Is there a real bakery near you?

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (avalon83)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:25:32 GMT

No - in fact, I would be eternally grateful if someone knows a good bakery in northwest NJ and would alert me!

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (GNeedles59)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:36:12 GMT

My brother's best friend's family owned a bakery around us up until 5 years ago. Everything that they made was top shelf quality, but eventually he had to sell it because it was getting too hard to compete with the big supermarkets. I really loved their black and white cookies...

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Jimeats)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:09:02 GMT

Here in the metro Boston area we are fortunate with many long time from scratch bakerys. I am also seeing a new trend in specialty type bakers also. Cup cakes only, pies only, bread only and so on.
The cost of the product has sky rocketed recently though. I'm not sure how much longer the average consumer is willing to pay $25 bucks for a pie or $4 bucks each for a cup cake. The loaf of bread that last year was selling for $1.50 is now over $3 bucks. Time to feed Mildred, my starter.
Chow Jim

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Ort. Carlton.)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:00:44 GMT

Dearfolk,
I've only got a minute.
When I first glanced at this topic, I glossed over the obvious... that while there isn't an old-school bakery here, there are two boutique bakers (including one, Luna Bakery, that takes the leftover grains from the local Terrapin Brewery and makes an out-of-this-world spalt bread!) and a Mexican one. I haven't been to the Mexican place, nor have I to Big City Bread (I can't eat sugared bakery products, so I have to be v-e-r-y careful in what I choose, if anything).
Right now my participation here is hampered by short library hours, but I am cleaning up my house slowly but surely in lieu of chattering away on my usual myriad of useless and pointless subjects (tee hee!). Let me try to mosey by the Mexican place... it's on Prince Avenue in Normal Town... and let y'all know what's there -- if I can refind this thread!
Relurkingly, Ort. Carlton in Lovely Athens, Georgia.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (uncledaveyo)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:59:13 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Baah Ben

Anyone think the hours are an issue for young people continung in their parents' bakeries? Early morning work....

No.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Baah Ben)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:54:43 GMT

Anyone think the hours are an issue for young people continung in their parents' bakeries? Early morning work....

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (caratzas)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:07:14 GMT

Does Carvel count? I think they got rid of that horrible "Ice Cream Bakery" tag line they were using for several years, thank G-d.

Seriously, there are several here in the greater Bridgeport area, including Jewish, Italian and Portuguese.

My current no. 1 is Billy's Bakery on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, Ct. Billy's started out as a small artisinal boulangerie with a limited selection of pastries to boot. They've since expanded and offer a more complete selection of baked goods, including what on a good day are the closest thing to real bagels in this neck of the woods. It's nice to be able to get real bread for a change -- the difference in general bread quality between CT and NY (Westchester County) is scandalous.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (uncledaveyo)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:32:11 GMT

Yes - two great bakeries here in Healdsburg: Cousteaux since 1923 fantastic bread and delicious desserts, and Downtown Bakery; great breads but even better scones, sticky buns, tarts, cakes and pies - as well as the bonus of house made ice cream! I can walk to both from my house - a curse and a blessing.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (tophersl912)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:37:48 GMT

A great bakery in the Akron area is Linda's Kitchen. They make all kinds of baked goods. Their website is [url]www.lindaskitcheninc.com[/url]

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Sandy Thruthegarden)

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:19:36 GMT

There's a small bakery chain (3 stores) in Northern Kentucky called Emerson's that produces wonderful cakes, coffe cakes, pies and cookies. The crumbcake is scrumptious. The cookies are rich with butter. Mmmmmm.

Speaking of chains, however, I think that Panera turns out great sticky buns.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (HotDogHead)

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:50:12 GMT

http://childspastryshop.com/ in Denver makes excellent cakes and pies.

