choices the place individuals can simply go in and purchase their child a cupcake. However, we’re completely happy to be that place.”
Reverie Bakeshop
980 N. Coit Street, Ste. 2850, Richardson
972-238-7511
Hours: Tue.-Fri. 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Solar.-Mon. closed
