Since we last spoke we have been VERY busy, and we have lots of exciting news to share! We hope everyone is off to a great holiday season, so now let’s dig in to what’s been going on at Bakeshop…

This weekend is Labor Day weekend, and even though most kids are already back to school as of today, it’s still the unofficial end of summer in my books. I know many of us have plans to celebrate, and whether you have a bbq, potluck, block party, or last trip of the season on your calendar, we have plenty of freshly baked treats to add a little extra something special to your festivities.

This week is also a Secret Item week. After a trip to the Farmers Market for some local and seasonal inspiration, I returned with a cornucopia of Farmers Market fruits: blueberries, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, plums and cherries. I tossed them in brown butter and honey, folded them into a spelt flour crust, and brushed them with a house-made vanilla red currant glaze. The result is a Duo of Farmer’s Market Fruit Tarts – a celebration of the season's bounty!

Did you know that a selection of our freshly baked goodies are available for overnight shipping to your friends and loved ones nationwide via Goldbelly? And today is the last chance to get 20% off your order! Simply order with promo code GETFORKY to take advantage of this offer and send our Burnt Basque Cheesecake, Almond Croissants, Figgy Buckwheat Scones, Maple Scones, Summer Fruit Hand Pies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Sweet and Salty Cookies, and Granola to friends and family across the country.

The persistence of my garden inspires the secret item this week. My two garden boxes are overflowing with mint and lemon verbena. I’ve been entranced by lemon verbena since tending my garden in Los Angeles, where the plant grew with abundance. The chartreuse leaves — long, thin, and slightly sticky with an intoxicating perfume — make the perfect match for infusions – ice cream, panna cotta, creme chantilly, jams and more.

Hope you’ve been staying cool! Just a friendly reminder that there are no preorders again this week. However, we are OPEN this Saturday and Sunday from 8am-1pm and our pastry case will be stocked with Wonder Buns (both plain and pecan!), Kouign Amann, Savory Tomato Croissants, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Summer Fruit Hand Pies, muffins, scones, quiche, and more.

Just a quick note to update our status:

We are OPEN this Saturday and Sunday from 8am-1pm, and next weekend, but there will be no online preorders these next two weeks!!

Hope you all had a relaxing long weekend spent unwinding with loved ones and enjoying the lovely weather. We had a great time making four different summer pies for the Fourth of July, and are happy to say that our Summer Fruit Pie with Ginger Oat Streusel and Summer Fruit Hand Pie remain on the menu for your continued enjoyment this weekend. The filling has peaches, rhubarb, and berries tossed in homemade strawberry jam – a taste of summer in every bite!

Summer weather certainly came in with a bang! Hope you were able to stay cool. This weekend we have four special whole pies on the menu for Fourth of July feasting:

~Double Crust Peach Pie

~Marionberry Pie with Ginger Oat Streusel

~Summer Fruit Pie with Ginger Oat Streusel

~Raspberry Rhubarb Pie with Ginger Oat Streusel

It never felt like we had a Spring with the weather that we had been having. However, now that we’ve passed the Summer Solstice, it looks like the weather is finally going to match the season! Are you looking forward to enjoying some sunshine as much as we are?

This weekend we are celebrating all the Dads out there — those still here, those no longer with us, and those who have taken on the role with grace and love when nobody else was there to do so.

Friday is the last day of school for PPS! Celebrate the students in your life and the first days of summer vacation with some of our most popular kid favorites: Pain au Chocolat with custom Woodblock Chocolate batons, packages of Chocolate Chip Cookies, rich and tender Chocolate Espresso Cake, melt in your mouth Banana Chocolate Muffins, flaky caramel topped Wonder Buns, and our crisp and savory Cheese Straws.

Our staffing shortages are finally ending, as we have hired new staff members for most of the positions that we were looking to fill. As challenging as these changes have been, it's always fun to get new energy in the shop.

It feels as if the first day of Spring was only yesterday, yet somehow we are already heading into the unofficial beginning of summer: Memorial Day Weekend. I am hoping for weather like we had this past weekend so I can spend plenty of time outdoors with friends and family. But even if the rain persists, I’m still planning on having a Memorial Day BBQ to kick off summer regardless!

“So, you want to open a bakery?”

It’s a funny tagline that I say with a bit of sarcastic humor anytime something goes sideways at the bakery.

After the rainiest April on record in 82 years, we were hoping to enter May with a little bit more sunshine! At least the old adage April showers brings May flowers seems to be holding up!

We are thrilled to see all the appreciation for our springtime offerings over the past few weeks. Strawberry Barley Scones, Raspberry Rhubarb Pie with Ginger Oat Streusel, and Rhubarb Hand Pies were among our most popular items last week! They can be found on our latest menu for your continued enjoyment this weekend.

Hope you all had a joy-filled weekend! We appreciate your holiday business – whether you ordered from our Easter Weekend Menu or had a box of our matzah at your Passover table.

How about this snow?! It has certainly put a temporary pause on our spring excitement, but luckily it looks like we will be back to our normal spring weather by this weekend, just in time for Easter!!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend! We were thrilled to see your response to the return of some of our seasonal pastries last weekend – Rhubarb Hand Pies, Candied Coconut Muffins, and Coconut Pecan Cookies – and we are excited to offer even more new items this weekend.