The http://www.thebageldeli.com/ has a great bakery, not to mention excellent homemade meals. I highly recommend this place if ever in this area.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Scorereader)

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:41:46 GMT

Ah yes. I know the place (Angelica's) that you're talking about. I haven't been there. I may give it a try if I'm in the AU neighborhood and need a slice. I can't recall the name of the pizza place I was thinking about, next to Safeway attached to a chinese restaurant.

I didn't know C-W had bagels! next trip, for sure. thanks for the nugget!

Pearson's (on Wisconsin Ave in Glover Park) has some great wine deals too. You can sign up for their email listings and email pricing.
Steve does a great job buying great wines for a steal and passing the savings along.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (dctourist)

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:43:03 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Scorereader

The only Thai I eat in NW is Fourty-Nine Twelve on Wisconsin Ave (4912)
IMO, that's the best Thai in NW. Much better than Jandara.

Angelica's is definately Georgetown, if I have the right place...next the Chinese restaurant?

I like Kavanaughs Pizza Pub on Wisconsin (Faccia Luna), and a little place called Cappuccino's also on Wisconsin Ave in G'Town.

Tenleytown has a couple other interesting places too, like the Dancing Crab (although Bethesda crab shack is better) and Guapo's. Which isn't great food at all, but their Margarita's and happy hour is a deal and a half.

If you've never been to the Calvert Woodley for wine, cheese and meats, you should really give it a try. Between C-W and Pearson's, you can find a host of wine steals.

Love C-W liquors - esp. for their bagels and cheese "treasures." They have great sales, too. Angelica's is right by Whole Foods and Starbucks in Tenleytown. Who woulda guessed about 4912! Will have to check it out. Thanks, neighbor!

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Scorereader)

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:41:24 GMT

OK, the jewish Bakery in the DC area is out in Germantown called Katz Grocery.
It's just the bakery in the jewish grocer.

The good thing about Katz is that none of the baked goods have either meat or dairy, so you it can be used for any kosher meal. (On the other handm there's no dairy...which means no butter)
But this is a good kosher bakery with some pretty good stuff.

My co-worker warned, "the workers are a bit snide."
I guess customer service is not their strong suit.

I'm still working on that Italian bakery where we had the italian cookies from.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Scorereader)

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:42:59 GMT

I think Van Ness is dead, because of the types of business that were there...furniture shops, offices, electronic stores, and the school crowd never brought much business in, probably because it's such a commuter school.
Demographically, it's the same. If you look at the houses off of Connecticut Ave from Cleveland...heck from Woodley to Chevy Chase, it's all the same. There is absolutely no change in demographics. It's just the type of businesses that grew in Cleveland Park (restaurants) vs. those in Van Ness (furniture, electronics, etc.)

I love Yosaku's sushi. It is good!
The only Thai I eat in NW is Fourty-Nine Twelve on Wisconsin Ave (4912)
IMO, that's the best Thai in NW. Much better than Jandara.

Angelica's is definately Georgetown, if I have the right place...next the Chinese restaurant?

I like Kavanaughs Pizza Pub on Wisconsin (Faccia Luna), and a little place called Cappuccino's also on Wisconsin Ave in G'Town.

Tenleytown has a couple other interesting places too, like the Dancing Crab (although Bethesda crab shack is better) and Guapo's. Which isn't great food at all, but their Margarita's and happy hour is a deal and a half.

If you've never been to the Calvert Woodley for wine, cheese and meats, you should really give it a try. Between C-W and Pearson's, you can find a host of wine steals.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (dctourist)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:24:49 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Scorereader

DCtourist: I've got some co-workers who know of 1- a good jewish bakery, and 2- a good italian bakery.
I think both of them are out today, so once I catch up with them I ask.

They've brought stuff into work several times for special occasions from these bakeries, and it's good stuff.

and I agree that Tenleytown is jinxed, but it'll turn around with all those new condos. It's one of the last metro stops in NW to not have the restaurant, coffee shop, deli, etc. boom that other places have had. But then, UDC/Van Ness isn't all that great either. If it wasn't for the Calvert Woodley store, I don't think I would've ever been to that stretch on Connecticut Ave.

