
A Cape Cod Bakery and NYC Banana Pudding
Aromas of butter swirled inside French bakery Maison Villatte, in Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod. A busy morning and I waited patiently in the long line. Since it was the start of spring, shops were reopening for the upcoming sunny season and repeat customers were picking out their favorites from the pastries and breads. ...

Swiss trained baker in Santee making special cakes
When a pastry chef tells me he graduated from culinary school in Switzerland, I stand at attention. Chef Carl Zeitsen and his wife Melina (also a baker) own Eccentric International Chefs Bakery in Santee and make exquisite wedding cakes and cakes for all occasions. Chef Zeitsen’s resume includes making desserts at resorts in Monte Carlo,...

Yes, I will eat cake!
Please Note-Grove Pastry Shop has permanently closed I happily remember my first whipped cream cake and have devoured many of the luscious layered cakes filled with custard and raspberry in thirty something years. Grove Pastry Shop is the shining star in Lemon Grove for baking creamy cakes, buttery pastries and yeasty breads. Owner Teresa Johnson...