"HERCULES Wafts of sweetness greet those who walk into Sugar Toof, a Filipino-Italian fusion bakery and cafe run by wife-and-husband duo Kate and Joe Zecchin. Rows of cupcakes, cakes, cookies, cannoli and ensaymadas, a type of filled Filipino sweet bun, line the display cases at 1511 Sycamore Ave., a shopping plaza in Hercules. Cups of coffee drinks, classically prepared or dressed up with rich flavors, are also passed across the counter. As are other savory dishes like empanadas, pasta and other traditional Filipino favorites."
"A. Joe: I always liked cooking. It was more like a hobby. I would watch Martha Stewart when I came home from school. I'd watch the Cooking Channel with my parents and my dad would always cook. I'd help my dad chop things or see what he did in the kitchen. Kate: I always wanted to go to culinary school but my mom was against it, especially coming from an Asian family."
Sugar Toof is a Filipino-Italian fusion bakery and cafe at 1511 Sycamore Ave. in Hercules, owned by husband-and-wife Kate and Joe Zecchin. The display cases feature cupcakes, cakes, cookies, cannoli and ensaymadas alongside savory items such as empanadas, pasta and traditional Filipino favorites, and a variety of coffee drinks. The menu reflects Joe's Italian background and Kate's Filipino heritage. The cafe reopened this summer about two years after a fire forced the business and other shops out of the plaza where Kate's parents ran the predecessor, Sunflower Bakery, since 1981. They experienced a difficult journey of losing and regaining the business, and Halloween helped fuel their dream.
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