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When the King Cake reigns
Delaware Online    Share   Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
When Don Applebaum begins serving King Cake on his winter menu, he's accustomed to getting the restaurant version of the Saints' "Who dat?" cheer: What dat?" "People who have been to New Orleans know, but most do not," says Applebaum, who owns Cajun Kate's at the Booth's Corner Farmers Market, just over the Delaware state line in Boothwyn, Pa. More



Crack Pie: It's love at first bite
Los Angeles Times    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
Sold at Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar in Manhattan, this pie has taken New York City by storm, partly because of the audacious name, partly because of the jaw-dropping price tag -- $44 a pie, yes, $44 a pie -- and partly because anyone who has tried it, including myself, CNN bigwig Anderson Cooper and the people who are buying the 60 to 90 Crack Pies sold each day or two, can't stop raving about it. More

Chicago's pastry renaissance in full bloom
Chicago Sun Times    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
Chicago is insane for bakery. In the last four years, bread boutiques, cupcake chains and pastry palaces have been popping up faster than Tiger Woods' mistresses. On a recent walk through the two-month-old Chicago French Market in the Ogilvie Transportation Center, I counted 10 new baked goods-related businesses out of the 25 total vendors. More

BC-10 Baking Contrast Meter
Konica Minolta Sensing's BC-10 Baking Contrast Meter measures the color of baked, fried, and processed foods, as well as ingredients, in various environments to ensure consistency in appearance. The BC-10 measures color in most bakery and snack food products, block yeast, brown sugar, calcium propionate, and flour blending. more


A kosher Metropolis: After buying bakery, owner gives it the Jewish touch
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Ever since Robin Alexander became the head baker at Metropolis Bakery in 2003, he wanted to reinvent it as a kosher bakery. But he had to wait nearly seven years to make it happen. In December, after Alexander bought the 20-year-old Berkeley bakery from its previous owner, one of the first things he did was contact the Vaad HaKashrus of Northern California and move forward on making the establishment kosher. More

Franz Family Bakeries donates 10,879 pairs of shoes to Haiti relief effort
The Hillsboro Argus    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
Franz Bakery, the largest independent, family-owned bakery on the west coast is proud to announce the donation of 10,879 pairs of shoes to help the current relief effort in Haiti after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake that shook the small Caribbean nation. More

Mother-daughter duo open Brookline's first bakery
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The Copper Kettle Bakery opened last month in a small, squat storefront on the east side of Route 13 South, not far from turnoff onto Route 130 that leads into the center of Brookline, N.H. It's a location passing motorists might miss were it not for the white sign with red-letters that proclaims, "Bakery Open," and a red, white and blue flag that conveys the same message. More

Komplet Activo
Komplet Activo is a dehydrated active sour dough. The convenience of this product allows the baker to replace traditional wheat sponge doughs and levains , saving time and space and still maintaing excellent characteristics and quality. Usage level is 2% to 8% based on flour weight but 4% is recommended.

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Valentine's Day treats from Bouchon Bakery
Luxist    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
We've featured a bunch of sweet treats for Valentine's Day on this site already but you can never have too much love or too much sugar. Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery is featuring some festive new creations. Shown above are the Expression cookies, classic shortbread cookies covered with white chocolate yogurt glaze. More

Business Beat: New bakery to specialize in cupcakes
Longview News-Journal    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
Teresa and Kris White have their eyes on baking and designing cupcakes at 1111 Evergreen in Longview, Texas, in coming weeks. Bake Cupcakes is the name of their new enterprise. They hope to have the specialty bakery open by early March. More
 
 

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