I
ow often do you
walk into a bakery
and have the per-
son behind the
counter come around the front
of the cases to greet you?
ackie Scher (left) gets help in the
kitchen from her husband
Warren Allgren, her sister Lori
Blum, and her mom Cissy Gordon.
Opposite page: Scher Delites gears
up for Chanukah celebrations with
fancy, decorated cakes, cookies,
candies and filled baskets.
Rarely these days do you find
the level of customer service
you'll experience at Scher
Delites in Southfield.
Jackie Scher prides herself on
making her guests feel like
they've entered her kitchen just
in time to sample a warm-from-
the-oven cookie.
A longtime office manager
with a part-time home sweets
business, Scher decided last
year she really "wanted to be in
the kitchen all day long."
So she went for it, opening
Scher Delites last January. It's a
real family affair at the choco-
late shop located on
Northwestern Hwy. a few doors
down from Sero's Restaurant.
Scher's sister and best friend,
Lori Blum, works with her
every day. Her husband, Warren
Allgren, and mom, Cissy
Gordon, make up the "night
shift," helping Scher bake cook-
ies and cakes, make and deco-
rate candies, fill special orders,
create trays and baskets and
dream up new novelty desserts.
The bakery/confectionery is
actually a one-stop shop for
party planners. Scher offers cus-
tom invitations, favors, napkins
and a sunny consultation nook
BY CHRISTOPHER IVEY
for discussing event details.
No request is too daunting
for the Scher Delite team, from
a three-dimensional cake replica
of a new home for a housewarm-
ing party to wedding cakes and
elaborate chocolate tables. "I
come from a household where a
frequently asked question was,
`Who wants the beaters?" says
Scher. Now the family of bakers
just has bigger bowls to lick.
— Linda Baduack
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