I accidentally posted this to the Westmont Marianos, but it happened at Naperville...My grandma was put in hospice and her time was running out. It was the week before my wedding, and we decided that we were going to throw a ceremony at the hospital for just her and our immediate family (she kept telling the nurses she was waiting for September 17 because she had a wedding to go, so everyone in the family was hoping this would help her leave in peace.) My grandma wanted cake (she was on a restriced ice chips only diet, and the doctor cleared her for a few bites of cake given the situation). Doctor told us to get a whipped cream iced cake since buttercream would've been to hard to swallow. I went to the bakery (mind you-this was literally the DAY of our "wedding") they didn't have any cakes with whipped cream frosting and the girl behind the counter told me they were special order only and needed to be a day in advanced. When she asked what the occasion was, I explained. She immediately turned around to the other girl working and told her she needed to whip up a cake. She took my order-colors, writing, flavor-and didn't act like it was a hassle at all. I don't think those two ladies will ever understand how much their actions meant to me and my family. 15 minutes later we were out the door with the cake and on our way to get "married." My grandma said several times how good the cake was (and it really was amazing). She passed a couple of days later-Thank you, Marianos, and your sweet staff, for making every last moment with my Grandma truly special. I wish I could remember those two ladies' names, they deserve a huge shout-out. We've been shopping at this Marianos ever since, and never have been let down. THANK YOU MARIANO'S! read more