Sable Shortbread Celebrates San Giuseppe

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - March 17, 2025 - PRLog -- Sable Shortbread is pleased to share its Italian Canadian heritage for the feast of San Giuseppe on March 19, a feast celebrated annually in Italy and Italian communities around the world.

A particular feature of the celebration is Zeppole di San Giuseppe, an Italian pastry, and Sable Shortbread will be offering zeppole for one day only, on March 19, at its bakery in Windsor, NS.  This traditional pastry features a choux pastry donut filled with pastry cream and topped with a cherry.  They will be offering a Nova Scotia inspired flavour as well, filled with blueberry infused whipped cream.

Another tradition is the laying of the St. Joseph's Day table where food is collected for the homeless and hungry.  Sable Shortbread will be collecting food donations for the food bank from St. Joseph Day until the end of March.  Food donations can be dropped off during regular hours and will be delivered to the food bank.

Founder Lorraine Pike commented, "My grandfather landed in Halifax at Pier 21 in 1905 and we have always celebrated the food and traditions of his homeland.  He was proud to make his home in Canada, but did not forget to teach us to remember our heritage as well.  Today members of our family can be found from coast to coast, and we will always be united by our shared culinary traditions."

Sable Shortbread was founded in 2014 by mother and daughter team, Lorraine and Julia Pike, to create employment for Julia, a person with barriers to employment.  Duncan, Julia's brother, joined the business full time in 2018.

Duncan commented, "Sable Shortbread makes Canadian Shortbread and once a year, Italian Zeppole.  We love that our heritage combines the art of Italian food with the skills and techniques of such a classic cookie as shortbread.  Our combined Irish and Italian heritage lead to good food, good friends and good times.  Slainte."

Visit Sable Shortbread on March 19 to take part in the celebration.

Sable Shortbread is a family-owned bakery.  It specializes in shortbread, with over 120 different and unique shortbread recipes, plus exciting and innovative shortbread delights inspired by their century old family recipe passed down through five generations of bakers.

This multiple award-winning shortbread uses only natural ingredients and chooses organic and local ingredients.  Every single cookie is made by hand, with the finest ingredients, a long tradition and generations of love and skill.

Have you tried our shortbread yet?

https://www.sableshortbread.ca