I'm just one of the millions of adoring fans of our boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and his victory last night (Saturday, March 13) in Texas makes me proud as a Filipino.
Very proud, in fact, that I created three special breads for him as a way of honoring him and celebrating his many victories. These breads are the Siete Coronas de Pacquiao (for his seven boxing belts), the Brazo de Pacquiao (for his powerful arms) and the Pan de Pacquiao.
When he knocked down Ricky Hatton last year, I created a healthy fruit drink -- the Pacquiao Punch -- as a tribute to his strength and agility.
Those products are available only at my storefront at The Original Richard's Bakery, 3400 E. Eighth St., Suite 114, National City, CA. 91950. Phone: 619.472.1530.
Congratulations Manny! You are the idol and hero of all Filipinos!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Creative Entrepreneur
I've been in the bakery business far longer than most bakeries in San Diego, California. That is not a boast. It is the truth.
It's the reality that I want to say over and over again so that people, specially my beloved customers and friends in and outside the Filipino community, will realize that they can bank on my experience to get the high-quality breads from The Original Richard's Bakery.
For more than 20 years, come rain or shine 365 days a year, my bakery has been a reliable community partner, providing customers with the freshest breads -- both traditional and special -- to complement their meals at home or elsewhere during parties and special occasions.
Our mainstays include at least 20 products, from pandesal to bibingka and puto, to fruit drinks to home-made spread, to special cakes and pastries -- all a good source of nourishment.
For example, we have breads as we knew them from the homeland, the Philippines, like pandesal, pan de leche, pan de coco, pan de ube, pantosta, Manila tasty, white bread, raisin bread, cheese loaf, ube loaf, cheese rolls, cheese bowling, butter rolls and ensaymada.
Part of me loves to create something beyond the ordinary but within the reach of everyday consumers. These are from my own recipe, including Genesis Loaf with blueberry, stimulus cake espresso, stimulus cake loaf (with either tarts, pecans or walnuts), banana loaf (with or without macapuno), the ube McPuno cupcakes (either with blueberries or mango).
Even as the price of basic ingredients has soared to new highs, The Original Richard's Bakery has maintained its prices within affordable levels. Customers naturally ask how we can manage to do that and stay afloat.
Well, the fact is we are always on the lookout for new business opportunities. That means expanding our product lines and broadening our market.
I have created new products to complement what we already have. To cite some, we have this very popular Obama Pandesal and the three Pacquiao breads -- Siete Coronas de Pacquiao, Brazo de Pacquiao and Pan de Pacquiao.
By now, most people know that the Obama Pandesal was named after the incumbent president of the United States for being the first African American to occupy the White House. The three special breads took the name of Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, without doubt one of the greatest boxers of the world, as my way of celebrating his victories.
Admittedly, the introduction of those new creations of mine has made The Original Richard's Bakery quite famous. Through all these months, the bakery has become synonymous with those breads. And rightly so, because my bakery is the only place where one can find them.
If other bakeries say they also have Obama Pandesal, for example, or the three Pacquiao breads, it means they are not being honest. That's because The Original Richard's Bakery is the sole bakery that produces and markets them. They are my creations.
I've also created the equally famous Genesis Loaf, one of my specialties, to honor a friend and supporter, the movie actress and singer Patricia Javier, whose real name is Genesis. The loaf has the taste and texture of a muffin.
There are more products that I have created and are available at the bakery, except that I have not made any public announcements about them as I did Obama Pandesal, the Pacquiao breads and Genesis Loaf.
These products, made 100 percent from rice, include the three variations of bibingka which I named Cory, Imelda and Gloria -- and collectively known as the Reyna Bibingka ng America. They are topped either by cheese, macapuno, ube or salted eggs. They are also my best sellers.
Our puto products are a hit too. They come in various sizes and flavors, such as round puto the size of cupcakes flavored either with mocha, ube, taro, mango, strawberry, green tea, watermelon or pandan. We also got kuchinta, palitaw, biko and a lot more of the kakanins.
Many times during the morning, customers would come to the bakery asking, for example, what to eat the regular pandesal with for breakfast. That's when I came up with my specially-formulated spreads, namely: salad sandwich, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad and cheese pImiento.
I enjoy my work as much as I love to create new products. That puts me ahead of the competition. In fact, the greatest compliment I get regularly is in being imitated. My products, or something that sounds like my products, would suddenly pop in some bakeries. It's a big compliment knowing my products get copied.
