SAN RAFAEL, CA Feb. 18, 2016 – A good recipe is composed of crucial ingredients that work in union to produce a quality product. Much like a good recipe, the Fourakis family works together to drive Glyká-Sweets like butter, eggs, flour, and even grape molasses drive its line of traditional Greek cookies and pastries. Utilizing …
From the Comforts of Home, to The Convenience of a Commercial Bakery: The Story of Glyka-Sweets
SAN RAFAEL, CA, Dec. 28, 2015 – In a house with two kitchens, there is at least one oven always running. Such is the case at the Fourakis household where Glyká-Sweets was born. Effie Fourakis buzzes back and forth from tending dinner in one kitchen to analyzing baking experiments in the other. With a BA …
Glyka-Sweets, Greek Bakery in California, Enters the Specialty Food Market
SAN RAFAEL, CA, Dec. 28, 2015 – Mixers churning, ovens firing, yeast rising, these are the sights and sounds of the Glyká-Sweets bakery. Owned and operated by the Fourakis family of Corte Madera, CA these aren’t your everyday cookies and sweets; these traditional delicacies possess character and culture. For hundreds of years these recipes have …