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CRAVE BlogInterview with Cassidy Watkins of The HomeBake Pizza Company
« Read the full blogYou no longer have to hunt down a pizzeria for delicious hand-tossed pizza, just stop by The HomeBake Pizza Company. for fresh made ‘take and bake’ pizza, they deliver too! Food lover and owner, Cassidy Watkins started The HomeBake Pizza Company, which is Toronto’s first ‘take and bake’ pizza shop, specializing in made to order gourmet pizzas from all natural and organic ingredients. Mmmm, delicious and nutritious! HomeBake Pizza turns any home kitchen into a gourmet pizzeria, bon appétit!
How would you describe your business in exactly three adjectives?
Fresh, delicious, gourmet.
What are your most popular products or services?
Fresh, local, organic toppings and um … pizza! We also offer spelt and gluten-free options that are very popular with people with diet sensitivities.
People may be surprised to know…
How simple it is to bake one of our pizzas. You don’t need any special tools; we provide everything that’s needed. Oh, and also organic multigrain pizza dough can taste really good!
What or who inspired you to start your business?
A simple desire to have a better option for pizza in the comfort of my own home, and realizing that if I was frustrated with soggy box pizza, others were too.
Who is your role model or mentor?
Anyone who inspires me, who reminds me I can always do more, who brings goodness and fulfillment to the lives of others.
What business mistake have you made that you will not repeat?
I’m not really one to toot my own horn, which is a challenge because having a new business necessitates you being able to let people know how fantastic your business is.
How do you spend your free time?
Enjoying a quiet late morning breakfast at home, trying not to fall off the pilates machine, and getting dirty doing reno projects with friends.
What is your indulgence?
Why, food of course! I’m currently in love with my partner’s slow cooked, maple infused bacon. So worth the wait!
Where is your favourite place to go with your girlfriends?
People are going to think that all I do is eat, but I love getting together over weekend brunch at neighbourhood restaurants, it always feels so decadent.
What do you CRAVE? In business? In life?
Balance in all things, and time. Time to re-energize, to seek out inspiration and to fully embrace the rewards working for yourself can bring.
Visit The HomeBake Pizza Company at:
476 Roncesvalles Ave
Toronto, ON, Canada M6R 2G5