Daily Grind: Mahwish Aziz

Fabulous chef and the brains behind Sugaries Bakery, Mahwish Aziz, breaks down her busy schedule for us

5am:

Dead to the world.

7am:

The dreams continue and my first alarm goes off.

8am:

Wake up and call the bakery hoping all my staff is in and no one’s sick! Haha.

9am:

Have my cup of coffee and watch my Indian TV show without which I refuse to work haha.

10am:

This is probably the best time of the day for me. I enter work hoping it’s a smooth day and everything’s under control but... that’s just a thought really!



11am:

Rounds of the kitchen begin, where I check each and every item, yup I do that! Sometimes possibly have a cup of kadak chai with the staff and take daily updates. Bake the goodies required and then return to my own kitchen.

12pm:

This is my peace time. I prep for a private or group classes and it’s really just me and my studio and usually me humming random sounds in my head..yup it’s weird.

1pm:

I’m still in the kitchen (guys baking takes time hahah) and it’s possibly my only time where all my people know that they really shouldn’t disturb me, but I still have that one person who’s calling or coming to my studio and asking questions!

2pm:

I wind up and go home where my sister’s babies are over and I just have play time with them. Meanwhile, I get calls from customers and potential customers, and at times angry customers because come on, not everything is perfect!

3pm:

Usually just browsing social media. Pinterest and and Instagram are my faves! For some reason I have more beauty bloggers on my Instagram than chefs which is funny, but I just sit and admire these women who do this. Being in the kitchen I’m usually smelling like butter at this point.



4pm:

I go for a quick workout, usually to burn off the thousands of calories my body intakes every day, but it’s really just me time also so it’s nice.

5pm:

Shower and get back to the shop. If it’s a really slow day, I can afford to just relax, but that barely ever happens.

6pm:

I’m back at the bakery and I love dealing with my customers and getting first-hand feedback so this is the time where I deal with them and potentially have some walk-ins to discuss their wedding cakes or dessert tables.

7pm:

Potentially everyday and I mean every day I plan to go buy clothes or do some retail therapy, but I end up going home and getting in my pj’s, spend some time with the family who are usually complaining about how busy I am haha.

8pm:

Dinner and then usually just meet up with a friend for tea or coffee or something. Could be a movie or just something to relax and unwind. I love hanging with my sister so it’s usually with her and the kids on some days and others at home.

10pm:

This is the time..(wait for it!) On a good day I dance to Indian music for a while hahaha.

11pm:

I literally just chill like a boss until I fall asleep.