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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