You grew up in the family business. Can you tell us a bit about what that was like? As a kid, the...

You grew up in the family business. Can you tell us a bit about what that was like? What are a co...

This has always been my favourite time of year and Thanksgiving has always been my favourite holi...

Blair Muzzolini, co-owner of Christies Bakery, sits down to share...

If you’ve been a customer of Christies Bakery for some time, you’ve likely ran into Ennio Muzzolini at one point or another. It’d be a conversation you’d have a hard time forgetting, as he has a loud and unforgettable voice (double that if you catch him singing) and an even larger personality. While he hasn’t been baking for a few years now, he’ll occasionally make a guest appearance at the bakery. He’s a man that goes by many names: Ennio, The E-Man, E-Unit, The Dude, The Guy, Pops, Dad, Bo. I call him Papa. For Mothers Day I wrote about my grandmother being one of my heroes, so it’s only fair I do the same for him. After all, there’d be no bakery without him!

The Christies staff knows how to do summer right and here’s our list of local Must-Do items! Che...

Get to know a renowned local talent and family friend, Eileen Laverty!

March 8th was International Women's Day and we wanted to take time to shine a spotlight on a couple of the amazing women in our family. We're started with Blair's partner, Jenny, last week and now we're sharing Janet's story. Janet is the matriarch of the Muzzolini family. She's knows kung fu and how to handle a sword, so don't mess with her!

March 8th is International Women's Day and we wanted to take time to shine a spotlight on a couple of the amazing women in our family. We're starting with Blair's partner, Jenny, and next week we will share Janet's story. Jenny is a nurse, a mother, an amazing chef, and an all around kick-ass lady!

We've been busy getting ready for our Big Night Pizza Lovers party, and so have Kathryn and Bret from the Cheese List. They'll be serving up some cheeses alongside us, so we did a little Q & A so you could get to know them a little bit! 

We have a wonderful team of human beings and wanted to help you get to know them more!

There isn't a loaf of bread or a pastry that these two haven't seen. As our baking leads, Bonnie is the one who designs all our amazing cookies and Conrad is in charge of making sure the bread looks and tastes amazing!

We have an amazing team of human beings and wanted to help you get to know them more!

If you've visited our Mayfair location, you know Chelsea and Chloe! These two gals are a dose of sunshine and always make our days brighter. We’re lucky to have them on our team!

We have an amazing team of human beings and wanted to help you get to know them more! We're starting with two of our managers, Kathy and Zarish. Read on to get to know the people that bring you the best baking in the city!

During our 90th birthday celebration, we were able to talk to so many friends from nearly a century of baking. One of our former employees, Reba, offered to share some thoughts on her time working with us! From baking to making pizzas to delivering bread, she did it all. It was great to see you Reba, and thanks for sharing with us!

We received a letter from David Cross, who used to be the principal at Mayfair School. We have always tried to give back to the community, and he reminded us of one of the first ways we did just that! We are proud to continue partnering with local schools and organizations through our Sweet Goodness program.

Thanks for the letter David!

Gabe wasn't able to make it to Saskatoon for our 90th birthday celebration, so he wrote a poem to contribute to the festivities!

Pat Homenick sent us a little story that we wanted to share with you! If you have a story or memory from the last 90 years you’d like to share please email us at stories@christiesbakery.com!

We have a lovely memory from Deb Parker-Loewen that we wanted to share with you! If you have a st...

We received another hand written letter and we wanted to share the kind words with you. We are so lucky and grateful to have such great customers that continue to support us. After 90 years we’ve seen so many faces, so if you have a story you’d like to share please email us at stories@christiesbakery.com!

Since I’ve moved away from Saskatoon, it has been a year of firsts. And with Easter having come and gone, this was the first year I didn’t help prepare the baking for Easter weekend. While I don’t necessarily miss shaping and bagging hundreds and hundreds of buns, there was a part of me missing being with my family doing the one thing we do best. As a way of (emotionally) making up for my absence in the bakery, I wanted to take a moment to praise Blair and Tracey for all the amazing work they do. I know they don’t often brag about what they do, so I’ll gladly do it for them!

