Tabora Farms Eyes Thursday Opening in Lansdale

Tabora Farms is a winery, bakery, spice shop, homemade ice cream parlor, lounge and Brig O'Doon coffeehouse all under one roof in Lansdale

If you want to grab an inexpensive coffee and snack before you get on the train at Lansdale, then Tabora Farms is for you. If you want to grab some spices for your tea and cupboard, buy a coffee and sit down and read your emails, get a scoop of ice cream, buy some pastries and choose a select bottle of pinot, then Tabora Farms is for you too. The Hilltown Township farm and orchard is poised to open a second location on West Main Street in Lansdale, adjacent to Railroad Plaza in the former Lewis Paints building, at 7 a.m. Thursday. Owner Caleb Torrice is excited for his new location: It has been well-received by the borough and he wants to hit the commuter traffic from the SEPTA lines. The interior has been refurbished, complete with wood …

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Baking With Love

North Montco Technical Career Center's new bakery is open for business twice a week. This week marked its special Valentine's Day concoctions

North Montco Technical Career Center was baking with love this week. Wednesday and Thursday marked the grand opening days of the school’s weekly bake sale. In fact, every Wednesday and Thursday, from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., and again from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., the new bakery will be open to the public to purchase cookies, cakes, pies, bread and the like. This week, however, concoctions were of the special Valentine kind – heart-shaped cookies, cupcakes and pink and white swirled cookies. “We did it purposely because Valentine’s Day is coming,” said head instructor Alan DeLong. “We also sell them on the lunch line. Every week is something different, depending on what the kids are working on.” The bakery and restaurant is part of the school’s …

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Gail's Corner

Sweet treats for your sweetheart

If you're looking for a little help with romance, look no further than your local businesses

Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for centuries all around the world.   Many legends abound as to its origins, but most agree that its beginnings can be traced back to ancient Romans and Christians.  Some believe that its inception began as a Roman fertility festival called Lupercalia. This pagan holiday was renamed in honor of several Christian martyrs — Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni — and was established by Pope Gelasius in 496 A.D. as a Christian Feast Day.  Love is in the air, and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.  What better way to say, “I love you” than with a tempting treat made to perfection at one of these local establishments.  Distelfink Bakery is located at 850 S. Valley Forge Road in Lansdale, and is a …

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