Victorian Era Bakery



Victorian era, the period between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world. Victorian Bakers: Four modern bakers bake their way through the era that gave us modern baking as we know it - the reign of Queen Victoria. Experts Alex Langlands and Annie Gray join them to tell. Best zombie android games 2017.

It all started with a book

How We Got Our Name

In his never-ending search for baking inspiration, Steve Lewis, the bakery creator, purchased what he thought was an antique cookbook published in 1898. To his surprise, the margins were filled with faded notes and doodles from what appeared to be a young boy who had dreams of becoming a baker. The name written at the back of the book was “Gideon,” and Steve decided to fulfill that child’s wishes with the name Gideon’s Bakehouse™. Paying tribute to the origins of the name, Gideon’s shelves are lined with strange works of art, aging books, and curious antiquities from the Victorian era.

Who We Are

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Gideon's Today

In October 2016, Gideon’s opened up its first physical shop at the beautiful East End Market, Central Florida’s original food hall, with one employee (miss you Megan) and an $800 budget. Within weeks of opening, that little 286 square foot bakery was being called Best Cookies in Orlando, Florida, the United States, and the Planet Earth from publications ranging from New York Times to The Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated, Delish.com and countless more. We’ve been featured several times on Insider Magazine, People Magazine, and even made it all the way over to Food Network Brazil!
It's all been an overwhelming rush of growing pains for a little local business with a single owner, no investors, and tiny staff but, encouraged by our community, we strived to meet demand better and begin to grow. In June of 2020, Gideon's announced its first Flagship location in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort. With one giant leap, all the doors are open for the future.
The Mission Statement
Gideon's Bakehouse began in a home kitchen with one goal: to create an extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookie. Fifteen years and thousands of tests later, the work was complete. Our Cookie isn't a product. It is a history, the sweet and the salty, the thrill of a first kiss, and the solitude of a heartbreak. Our desserts are emotional, personal, and we want to share our journey with you. We stay true to the original process, cutting no corners, putting every handmade detail into the 20 hours required to prepare a single almost half pound Cookie or a tall slice of Cake. We offer up our best expressions to you with a full-hearted invitation to learn more about one another. It is an opportunity to create an experience to remember. That is our brand.

Awards & recognition

Best Place in the World to get a Cookies - The Boston Globe

Best Dessert in Orlando Award - Orlando Sentinel

Best New Restaurants of 2017 - Orlando Weekly

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie In Florida 2019 - Insider Magazine

6.5 Million View Feature - Insider Magazine

19 Best Places to Eat in Orlando - Spoon University

Steve named one of the Top 10 Upscale Pastry Chefs in Florida - Visit Orlando

Must Visit in Orlando - New York Times

5 Outrageous Sweets Around Town - Orlando Sentinel

One of the 6 Best Cakes in Orlando - Visit Orlando Keyscape torrent.

3 Business Ruling the Instagram Game - South Street & Co.

Top 10 Best Cookies in the U.S. - Sports Illustrated

Best Cake Award - lemonhearted.com & orlandoeats.net

#1 on the 9 Best Things to do in Orlando - Elite Daily

News Feature Listing Gideon’s as an example of “How Disney Changes the game by featuring Orlando Flavors” - USA Today

5 Must Eat Winter Park Desserts - Orlando Food Tours

Top 10 Essential Central Florida Experiences - Orlandodatenightguide.com

Appearance on House Hunters - HGTV

Visit from pop sensation Charlie Puth before his Amway Arena Show

Earth’s Best Cookies and One of the 5 Foods in the US you have to eat before you die - Travel Pulse / Trip Advisor

Best Dessert in Florida Award - Delish.com

Best Desserts in Orlando Award - Orlando Sentinel

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Steve Lewis

The Sublime Prince of the Esoteric Order of Cookie

Steve is the owner and creator of Gideon’s Bakehouse. His story began in sadness at a young age when he realized his community was lacking a great chocolate chip cookie. As a result, he is the one that took 15 years to create the Gideon’s Cookie because A) it is a uniquely difficult recipe or B) he is a terrible baker. The truth likely lies between the two. He will tell you the secret ingredient in a Gideon’s Cookie is his tears. Outside of the kitchen, Steve is a vocal music major that enjoys photography, collecting books, and watching cartoons. He loves all animals and has two weird cats, Vincent the Poet, and Savant the White.

Michael Reyes

Victorian Era Literature

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Victorian Era Baking

When we found Michael, he was locked away in a bell tower, surrounded by countless drawings of his horrible little creatures. Now, from that very tower, he keeps a watchful eye on the Gideon’s brand, nervously mulling over every detail of design. When he’s not worrying about the quality of work he has done, Michael enjoys stressing over the images he has yet to produce.

Kelsey Barrett

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Kelsey joined the Gideon’s family after being rescued from a big corporate machine. In a recent interview with herself, she exclaimed: “I wanted to be part of something special, something I believed in, and that in turn believed in me!” She communicates best through movie quotes and memes and fancies herself an excellent dancer though a third party can’t verify this as she only dances at the very moment she leaves your field of vision.

This cake recipe requires that you sift three-quarters of a pound of flour, and powder half a pound of loaf-sugar; heat a pint of water in a round-bottomed saucepan, and when quite warm, mix the flour with it gradually; set half a pound of fresh butter over the fire in a small vessel; and when it begins to melt, stir it gradually into the flour and water; then add by degrees the powdered sugar and half a grated nutmeg. Take the saucepan off the fire, and beat the contents with a wooden spaddle or spatula, till they are thoroughly mixed; then beat six eggs very light, and stir them gradually into the mixture. Beat the whole very hard, till it becomes a thick batter. Flour a pasteboard very well, and lay out the batter upon it in rings (the best way is to pass it through a screw funnel). Have ready, on the fire, a pot of boiling lard of the very best quality; put in the crullers, removing them from the board by carefully taking them up, one at a time, on a broad-bladed knife. Boil but few at a time. They must be a fine brown. Lift them out on a perforated skimmer, draining the lard from them back into the pot; lay them on a large dish, and sift powdered white sugar over them. Soft crullers cannot be made in warm weather.

[From: Godey's Lady's Book, 1860 ]