Veteran Baba-a-Louis baker lands at Heritage Deli

By Shawn Cunningham
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC

Nancy Lockerby has moved from the westside to the eastside of Chester, but she’s still making dough.

After 37 years with Baba-A-Louis Bakery, which recently closed, Lockerby found a new home at the Heritage Deli & Bakery, 642 Rt. 103 S., where she will be making breads, croissants and other pastries.

Heritage owner Michele Wilcox said she felt lucky to have Lockerby on board. “She’s such a nice person, she fit right in almost instantly.”

Says Lockerby smiling, “I was in the kitchen here a few years back and Michele had a pink mixer, and I love pink. It was such a nice, comfortable place, I thought if I wasn’t working for the Baba-A-Louis I’d like to work here.”

On a recent morning, Lockerby was making baguettes and bread bowls as she worked at adapting to a different oven and a smaller space.

Wilcox noted that she was rethinking the space to make room for a larger mixer and a sheeter, which rolls out dough. In the meantime, Lockerby is starting out with smaller batches than the 24 pounds of dough she’s used to.