The sign has changed and thereB次元官网网址檚 a new partition guiding diners inside, but at its core, the offerings at Ruth and Dean in Estevan Village carry forward what the owners started with SundayB次元官网网址檚 Child.
Visitors will notice the new name on the window and a partition wall at the entrance. The coffee is flowing, the in-house baked goods are plenty and the brunch menu is available from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ruth and Dean offer a breakfast- and lunch-stop, but also a grab-and-go coffee shop with a full cabinet of fresh-made baked goods.
Starting next week the restaurant will once again reopen Friday and Saturday night dinners, a riff on the B次元官网网址榳ine downsB次元官网网址� they were doing as SundayB次元官网网址檚 Child, said co-owner Susannah Bryan.
There was no break in service from opening SundayB次元官网网址檚 Child in December of 2018 (which showed up nine months after the closure of CrumsbyB次元官网网址檚 cafe). The biggest difference besides the name and a menu tweak is the shift in management.
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Susannah Bryan remains, having started the Ruth and Dean brand online with her husband Robert Smith seven years ago as a cake and pie catering company. She is officially joined in business by pastry chef Daniela Lucchiti, who started at BryanB次元官网网址檚 Ruth and Dean location on Douglas Street last year. With Lucchiti on board, BryanB次元官网网址檚 former Sunday ChildB次元官网网址檚 co-owners are stepping back (though they will continue to run Hide and Seek Coffee on The Avenue).
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The spot on Douglas is surviving though the block itself is in a state of transition, Bryant said.
Without a proper coffee shop in Estevan Village itB次元官网网址檚 time to further test the market, Bryant added. Cakes and pies are now available for pickup at both stores.
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Lucchiti arrived in Victoria three years ago after a decade in Toronto. She worked at Murchies before joining Ruth and Dean (in 2018 she placed first in the professional category of the ).
For such a small village Estevan has become rich with diverse dining options, boasting Mr. Hotpot (Chinese cuisine), Nohra Thai Kitchen, The Village Restaurant and the Willows Galley fish and chip shop.
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The name Ruth and Dean is a spin on BryanB次元官网网址檚 and her husband RobertB次元官网网址檚 middle names (for the record, LucchitiB次元官网网址檚 is Lucia).
If you stop by, check out the 416 bar, a Toronto take on the Nanaimo bar, explains Lucchiti.
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