Puppeteer Robert Smythe started selling baked goods out of his driveway. His bakery has expanded to a brick-and-mortar with lines around the block.
“A lot of people said it was from my garage, but it’s a detached building that is on my property,” says Smythe. When I – a person who lived in Swarthmore from ages 3 to 17 – expressed shock that a town so kooky and uptight would allow such a thing, Smythe said that the borough is surprisingly permissive of home businesses. He studied local laws extensively, then endured months of tedious back-and-forths with local regulators, because even they assumed it wouldn’t be allowed.
When Scott and Theresa Richardson decided to close Occasionally Yours, a café in downtown Swarthmore, after 35 years in business, and began looking to fill the space with a new retailer, Smythe jumped at the opportunity. His 14-page proposal emphasized the vital role of a bakery in the community: “It’s a place where people celebrate, and can appreciate that they’re consuming things that mean they are not in a place of strife.
With Smythe’s German background and influence, it should come as no surprise that the golden brown Bavarian pretzel is one of Pastry Pants’ highlights. Mr. Pants will not be boxed in, however: He’s making continent-spanning classics from Portuguese pasteis de nata to puffy Czech kolaches, as well as American mainstays like chocolate chip scones and big slices of moist, lemony carrot cake.
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