New SVG Caribbean Bakery in town
By Nelson A. King
Four years after Cynthia
Bernard, proprietor of Ethlyn’s
Bakery, on Nostrand Avenue
in Brooklyn, went to the Great
Beyond, her brother and sisterin
law are now the new owners
of the bakery, renaming it SVG
Caribbean Bakery.
Bernard’s brother, Samuel
Williams, who hails from Richland
Park in the Marriaqua Valley,
on mainland St. Vincent,
and his wife, Zita Telemaque-
Williams, originally from Canouan
in the southern St. Vincent
Grenadine islands, told
Caribbean Life, in an exclusive
interview over the weekend, that
they continue to keep the bakery
open not only in Bernard’s
memory “but to continue to be
a pillar of the community and
to keep the Caribbean flavor
alive.”
“We decided to change the
name from Ethlyn’s Bakery to
SVG Caribbean Bakery as a celebration
of our culture and an
inclusiveness for the Caribbean
people in the community,” said
Mrs. Telemaque-Williams, who
juggles co-ownership of the bakery
with her full-time job as a
federal employee in the Nursing
Department with the Veterans
Affairs Health Administration.
“Our goal is to have a backhome
feel about the bakery,
baking familiar goods for the
Caribbean community in the
neighborhood,” added Mrs. Telemaque
Williams, who migrated
to New York in 1987. “We
are catering to everyone, even
though its mainly Caribbean
goods.
“We provide a wide variety of
baked goods many people are
familiar with, and will acquire
a taste for our excellent eateries,”
she continued, disclosing
that those “excellent eateries”
comprise, among others, hard
dough bread, red belly, sweet
potato pudding, saltfish patty,
peanut sugar cake, penny bread,
bread pudding, cassava pudding
and coconut drops.
Mrs. Telemaque-Williams said
many clients are also “in love
with our saltfish patties, herring
patty, breadfruit and saltfish,
sweet potato pudding, red belly
and peanut sugar cake.”
“These items are a must-have
daily,” she declared, stating that
the bakery opens daily – Monday
to Saturday, from 7 am to
9 pm; and Sundays, from 7 am
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To date, she said she is grateful
to members of the community
for patronizing her business,
particularly singling out
New York State Senator Kevin
Parker, representative the 21st
Senatorial District in Brooklyn,
for encouragement and support.
“Thus far, we are fortunate
to have our senator, Mr. Kevin
Parker, who encouraged us
immensely to keep the business
in the community,” said
Mrs. Telemaque-Williams, adding:
“It’s a family affair. My husband
and myself, along with our
employees, are managing the
every-day operation.
“I am fortunate to have the
support of my husband, who
works tirelessly to make the
business a success it is today,”
she continued. “I am usually
there on my days off (from her
regular job) and at times in the
morning before I go to work.
“Multi-tasking is second
nature to me, and I have been
doing very well so far,” Mrs.
Telemaque-Williams further
declared, while also praising
Almighty God and lauding the
community for support.
Samuel Williams and Zita Telemaque-Williams in front of
SVG Caribbean Bakery on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn
Photo by Nelson A. King
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