About Us

Delightful Foods Bakery was founded in Oakland, California in 1978 with one simple mission: to bake pies and cookies that taste like home. Our founder, Bilal, grew up watching his mother — an Arkansas-born professional chef — work her magic in the kitchen. He loved the nostalgic feeling of smelling the fresh desserts she baked and cooled on the window sill six out of seven days a week, filling the house with warmth and sweetness. Inspired by her example, he began experimenting on his own, starting out with his big sister’s Easy-Bake Oven at just 10 years old.

From the very beginning, Bilal’s passion was twofold: crafting wholesome golden crust pies and creating irresistible cookies that people couldn’t forget. What started as small batches at home quickly became a lifelong dream — to share those flavors with the community and build a bakery that could provide opportunity for young people to grow.

That vision became reality in 1978, and more than four decades later, Delightful Foods remains a proud part of Bay Area life. Today, our family continues to honor Bilal’s dream with 19 flavors of golden crust pies and a beloved line of specialty cookies — all made with 10 ingredients or less, true to our tradition of simplicity. And while we’ve stayed rooted in the classics, we also offer sugar-free and gluten-free options so everyone can share in the joy. At our heart, the focus has never changed: bringing nostalgia, warmth, and togetherness to every bite.