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Past versus Present

 

For our upcoming marketing campaign for our Taipei store, we wish to provide consumers in Taiwan with a better insight on the history of The Patissier. So we had spent the past few days gathering photos that chronicle from how it all began to where we are now. 

Shopfront - Present

The Patissier has truly transformed over the past 21 years. From our humble beginning at Ann Siang Hill manned by 3 staff, we have since grown to a Company that employs 20 people. And with the need of a much bigger kitchen as our business grew, we have also relocated to Mohd Sultan Road and have been operating at the present location for the past 13 or so years.


The look and feel of the shop had gone through a couple of transformations as well. So has the look of some of our cakes. But certain aspects of our business have remained very much the same: the passion and creativity of our team of chefs in coming up with new and exciting flavors to continue pleasing our customers; and the quality of the cakes that we put out for sale, which we will not compromise.

While on the subject of Past versus Present, some of our longstanding customers may recall our old blog, which was terminated after Facebook/Instagram became the de facto social media platforms. But we have decided to revisit blogging in June of this year, mainly because Facebook had suddenly stopped supporting their “Notes” function. Through blogging (again), our main intention is for an alternative (and hopefully more reliable) platform to preserve and share our thoughts. We have absolutely no idea if this blog will take off. We do not even know if there is anyone out there reading (much less following) our posts. But if you happen to be that person, we will love to hear from you. Even if it is just a simple “Hi”. 

Thank you.



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  1. BlueSeptember 29, 2021 at 9:16 PM

    Hi! It's interesting for me to read about your experiences!

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    1. The PatissierOctober 3, 2021 at 5:22 PM

      Thank you, thank you! Now we know we have at least 1 reader. :)

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