Pâtisserie is both craft and art, and at Pâtisserie Vydal we strive to perfect both. Our desserts are made completely from scratch, starting by individually selecting the highest quality ingredients available. Since we don’t start work with pre-processed products, we have full control of what goes into everything, and can use rBGH-free dairy, with qualities particularly chosen for whether it will end up in a crème, a cake, or a viennoiserie; organic, locally grown, and seasonal produce; and 100% non-GMO ingredients. Our more exotic ingredients are chosen with just as much care, and where necessary, directly imported. The results are exceptionally delicious baked goods unavailable anywhere else.
— Pâtisserie Vydal website
| Days | Hours |
|---|---|
| Mon-Fri | 6am-6pm |
| Sat-Sun | 8am-4pm |
Pâtisserie Vydal is a startlingly good bakery, even without adding 'for a town like this'. The attention to detail frankly qualifies as obsessive; for example, the butter for the croissants and other viennoiseries is brought in from France, because American butter just isn't right. There's always a good selection of cakes, pastries, entremets, cookies, sweet and savoury tartes, etc., with a balance between the quintessentially French and more innovative confections, often with American or Japanese influences. There's also always a variety of shop-made chocolates and tea, and an afternoon tea special is available. One afternoon a week, there's a tasting menu of experimental confections; this is limited, so reservations are recommended.
Staff
There are always two counter staff on at any time the shop is open. They're allowed to wear their own clothing, as long as it's in good condition, presentable, and black and white; there's a black apron with the store logo in white they wear over that.
If your character would be inclined to apply to work here either at the counter or in the kitchen, please feel free to page!
| Name | Position | Information | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vyvyan Vydal |
Owner, Maître Pâtissier |
After earning his BA at FERRANDI Paris, Mr. Vydal joined the Compagnons du Devoir and apprenticed around France for another five years. As a qualified Maître Pâtissier, he moved on to work in Switzerland and Japan, and has won accolades for his marriage of tradition and innovation. | PC |
 Rebecca Carr |
Personal Assistant | Miss Carr has considerable experience as an assistant to high-level individuals, and joined Mr. Vydal in 2018. Most day-to-day affairs pass through her capable hands, allowing the chef to focus on his craft. Helped choose Gray Harbor; followed from LA once things were settled. Responsible for most things Vyv finds tedious, like paperwork and people. |
PC |
 Geoffrey Tanaka |
Sous Chef | Mr. Tanaka left banking to study pastry at New York's Institute of Culinary Education, and brings his talents to us from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. About forty. Thrilled with the career switch and very focused. Kinder critic than Vyv. Married, daughter at the high school. |
NPC |
 Liane Grey |
Tea Evangelist, Counter Staff |
Ms. Grey has studied teas and tisanes around the world, with particular expertise in food pairings and in health. Ask for a recommendation! Thirtyish, townie, stammers when flustered, never touches people skin to skin, a touch shy but polite and personable. Confident when the subject's tea. |
NPC |
 Martin Bruce |
Counter Staff | WSU student, focusing on theatre. Moved here in middle school, involved with the community theatre groups. Cheerful, charismatic, competent; weirdly good at tempting people to add in that bonbon they were considering. Good at faces but crap at names, so everyone he hasn't known for years gets nicknamed. And plenty of the ones he has, too. |
NPC |
 Carmen Nieves |
Counter Staff | BCC student, planning to transfer to a 4-year and major in business, in a year or two. It's more cost-effective. Townie. Efficient, personable, memorizes every detail about every item they sell, good in a crisis, never gets the change wrong. Sometimes sings along to the music without realising, but is at least tuneful. Quietly wants to throttle Trey. |
NPC |
 Daniel Logan |
Counter Staff | Just out of high school, townie. Very sweet, very friendly, not very bright. Means well, tries, but whoever's on shift with him is carrying things. Fails at change at least once a day. But he looks like a young Brad Pitt, so hey, there's that! |
NPC |
 Trey Galletti |
Counter Staff | Late 20s. Recent returnee; reasonably competent. Also a lifeguard and sometime model, but would rather be seen as an intellectual. Lives for people ordering madeleines so he can mention Proust. |
NPC |
 Corey Jones |
Commis Chef | Mr. Jones is in his second year at WSU Hoquiam, studying Culinary Science. His particular interests include farm-to-table, research and development, and of course pâtisserie. |
PC |
 David Harrington |
Kitchen Assistant | Maybe 20. Townie, graduated from the high school a year or two ago. Actually not bad at most of the gruntwork and decent at helping make chocolates, but his inability to reliably make a caramel without burning it is the bane of Vyv's existence. |
NPC |