{"id":335652,"date":"2020-12-24T06:05:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=335652"},"modified":"2020-12-24T06:05:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:05:41","slug":"margs-bakery-kitchen-one-stop-shop-for-sweet-savory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/margs-bakery-kitchen-one-stop-shop-for-sweet-savory\/","title":{"rendered":"Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen: One-stop shop for sweet, savory"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen is open from Monday to Friday, 7am-4:30pm, and Saturdays, 7am-4pm, and is located across Mt. Carmel Church in Susupe. (Mark Rabago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s never too late buy Christmas cookies and fruit cake for the holidays and one place those are readily available is Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen in Susupe.<\/p>\n

Owner Jeffrey Castelo said Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen is your go-to place for your Christmas-themed pastries. \u201cRight now we are not doing any package promotions, but we do have Christmas cookies, fruit cakes, pies, and of course cakes available for everyone to buy and enjoy for the holiday season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Named after original owner Margaret Tudela, Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen first opened in 1987 and has become a veritable \u201cone-stop shop for people who crave for sweet and savory treats or just those who want to quench their thirst with different varieties of pastries, lunch bentos, and drinks\u2026we\u2019re widely known for our pastries, different flavored cakes, and our fresh ice-cold lemonade,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Like other businesses on-island, Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen was affected in many ways by the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, they had to limit store hours and at some point even closed for a period of time because of the earlier community cases the CNMI had. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of our customers as well as our own workers is our priority. More so, even after establishments were allowed to operate, the concerns of the community could not be eliminated, but as days passed by people gained confidence to go out and in return costumers started to come in, it\u2019s not as well as how it was before the pandemic but we\u2019re thankful,\u201d said Castelo. <\/p>\n

Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen first opened in 1987 and has become a veritable one-stop shop for people who crave for sweet and savory treats. (Mark Rabago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as following the guidelines set by the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force, Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen is in lock-step. \u201cWe followed standard protocols when it comes to social distancing, allowing maximum of 5-6 costumers at a time inside the store, and wearing of mask for both costumers entering the store as well as our staff. We also do proper hand-sanitizing and have hand sanitizers available for people to use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Castelo added he hopes Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen will continue to serve the community as best as it can moving forward, especially after COVID-19. \u201cWe are planning to maintain the quality of our products for our consumers to enjoy, and hopefully improve the ones that needs improvements, as well as the facility itself to maintain cleanliness.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also thanked all loyal patrons of Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen the past 33 years. \u201cWe would like to thank everyone who have supported us through the years especially even during the hard times, for choosing us to serve you and meet your cravings. We promise to do our best to serve you better and we hope and pray that everyone will be safe as the year ends, Although it wasn\u2019t the best year for everyone, but together we can push through and we can only look forward to what is next.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marg\u2019s Bakery & Kitchen is open from Monday to Friday, 7am-4:30pm, and Saturdays, 7am-4pm, and is located across Mt. Carmel Church in Susupe. For more information or for advance orders, call 234-1229.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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