OMG Baked Goodness - Your Neighbourhood Friend

The Bread Spread

English - April 27, 2021 18:07 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Leslie 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. 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.

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!