December 23rd, 2014
Located for the past 14 years on the Avenue in Downtown Rehoboth Beach, Delaware…222 Rehoboth Avenue. Tel. 302-226-0176. Owners are John and Joyce Michalek. This is a go to bakery if you are spending time in Rehoboth Beach. There are just a few full fledge bakeries in Rehoboth and to be honest they are all great, but yesterday my stop was at The Bake Shoppe getting a few Christmas goodies for my accountant. The bakery is small and cozy. You can sit and have a coffee enjoying some of their delicious baked goods. A breakfast sandwich? They serve those too at The Bake Shoppe.
It is a local’s hangout with plenty of residents stopping by early in the morning. The Bake Shoppe is open year-round. On Christmas Eve they will be opening until 3 p.m.
Bakeries are happy places; the aroma of cookies, cakes, breads, pies, always bringing out childhood memories. At this time of the year look what I found at The Bake Shoppe on The Avenue.
Christmas baking is colorful and plentiful.
The Rehoboth Bake Shoppe is the home of the Babka. These are traditional, delicate, “cakes” traditionally made in Western Russia and Eastern Poland. Some are filled with fruit, cheese or chocolate. Always can be found at the bakery.
Sticky buns and muffins. Great with coffee.
All homemade, pies and pastries for the Holidays!!
Cupcakes!! Always a good choice.
Breads and don’t forget the jams!!
Note: The Bake Shoppe bakes custom cakes for any occasion.
Merry, Merry!!
July 25th, 2011
I am back to tell you that right next to the Haute Dog is a wonderful French Bakery called Bonjour. The address is 6070 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21209. Tel. 410-372-0238. Website? www.bonjourbakerycafe.com.
Having a hot dog did not prevent us from going into the bakery to check it out. We were very good; resisted all temptation. But, boy, did they look good!!
Bonjour opened in 1998. The owners are Gayle Brier and Gerard Billebaut, a husband and wife team. I, unfortunately, did not meet them.
They offer breads, breakfast sweets, desserts, savories like turkey and cheese croissants, pissaladierre, quiche and flat bread pizza.
The bakery was beautiful. The colors were soft pastels. The aroma? Well, can you imagine? You are in a bakery. Close your eyes and imagine, tarts, pies, cakes, and macaroons.
It was comfortable inside Bonjour; the perfect place to sit down, enjoy some coffee and sweets.
Visit their website because they have information on all they have to offer.
A bientot……talk to you later…..
September 6th, 2010
Once again, Renee hits the nail on the head. It is so funny because when you hear Renee talk, and had never met her, you think this woman must be huge. Her appetite for Annie Banannies custard, and her obsession with cup cakes; eaten practically every day would make anyone gain weight just by thinking about it. Well, she is very thin. Really, I don’t know where she puts it. Her target this week is a Split Cream Donut.
She told me I needed to check the Split Cream Donuts at The Bake Shoppe, right on 222 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. The tel. is 302-226-0176. The owners are John & Joyce Michalek and they have been at this location for 12 years (right across from the Fire Hall).
Rushing I did; had to, thinking that by the time I got there all baked goods would be gone. I could not believe it, they were out of Split Cream Donuts. So, on an on I went about Renee; well, they made one for me just on the spot. Talking about freshly made.
Split Cream Donut
This is a full fledge baked shop and baked goods are all made fresh, from scratch. They have donuts, danish, cookies, cakes, beach cookie cut-outs, sticky buns, mini pastries, rustic breads and rolls, bagels, cupcakes and donuts. The bagels come every day from the Bagel Shop in Milton, up the road, north of Lewes.
Cupcakes
Cupcakes
Cupcakes
Muffins
Joyce told me that they are well known for their Polish Babkas. Babka comes from baba, a very tall, delicate yet rich yeast-risen cake from Western Russia and Eastern Poland. Traditional Babkas have a fruit filling; the more modern ones may be filled with a chocolate or a cheese filling.
Polish Babkas
Today at the Bake Shoppe the Babkas were made out with a cheese filling and a cherry filling. As the seasons change so do the fillings change, as well.
Polish Babkas - Cheese on the Left and Cherry on the right
Joyce and and John are very friendly and will answer all your questions about their baked goods. There is coffee available and you can even sit at a table or the bar and enjoy the treats.
I left with my Split Cream Donut and decided to have my own tasting at home. I can truly tell you that I have not had a donut in years. I try not to. They are just too fatenning period. I am not going there. But, gosh, I will tell you that I ate this one with great pleasure. I did take some of the filling out so as not to feel too guilty, though. It was very light and not dry. Actually, the filling was light too. Delicious!!
Thanks Renee.
Talk to you later…you know I will….
Note: The Bake Shoppe accepts custom orders.
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