Bakery

Sweet Lady Jane When Julie Ngu woke up to the news in December that the beloved bakery chain Sweet Lady Jane had abruptly closed all six of its locations, she turned to her partner and jokingly asked, “Can you imagine if we bought it?” Matt Clark responded with a serious answer: “Why don’t we?”Judging by the outcry after the closing from fans on social media, especially those who feared they’d never taste Sweet Lady Jane’s iconic triple berry cake again, there was certainly demand for the bakery’s return. The pair…

Sweet Lady Jane, a bakery beloved by Angelenos and a celebrity clientele, unexpectedly shuttered six locations on New Year’s Day, citing a lack of sales that prevented it from paying its “treasured employees.” But for some former workers at the dessert chain, the message rang hollow.For nearly seven months, the companies behind Sweet Lady Jane have been embroiled in a class-action lawsuit filed by an employee who alleged wage theft, according to court documents reviewed by The Times. Employees also said the company…

‘Tis the season for giving, and in the case of one local bakery, that means serving sass to an unhappy customer. Over the weekend, Poulette Bakeshop in Parker grabbed some attention by responding to a commenter on Instagram who didn’t approve of the eclairs. “I got an eclair here once, paid $10 or something for just one, it tasted like cardboard. Whole Foods has better eclair’s (sic),” the commenter said. So the bakery responded: “Here at Poulette, we pride ourselves on using only the highest quality cardboard for our…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books The pastry chef behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake shares recipes inspired by her Northern California upbringing and London home Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jul 07, 2023  •  Last updated 8 minutes ago  •  6 minute read California-born, London-based pastry chef Claire Ptak is the founder of Violet Cakes. PHOTOS BY PIA RIVEROLA AND MAREN CARUSO…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books Make Kate Reid's tiramisu, croissant 'bread and butter' pudding and a riff on an Australian classic, the finger bun Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jun 09, 2023  •  Last updated 26 minutes ago  •  11 minute read Clockwise from top left: finger buns, tiramisu and croissant 'bread and butter' pudding. PHOTOS BY PETE DILLON Reviews and recommendations are unbiased…

When bakery owner Zach Martinucci moved to Denver about five years ago, people told him there were plenty of bakeries in the area. “I was like, ‘Oh, no, there’s so much room,'” Martinucci replied. “I had come from San Francisco, where there was a bakery on every street corner and you could still open more because of the love of good bread.” Since starting Rebel Bread, an artisan bakery, Martinucci has seen more bakeries and coffee shops open in the Denver area. As the worst of the pandemic passed, his wholesale business…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'The fundamentals of the book are the same as the business: baking from scratch, sourcing local, cooking what you love (and) being creative' Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Apr 07, 2023  •  Last updated 15 minutes ago  •  6 minute read In their second cookbook, Nickey Miller and Josie Rudderham centre on celebratory baking. Photo by Nickey Miller Reviews and…

Huckleberry Roasters doesn’t like to let a good space go to waste. Two weeks after owner Koan Goedman told BusinessDen that the local coffee shop will fill Allegro Coffee Roasters’ space on Tennyson Street, he announced the address of another planned location in Baker. Huckleberry Roasters is going in at 277 Broadway, formerly home to Sugar Bakeshop. Huckleberry Roasters used to sell coffee to Sugar Bakeshop and leased the 1,200-square-foot space in June. “Huckleberry is interested in having a presence in a lot of…

Miss Molly’s Bakery signed its first lease on Halloween of 2018 but it took four years for the business to open — at an entirely different location. “If there was a plague of locusts, I wouldn’t have been surprised,” said owner Shane Speciale about the struggles of opening his business. The 50-year-old opened his bakery on July 22 at 2600 E. Colfax Ave. across the street from East High School. It serves cakes, cookies, pies and pastries as well as a small selection of calzones. Miss Molly’s long road to opening hit its…