Biscuits and Cakes at The Roadside Cafe: Student Popup – 22 September 2026
The Roadside Cafe Biscuits and Cakes - 22 September 2026
The Roadside Cafe · Student Popup
Popup days at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine in Hilton come with something freshly made.
On Tuesday 22 September 2026, Biscuits and Cakes return to The Roadside Cafe: Student Popup - bringing another opportunity to taste the results of practical learning in the student kitchen.
Another popup of Biscuits and Cakes
Repeating a theme does not mean repeating an identical table. In practical training, students build confidence through repetition: weighing accurately, following method, checking consistency, managing oven time and improving the finish from one bake to the next.
Tuesday 22 September 2026 · From 3pm
A changing student-made selection
Depending on the week’s practical work, the selection could draw from familiar South African baking and core pastry-school exercises such as:
Limited quantities
The examples above describe the kind of work students may be completing; they are not a fixed or guaranteed menu. What reaches the popup table will depend on what students are learning, what they make that week and what is ready to share.
They learn it.
They make it.
You get to taste it.
Practice builds professional consistency
A successful batch is about more than a recipe. Students need to recognise texture, judge when a mixture has been worked enough, portion with consistency and understand how the oven changes a product. For cakes, cooling and finishing are just as important as the bake itself.
Working through these stages helps students build habits that matter in a professional kitchen: organisation, timing, attention to detail and the ability to produce a consistent result more than once.
The popup adds one more part to that lesson. Food made during training is prepared for real people to enjoy, giving the work a purpose beyond the classroom while keeping the focus firmly on learning.
Read more about the school’s culinary course options and the practical training included in both study routes.
Why this popup may be different
The Roadside Cafe follows the students’ programme rather than a standing retail menu. Even within a biscuits-and-cakes theme, the techniques being covered can change—from mixing and shaping to sandwiching, piping, icing and presentation.
That is why the second popup may not look exactly like the first. The changing selection is part of the experience: a small, honest taste of what is being taught and practised at that point in the term.
Plan your Tuesday visit
EventThe Roadside Cafe · Student Popup
DateTuesday 22 September 2026
TimeFrom 3:00pm
ThemeBiscuits and Cakes
WhereJackie Cameron School of Food & Wine, 241 Old Howick Road, Hilton
AvailabilityLimited quantities · Available while stocks last
See more of the people and stories behind the training on the school’s Current & Past Students page.
They learn it. They make it. You get to taste it.
See upcoming events at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine →The Roadside Cafe FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Roadside Cafe at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine?
The Roadside Cafe is a Student Popup at the school in Hilton. It gives students a chance to share food connected to their current practical training with the local community.
When is this Biscuits and Cakes Student Popup?
This date-specific popup takes place on Tuesday 22 September 2026 from 3:00pm at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine, 241 Old Howick Road, Hilton.
Will the selection be the same as 18 September?
Not necessarily. The theme remains Biscuits and Cakes, but the final selection can change according to what students are learning, practising and completing in the kitchen that week.
Are quantities limited?
Yes. This is a genuine Student Popup, not a full-scale bakery. A set quantity is prepared and, once it has sold out, there is no additional stock.