I notice a couple of new restaurants in Tenleytown the last time I was there...maybe a month ago.

Bring 'em on! Musings re. Tenleytown - Angelica's pizza in Tenleytown is not bad (small chain). It's a little south of there, almost north Georgetown, but Cafe Ole is great. Oh, and Yosaku's sushi is fabulous. Never liked TwoJay's/Krupin's/whatever it's called now. Stay away from Neisha Thai.

I never understood why Van Ness is so dead, in contrast to Cleveland Park. Is it really that demographically different?

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (lunasatic)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:23:50 GMT

I just listed Atwood's Bakery in Alexandria, LA in the Roadfood Logbook-my review is "pending approval". They've recently started serving a soup/salad/sandwich lunch menu (both excellent and resonable), on top of being the only full-service bakery in the Cenla area that still makes thumbprint cookies with pecan flour and has a full-service coffee bar. They also make & sell their own gelato in 8 or ten different flavors. It's one of our favorite hang-out-and-munch places. If anybody's interested in more details just call 'em @ 318-445-5134!

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Scorereader)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:09:01 GMT

DCtourist: I've got some co-workers who know of 1- a good jewish bakery, and 2- a good italian bakery.
I think both of them are out today, so once I catch up with them I ask.

They've brought stuff into work several times for special occasions from these bakeries, and it's good stuff.

and I agree that Tenleytown is jinxed, but it'll turn around with all those new condos. It's one of the last metro stops in NW to not have the restaurant, coffee shop, deli, etc. boom that other places have had. But then, UDC/Van Ness isn't all that great either. If it wasn't for the Calvert Woodley store, I don't think I would've ever been to that stretch on Connecticut Ave.

I notice a couple of new restaurants in Tenleytown the last time I was there...maybe a month ago.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (dctourist)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:29:54 GMT

Marberthenad, the best I've seen in DC are Marvelous Market and Firehook, mostly in the yuppier neighborhoods of NW. They are on the expensive side, but really much better than the Corner Bakery. Bread and Chocolate is also not bad (Chevy Chase, DC, and Capital Hill), but the service is uneven. There was a truly sincere, old-fashioned bakery called Heller's north of Tenleytown, but they folded within the last couple of years (neighborhood is jinxed, I think). Too bad...

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (tmiles)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:10:48 GMT

I found a web site for a bakery that I mentioned earlier in this thread. www.wrightsdairyfarm.com They do a great job.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (marberthenad)

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:06:53 GMT

I grew up in a European family bakery that my brother has since taken over. Alas, in DC, there are none that I have been able to find, except for the Heidelburg pastry shop, which is good on the pastry side, and is ok on the bread/bakery side. There are a couple of decent small chains - Corner Bakery being one of them -- but I find the prices really high. The Heidelburg Pastry shop in V I would really like to know if anyone has found others in the DC metropolitan area.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Kaileen)

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:18:43 GMT

The one thing I truly miss about my hometown: Burke's Bakery in Danville, KY. I grew up on their gingerbread men: the best in the business. They also make fresh a wide assortment of cookies and pastries, as well as fresh baked doughnuts every morning.

I lived almost right above the place for a while, and was working the 11-7 shift at a local nursing home. The smell as I was coming home - oh, the SMELL! - was just enticing, overpowering, and irresistable. Even the half price day old doughnuts were scrumptious. I always had to make a pit stop there before I went to my place upstairs.

They also bake all kinds of breads and pies. And I can't forget the butterflake rolls. They practically melt in your mouth.

