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Steve Lewis perfects recipe for success with Gideon’s Bakehouse

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It’s pretty much a guarantee. On any given day, when Gideon’s Bakehouse opens its doors, people from all over the world are willing to wait in line for a pistachio toffee chocolate chip cookie or a triple chocolate chip cookie. All cookies at this Orlando-based bakery are made by hand – no machines! – and take 24 hours to produce.

Steve Lewis, Gideon’s owner and “sublime prince of the esoteric order of cookie,” says he sometimes will find an inconspicuous observation point in the shop or on the balcony of an adjacent restaurant. The self-described introvert likes to see guests’ reactions when they experience Gideon’s cookies and cakes.

“I work hard to avoid pride and ego in my life, but I’ll admit that it’s satisfying to see how things have turned out,” says Lewis, a trained musician with no formal baking instruction.

Humble beginnings

According to Lewis, he started baking as a teen, growing up in New York, because he found it to be a stress reliever. His early…



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