<updated 3.12> Part 2. N through Z. Part 1 is here. New Cascadia Traditional This is a completely gluten-free bakery offering breads, pastries and cookies. New Cascadia sells at the Portland Farmers Markets, but they also have a … [Read more...]
Portland Guide to Sweet Shops, Pastries, and Chocolate. Part 1
February 12, 2010 By 23 Comments
(last update: 4.12) Part one A through M. Part two is here Portland is well-known for great beers, coffee, and quality European style artisan breads, yet we also boast a very large choice of sweet shops, patisseries, chocolate purveyors and … [Read more...]
Review: A Private Letter to Two Tarts Bakery
July 3, 2008 By 5 Comments
You two little tarts! I don't want to love you, you wicked temptress! You are my Delilah, weakening me with your gooey chocolate chip cookies sprinkled with sea salt; cookies that called me back to the register at the coffee-house, even after I'd … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Bundt Cake!
November 15, 2007 By 3 Comments
Did you know that today is the 60th anniversary of the Bundt cake pan? Ah, where would we be without this classic cake, popular at just about every bake sale, church coffee social and old fashioned pot luck I've ever had the pleasure to attend. I'm … [Read more...]
Cacao Chocolate Shop
October 24, 2006 By 40 Comments
By Cuisine Bonne Femme and Joanna Miller There are shops that sell chocolate and then there are Chocolate Shops. The latter, if they are first-rate, can inspire even the most hardened and cynical among us. Take this recent email for example: To: … [Read more...]
