Graham Haddock is quite tall with an easy grin. He has a friendly air about him and is the owner of the local favorite Cakes By Graham.



Graham Haddock is quite tall with an easy grin. He has a friendly air about him and is the owner of the local favorite Cakes By Graham.

Haddock and his team have produced lovely and intriguingly unique cakes for Richmonders over the last 20 years.

His devotion to excellence of service and product is probably what keeps him around as a local staple for those who are looking for an compelling way to tell a story through food.

“I like the standard at which we work to be as high as possible,” he said. “Where we can present a well-executed product we feel good about that exceeds the customer’s expectations.”

Haddock said most of his orders come from returning clients.

My own mom often ordered childhood birthday cakes for my siblings and I from Graham. They were usually seaside-themed for our joint love of the ocean.

He says the best endorsement is when people love his cakes enough to return for later occasions.

“I have a couple of people who I’ve done their wedding cakes, and then they had children and I’m doing their children’s birthday cakes now,” he said. “That’s the nicest compliment.”

Three production employees and an office manager comprise the Cakes By Graham team.

“I interview everybody myself,” he said. “I have very high expectations of my employees, as they will tell you,” he said with a laugh.