Warburton's

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On Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 9:25:28 PM UTC-8, Vicki B wrote:
I worked for Warburtons in Downtown Boston on Washington St across from Woolworth in 1984 and it was my first real job... Loved it! It established my love of real good breads, muffins and pastries. I later went on to work for Au Bon Pain at Logan Airport and also J. Bildner and Sons in the Financial District. I remember they had a burst of opening new stores (as did J. Bildner's) then they started to disappear.

I wish they had come to the West Coast where I now reside (sigh) pffft Older than Dirt INDEED! MY ARSE I am only 47 ;)

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I remember the original Warburton's (no comment on any comparisons
between my age and dirt) -- It was actually my first "real" job -- I
applied before the doors opened and worked there for a few years.
They had absolutely fantastic muffins and more than a dozen breads
that they made in the back of the store (the layout was completely
different than it is now-- a counter up near the windows and the rest
of the store taken up with giant ovens and kitchen). The pasty you
referred to was called a "Cornish pasty" and contained ground beef,
potatoes and spices. The place was incredibly popular -- I remember
looking up at this sea of faces 7 or 8 deep for what seemed like hours
at a time when I was working behind the counter.
The parent company was a bakery in England.

Warburton's started out with a completely different menu and concept
from Au Bon Pain. I don't even think they were owned by Au Bon Pain
when they started. They had some kind of Welsh pasty as their
featured food item.
I think I must be getting older than dirt if I'm the only one on this
thread who remembers back when Warburton's opened.

Vicki it taught me my skills as a fast cashier and I too recall looking up to see a LINE of people in the mornings and just grabbing that little bag and catching every muffin order they asked for... twirling around to grab the bread whip in the slicer then return to the register. Those were the good ole days and I used to eat the HELL out of them dayum cornish pasties!

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I managed Warburtons bakery in Boston from 1979-1985
We had 5 in town
Would love to hear from folks

Scot montgomery

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I STILL miss Warburton’s cranberry walnut muffins and their zucchini muffins. YUM. Anybody out there have any recipes??

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I managed Warburtons bakery in Boston from 1979-1985
We had 5 in town
Would love to hear from folks
Scot montgomery

Hi Scot,

I have been thinking about Warburton's for months now. What were the pasties called that contained a sort of pot pie recipe? I used to get the chicken ones. They were a great on-the-go snack. And their muffins were the best! I live in Pittsburgh now and even the Au Bon Pains are closing!

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I managed Warburtons bakery in Boston from 1979-1985
We had 5 in town
Would love to hear from folks
Scot montgomery

Hi Scot,
I have been thinking about Warburton's for months now. What were the pasties called that contained a sort of pot pie recipe? I used to get the chicken ones. They were a great on-the-go snack. And their muffins were the best! I live in Pittsburgh now and even the Au Bon Pains are closing!

Cornish Pasties.
We had two bakeries in Pittsburgh

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I used to love those Welsh pasties! I think it was called a Corniche? I’d stop there in the early 80s when I worked at the old Bank of New England ( now the Boston Stock Exchange). The bottom of the paper bag would be full of grease but those were hands down the most delicious things I ever had. I think it was filo pastry filled with meat, potatoes, onions(?), etc. Much better than the English meat pies.