There is no bakery here that is half as good as Burke's.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Scorereader)

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:28:44 GMT

I grew up in Syracuse, and everyone knew these facts:
Donuts and Pies at Harrison Bakery
Wedding Cake at William's Bakery Dept.(store is now gone, bought by Peter's Grocery)
Italian Bread at Columbus Bakery
Cakes, Donut's at Partician's Snowflake Bakery
Italian Cookies!!! Canolli's, at Bella's Bakery (Moved to Baldwinsville, NY)

and some other good local places,
but I have to say, I can get it all at Wegman's, especially fruit tarts, specialty cakes, and other gourmet baking. They hire a pastry chef at every new store, and the artistry is quite impressive.

Thankfully, Wegman's is now in the DC area!

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (CaryMG)

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:16:25 GMT

Just 20 Blocks Away -- "Gruenebaum's Bakery" In New York City.
http://gruenebaums.com/

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Extreme Glow)

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:35:18 GMT

Fortunately, there are some good independent bakeries left in St. Louis.

On The Hill, there are the Italian bakeries Missouri Baking and Vitale's. Around South City there's La Dolce Via, Carondelet (since 1875), Dad's Cookie, Black Bear (wonderful pumpernickel and rye). In South County there's Federhofer's, Lubeley's, and MacArthur's. Wei Hong and El Chico for the ethnic touch. Pastries of Denmark for the West County set. There are several more I'm sure, plus several independent doughnut places.

http://www.carondeletbakery.com/
http://www.ladolceviabakery.com/
http://www.dadscookies.com/

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Milt)

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:01:22 GMT

Smyrna, Georgia (suburban Atlanta) has McEntyre's Bakery, which has been in Smyrna for around fifty years. The father and sons are third and fourth generation bakers and they seem to be doing very well. My retail store was next door to them for twelve years and I was constantly amazed by how many customers they have. The fact that I have never been disappointed in anything I have bought from the over the past twenty years may explain their success.

Last month a 23 year old woman opened a bakery (Krystalins Bakery) very near my home in NE Cobb County, across the street from Lassiter High School - her alma mater. What I have tasted so far is quite good. It will be interesting to see how well she does. She is offering a wide range of danishes, muffins, bars, cookies, breads, pies, quiches, tarts and cakes - but she doesn't open until 8am. The late opening misses many people on their way to work, in my opinion. McEntyre's, mentioned above, opens at 6:30am so that they can catch those people on their way to work.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Michael Hoffman)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:32:46 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by hatteras04

Most of the bakeries here in Columbus, OH are now along the lines of Panera Bread or some other national chain. However, there are still a few great local ones around. The Goodie Shop in Upper Arlington is known for having the hard to find salt risign bread as well as some really good cinnamon sticks. Auddino's Italian bakery over next to the fairgrounds has really good sub buns and pizza dough. And Mozart's bakery and cafe (3 locations) has some of the best pasteries I've ever tried.

Hey Mark in Ohio, my father will be thrilled to see you mentioned the New Systems Bakery in Chilicothe. He grew up in that town and that bakery is one of the few places that has remained open from his youth. He tries to go every time he is in town.

Don't forget The French Loaf on West Fifth and La Chatelaine on Lane Avenue.

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Rapunzll)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:30:38 GMT

We have Potter's here in Traverse City. They make fantastic cakes and donuts and their butter cookies are to die for.

It's funny though, but one of the grocery stores locally has a great bakery dept and we used to always get out birthday cakes there!

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (sauceman)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:03:21 GMT

In the Northeast Tennessee town of Greeneville, where I grew up, there's the Peggy Ann Bakery, in business since the 1950s. They're known for their cream horns, bachelor buttons, Danish pastries, doughnuts, and salt-risen bread.

Fred Sauceman
Johnson City, Tennessee

RE: Is there a real bakery near you? (Sundancer7)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:57:26 GMT

To my knowledge, Knoxville, TN has no independent bakeries. We got Walmart who does some baking and Sams who does some baking and the local chain grocery stores but not artisan bakeries that I am aware of.

I sincerely wish we did. We have a small bakery on Kingston Pike that also does some Cuban food but it is somewhat off and on. I understand the owner may have been ill recently.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN