
Café & Bakery

About the Program
Opened in 2015, our café and bakery serves as our training facility that teaches our students culinary arts and customer service. Students are rotated through the sections of front of house, cashier, coffee barista, prepping station, cooking station, and baking station.
Here they learn the food industry and learn how to serve our customers. It provides an excellent environment to learn the basics in this career path and to discover which parts of the restaurant are your strengths. Many of our students reluctantly serve in the front of the house, only to discover a new confidence on how to interact with people on a daily basis.
Please check out our menu and hours. Some of our items are also for sale on our website. Thank you for helping us bake towards a better future!
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Learn cooking, prep work, and valuable customer service skills.
What Our Students Say About MBW Café
Mentors & Staff
Julius Jackson
Manager, Cafe & Bakery
Julius is a professional chef, professional boxer, author and 2008 Olympian representing the U.S Virgin Islands. Wanting to have more practical experience after high school, he enrolled at The Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida. Julius is currently the Head Chef and Manager at My Brother's Workshop Bakery & Cafe, a non-profit training program for at-risk youth. Julius volunteers with non-profit, YoungLife and attends many speaking engagements to encourage the young men and women of the VI community.
Zahida Rabei
Cafe Trainer
Zahida's baking career began at a young age making traditional Palestinian dishes within her family home. Wanting to make a professional career out of baking, she enrolled in culinary arts program at Raphael Weatley center in St Thomas. After graduating, she sought the opportunity to further develop her own creativity by joining MBW bakery. Her baking repertoire has flourished during her time at MBW bakery. MBW has allowed her to hone in her baking skills and channel her expertise while working with students as a trainer.
Mark Freeman
Cafe Trainer
Mark Freeman, one of the bakers at MBW Cafe & Bakery, was born and raised on St. Thomas, VI. He joined the MBW family in April 2017 and has been satisfying the palettes of our customers ever since. Stemming from a long line of bakers in his family, Mark's passion for baking and cooking began at a young age. Prior to joining MBW, Mark was known for selling and delivering his baked goods to businesses across the island. On any given day, his dedicated customers come to MBW seeking the edible delights prepared by "the Rastaman".
Vickie Caban
Assistant Manager
Victoria “Vickie” Caban, the Assistant Manager at MBW Cafe & Bakery, was born on the island of Dominica, WI. Vickie has always had a passion for cooking and baking. Her professional career began at the Marriott Frenchman’s Reef. During her 20 Years with the Marriott, she worked first as a dishwasher. Vickie later became a cook on the line.Vickie later took management training, hospitality training, culinary and fine dining training and eventually rose to the level of Culinary Supervisor. Vickie received awards in Foundations of Leadership, Management, Hospitality, and Numerous Employee of the Month, Quarter and Year.
Location Info
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No. 2 Wimmelshaft Gade
Corner of Nye Gade & Back Street - (340) 715-2767
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Monday - Friday: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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