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! ❤️