We're happy to say we have a celebrity for a boss! Tracey is on the premiere season of Wall of B...

As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers. 

Donna Sewell sent us a lovely handwritten letter (yes, people still send letters!) that we wanted to share with you!

If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at stories@christiesbakery.com - we'd love to hear it!

As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers. If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at info@christiesbakery.com. We'd love to hear it! 

Our bakery on 33rd Street, what we call The Mothership, has seen a lot over 90 years: hundreds of staff, millions of baked goods, and countless happy customers. For those who haven't been around since the beginning, myself included, here's a look at how Christies has changed over the years!

Naomi worked for us over 10 years ago and came back to work a couple of years back. She's going to have a baby soon, but she couldn't leave without saying a couple words!

As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers. If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at info@christiesbakery.com. We'd love to hear it! 

As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers. If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at info@christiesbakery.com. We'd love to hear it! 

This week Jen, one of our amazing team members (you may have seen her on Broadway), shared a family memory we wanted to pass on to you.

Happy New Year!

I hope you’re all staying safe and enjoying the holidays. 2022 kicked off yesterday, and in the theme of a new year, I thought I’d participate in the annual tradition of making (and hopefully keeping) new year's resolutions. With that in mind, here are some of our resolutions for the new year.

We had a little costume contest this week and thought we’d let you see what everyone dressed up a...

Last week my parents were in town. It was the first time I was able to see them in over a year and a half, besides a virtual chat of course. Obviously I love when I get to see my parents because it means that there will be food and drinks aplenty. And yes spending time with them,  catching up, and doing all the things parents and children do. But from day one to the last day of their trip, lunches, dinners, and get togethers were planned. Between the going out and homemade meals, it was abundantly clear how deep the tie between my family and food is.

You may know how linked we are to bread and baking (it has been our business for over 50 years after all), but I thought I’d share more about our family and our connection to food. Please forgive me for getting sentimental!

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there! From kisses on boo boos to cures for broken hearts, moms always know what to do and say. They have one of the hardest jobs in the world, and that’s in addition to whatever their day job may be. It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t take this opportunity to say happy Mothers Day to my own mother: I love you Mom, I hope you have a great day (but all that pressure is on Dad). But I wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the matriarch of my family and the mother of the bakery, my Nona.

We recently announced our “From the Vault” series: a collection of Christies classics from our nearly 90 years of operation. Some of these recipes we have saved haven’t seen the shelves in quite some time—and some haven’t been used at all! If you haven’t heard, we’re starting the series off with the perfect treat for Mother’s Day: our Classic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing. It’s available in a limited quantity for Mother’s Day, so make sure you order one today! To celebrate our walk down memory lane, I wanted to share some personal memories about growing up in the bakery.

Most of us know at least one or two people personally who run a small business in Saskatoon. Without question 2020 has been tough for people who have had their livelihood turned upside down. We thought to start 2021 we’d do a bit of a review with one of our producers to look back on the past year and hear about their experience working through a pandemic filled year. Kevin Petty from Saskatoon Spruce was nice enough to sit down and have a chat with us about how last year went for him.

A lot of times, it’s easy to guess what someone might be passionate about: an athlete pursuing a professional sports career or an artist travelling the world to find inspiration for their next project. Other times, someone might be doing what they love in a field you might not expect. For Steven Hawrishock, owner and proprietor of Kitako Lake Honey, it’s definitely the latter.

He comes from a family of beekeepers, and while many of us might run away at the first sight of those little striped stingers, he couldn’t think of anything else he’d rather be doing. We recently had a (virtual) chat with Steven to learn about life as a beekeeper and producer of honey. Within a few minutes of talking, it became crystal clear just how much he loves what he’s doing, so I had to find out how someone becomes as big of a lover of bees and honey as he is.