Nutmeg bakery

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE CLOSING EARLY ON SATURDAY MAY 6, AT 1PM. WE WILL THEN BE CLOSED FROM SUNDAY MAY 7 - SATURDAY MAY 13. WE WILL BE OPEN FOR PICKUP ON SUNDAY MAY 14, ONLY IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PLACED A PRE-ORDER ONLINE (MOTHERS’ DAY PRE-ORDERS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY MAY 1, AFTER 7AM). Thank you for your understanding :) ORDERING & HOURS Orders can be placed online Both menus become available after 7AM, Wednesday to Sunday. After you have placed your order, please review your confirmation email to ensure your pickup date & time are correct. We are open to walk-in customers as well! However, we recommend placing an order in advance of pickup, especially if you are looking to get a specific product. HOURS Monday & Tuesday: closed Wednesday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 9am - 5pm Sunday: 9am - 1pm LET'S BE FRIENDS

One of San Diego’s most popular hidden-gem restaurants, Nutmeg Bakery & Café, won’t be a secret much longer. On Friday, the family-owned artisan café with two locations will be featured on Food Network’s popular “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” series. Other local restaurants that have been spotlighted on Guy Fieri’s hugely popular show in years past have said they experienced an immediate jump in business, as well as continued long-term growth thanks to fans of the show who visit from around the country. The exposure couldn’t come at a better time for Nutmeg’s owners, Drew and Michka Hoffos, and Michka’s mother, Shirin Soroushian. The trio opened their first Nutmeg café in 2012 in Sabre Springs and then expanded to Scripps Ranch in 2019. In early 2020, they were looking to open a few more locations around the county when the pandemic hit and their business tumbled 85 percent overnight. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune) To survive, Drew Hoffos said they converted the cafés into markets, where they sold off their flour, yeast and other baking supplies and marketed sandwich meat by the pound. “Pivoting was key to us being able to survive,” Hoffos said. “We got some loans, which are now forgiven, but it was extremely difficult dealing with the uncertainty. For our staff, who work so hard, to go from getting their butts kicked every day because we were so busy to not having work was really tough. Some of them didn’t have a backup plan.” These days, both Nutmeg locat...

One of San Diego’s most popular hidden-gem restaurants, Nutmeg Bakery & Café, won’t be a secret much longer. On Friday, the family-owned artisan café with two locations will be featured on Food Network’s popular “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” series. Other local restaurants that have been spotlighted on Guy Fieri’s hugely popular show in years past have said they experienced an immediate jump in business, as well as continued long-term growth thanks to fans of the show who visit from around the country. The exposure couldn’t come at a better time for Nutmeg’s owners, Drew and Michka Hoffos, and Michka’s mother, Shirin Soroushian. The trio opened their first Nutmeg café in 2012 in Sabre Springs and then expanded to Scripps Ranch in 2019. In early 2020, they were looking to open a few more locations around the county when the pandemic hit and their business tumbled 85 percent overnight. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune) To survive, Drew Hoffos said they converted the cafés into markets, where they sold off their flour, yeast and other baking supplies and marketed sandwich meat by the pound. “Pivoting was key to us being able to survive,” Hoffos said. “We got some loans, which are now forgiven, but it was extremely difficult dealing with the uncertainty. For our staff, who work so hard, to go from getting their butts kicked every day because we were so busy to not having work was really tough. Some of them didn’t have a backup plan.” These days, both Nutmeg locat...

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE CLOSING EARLY ON SATURDAY MAY 6, AT 1PM. WE WILL THEN BE CLOSED FROM SUNDAY MAY 7 - SATURDAY MAY 13. WE WILL BE OPEN FOR PICKUP ON SUNDAY MAY 14, ONLY IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PLACED A PRE-ORDER ONLINE (MOTHERS’ DAY PRE-ORDERS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY MAY 1, AFTER 7AM). Thank you for your understanding :) ORDERING & HOURS Orders can be placed online Both menus become available after 7AM, Wednesday to Sunday. After you have placed your order, please review your confirmation email to ensure your pickup date & time are correct. We are open to walk-in customers as well! However, we recommend placing an order in advance of pickup, especially if you are looking to get a specific product. HOURS Monday & Tuesday: closed Wednesday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 9am - 5pm Sunday: 9am - 1pm LET'S BE FRIENDS