GingerSnap Patisserie

ATE x GingerSnap Pop-Up Café School Holiday Fun
Tuesday, 30 June – Saturday, 11 July (cafe open Tuesday - Saturday, 8 am - 3 pm).

Looking for an easy school holiday outing in Melbourne? We’ve got you covered.

Bring the kids into our West Melbourne pop-up and enjoy our $12 Kids Visit, which includes:

☕ Hot chocolate
🧀 Kids’ toastie with cheese* or cheese & tomato (add pesto if they’d like!)
🍰 A mini GingerSnap cake or pastry
🎨 Colouring pencils, activity sheets, and plenty of creative fun

At All Things Equal, every coffee, toastie and sweet treat helps create meaningful, award-wage employment opportunities for people with disability. It’s a chance for little ones to enjoy a fun café visit while learning that communities are stronger when everyone has the opportunity to work, belong and thrive.

Great food, big impact—and a school holiday outing you can all feel good about.

Planning a group visit?
For groups of six or more, please email us so we can help make your visit extra special (email [email protected])

*Vegan Cheese
**Please note, this pop-up cafe is not kosher certified.
***Accessible entry available via Dudley St. Enter glass doors & take lift to access GingerSnap.

Q: Hi Helen! Can you tell us a bit about your role at Gingersnap?

I’m a pastry chef so my job mostly involves making a lot of cakes as well as ensuring that the daily kitchen operations run smoothly. I have also recently started creating a lot of content for the Gingersnap social pages. I expressed an interest to Brett and Jess a little while ago after completing various marketing and photography courses so I’m very grateful to be given the opportunity to practice these new skills.

Q: How long have you been a pastry chef?

I’ve been a pastry chef for about ten years. I started making cakes in Sydney as a side hustle and eventually it became my full time job! I have now worked in Sydney, Berlin and Melbourne as a pastry chef. Most notably I worked at Lune Croissanterie in Melbourne for four years.

Q: Have you worked with people with disabilities previously?

I previously worked at All Things Equal as a hospitality trainer. My job there entailed training people with disabilities to work in a commercial kitchen environment. I met Jess through All Things Equal and about eighteen months ago she asked if I could help out at Gingersnap for the Australian Open…we ended up getting so busy that I never left!

Q: What’s the best part about working at Gingersnap?

It might be clichéd to say but it really is the people. We are a small, tight knit team, we work very hard but manage to keep laughing and everyone is very supportive of each other.

Thanks Helen! ❤️

Have you booked for high tea with us this Thursday 25th, Friday 26th or Saturday 27th June? Great! We can’t wait to host you! If you’d like to pick up some extra sweet treats on the day we recommend pre-ordering through our website. We will have a limited range available in store but it’s best to pre-order so that you don’t miss out on your favourite desserts!

If you answered no…what are you waiting for?! We are fully booked for the two Saturday afternoon sessions but still have a few spots available for Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning. Book via the link in our bio ❤️

Q: Hi Wayne! Can you tell us a bit about your role at Gingersnap?

I’m like the house handy man now. From cleaning, weighing ingredients, assisting making sponges, tart shells, mousses, creams, caramels, etc. and of course…taste testing! I had always had an interest in baking and I have learnt so much from Brett and Helen.

Q: When did you become a chef?

I became a chef about 20 years ago when I was 55 and started working at Epworth Hospital. After retirement, I wanted to support Jess and Brett in their new business venture.

Q: What’s it like working with both of your children?

Amazing! I’m as happy and proud as a Father could possibly be.

Thanks so much Wayne! We love working with you and appreciate all of your hard work ❤️