Recorded April 13, 2021 – Lesley Mattina of OMG Baked Goodness gives us a peek into the neighbourhood bakery that all families go to when celebrating occasions together. She shares her passion and relationship with the kitchen and her love of community.
Timestamps
- Start/Intro – 0.40
- Covid – 2.50
- Business – 8.58
- Personal – 26.46
- City – 41.32
- Rapid Fire – 59.09
- Conclusion – 1:02:04
Lesley Mattina, OMG Baked Goodness – Your Neighbourhood Friend
Lesley Mattina is the baker that kids have grown up to love, in her Dundas West neighbourhood. She opened OMG Baked Goodness in 2007 at 1561 Dundas Street West and has been baking from scratch every day since. She gives us a peek into the neighbourhood bakery that all families go to when celebrating occasions together.
Whenever she walks into a kitchen she feels as if it gives her a big hug. She shares her desire for creating amazing experiences and how the age of social media and the ability to instantly share adds a lot of joy to her day.
An average work week for her consists of a minimum of sixty hours. She shares her insights relating to commercial production bakeries and dispels the myth that frozen isn’t as good as fresh, with her Bake At Home products, in the OMG experience.
She shares with us the advantages of being a business owner in her area; how they go out of their way to help one another and keep an eye on each other. She is a holistic part of the community just like a neighbourhood friend.
Her life and business philosophies are all about community. She lives around the corner from the OMG bakery and has an affinity for Christie Pits park, where she walked her dog. Trinity Bellwood is another favourite but is a bit wild for her these days.
If you want to get to know your local, hard working and conscientious neighbourhood baker, jump in and listen to our conversation. This woman has stamina!
You will enjoy it!
Links:
https://www.omgbakedgoodness.com/
Out of the Cold Foundation – www.outofthecold.org