But if you want the best and the freshest, stay with me. Stay with The Original Richard's Bakery. It's not just the name that's original, the products too!
Please note: Orders (with deposit) are accepted at the bakery only, not by phone nor by email, at least 24 hours in advance. Cash only. We don't accept large amounts like $100 bills. Address: 3400 E. Eighth St., Suite 114, National City, CA. 91950. Ph: 619.472.1530
It's the reality that I want to say over and over again so that people, specially my beloved customers and friends in and outside the Filipino community, will realize that they can bank on my experience to get the high-quality breads from The Original Richard's Bakery.
For more than 20 years, come rain or shine 365 days a year, my bakery has been a reliable community partner, providing customers with the freshest breads -- both traditional and special -- to complement their meals at home or elsewhere during parties and special occasions.
Our mainstays include at least 20 products, from pandesal to bibingka and puto, to fruit drinks to home-made spread, to special cakes and pastries -- all a good source of nourishment.
For example, we have breads as we knew them from the homeland, the Philippines, like pandesal, pan de leche, pan de coco, pan de ube, pantosta, Manila tasty, white bread, raisin bread, cheese loaf, ube loaf, cheese rolls, cheese bowling, butter rolls and ensaymada.
Part of me loves to create something beyond the ordinary but within the reach of everyday consumers. These are from my own recipe, including Genesis Loaf with blueberry, stimulus cake espresso, stimulus cake loaf (with either tarts, pecans or walnuts), banana loaf (with or without macapuno), the ube McPuno cupcakes (either with blueberries or mango).
Even as the price of basic ingredients has soared to new highs, The Original Richard's Bakery has maintained its prices within affordable levels. Customers naturally ask how we can manage to do that and stay afloat.
Well, the fact is we are always on the lookout for new business opportunities. That means expanding our product lines and broadening our market.
I have created new products to complement what we already have. To cite some, we have this very popular Obama Pandesal and the three Pacquiao breads -- Siete Coronas de Pacquiao, Brazo de Pacquiao and Pan de Pacquiao.
By now, most people know that the Obama Pandesal was named after the incumbent president of the United States for being the first African American to occupy the White House. The three special breads took the name of Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, without doubt one of the greatest boxers of the world, as my way of celebrating his victories.
Admittedly, the introduction of those new creations of mine has made The Original Richard's Bakery quite famous. Through all these months, the bakery has become synonymous with those breads. And rightly so, because my bakery is the only place where one can find them.
If other bakeries say they also have Obama Pandesal, for example, or the three Pacquiao breads, it means they are not being honest. That's because The Original Richard's Bakery is the sole bakery that produces and markets them. They are my creations.
I've also created the equally famous Genesis Loaf, one of my specialties, to honor a friend and supporter, the movie actress and singer Patricia Javier, whose real name is Genesis. The loaf has the taste and texture of a muffin.
There are more products that I have created and are available at the bakery, except that I have not made any public announcements about them as I did Obama Pandesal, the Pacquiao breads and Genesis Loaf.
These products, made 100 percent from rice, include the three variations of bibingka which I named Cory, Imelda and Gloria -- and collectively known as the Reyna Bibingka ng America. They are topped either by cheese, macapuno, ube or salted eggs. They are also my best sellers.
Our puto products are a hit too. They come in various sizes and flavors, such as round puto the size of cupcakes flavored either with mocha, ube, taro, mango, strawberry, green tea, watermelon or pandan. We also got kuchinta, palitaw, biko and a lot more of the kakanins.
Many times during the morning, customers would come to the bakery asking, for example, what to eat the regular pandesal with for breakfast. That's when I came up with my specially-formulated spreads, namely: salad sandwich, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad and cheese pImiento.
I enjoy my work as much as I love to create new products. That puts me ahead of the competition. In fact, the greatest compliment I get regularly is in being imitated. My products, or something that sounds like my products, would suddenly pop in some bakeries. It's a big compliment knowing my products get copied.
But if you want the best and the freshest, stay with me. Stay with The Original Richard's Bakery. It's not just the name that's original, the products too!
Please note: Orders (with deposit) are accepted at the bakery only, not by phone nor by email, at least 24 hours in advance. Cash only. We don't accept large amounts like $100 bills. Address: 3400 E. Eighth St., Suite 114, National City, CA. 91950. Ph: 619.472.1530
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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