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The family managed JH&M Choak pasty shop, located on Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, has been going for over three- decades. The home made pasties served to the general public have been popular, built and crimped by hand, for over fifty years. The ‘homemade’ attribute is probably why the businesses, and its success, seem to have sustained throughout the years. Its these elements that separate it from commercial bakers such as Greggs, and even Stones and Rowe’s (its competition) who are very much a prominence in the bakery field. In 1948, three years after the conclusion of the Second World War, Joseph Henry and Magdalene Choak founded what has become to be the highly established JH&M Choak. The business and the tradition they created is now considered to be a cherished piece of Falmouth’s history. Their pasties soon gained them recognition, supplying the Woolworth’s snack bar during the 1950’s. Their Son, and heir to the throne, Charlie, baked his first pasty at a tender six years old. In 1960 the establishment and the family re-located to their current location on Killigrew Street and became the first bakery in Falmouth to use an open window to the passing public. Charlie Choak began needing pasties at fourteen years old. Charlie is just as passionate about the crafting of his home-made, mouth-watering pasties today, and the fact that this family orientated establishment has endured success for three-decades proves that the Choak tradition is just as firm and strong today.