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Hello, do not sleep on this place. Atmosphere: Super cute, quaint, bright and neat. There is a decent amount of space to sit and relax, and the decor is absolutely lovely. You can tell the owners put a lot of work into the design. Once you walk in you are immediately greeted by a window of treats and a plethora of sweet smells. Food/baked goods: Where to even begin… They have a solid brunch menu with savory and sweet options. Being the savory breakfast person that I am, I ordered the Biscuit, which is a cheddar & chive biscuit, bacon, cheddar, sunny up egg, tomato jam and arugula. This was on par with my favorite biscuit sandwich from The Corner in Montclair. Everything about this sandwich was fantastic- from the thick bacon to the fluffy biscuit and the perfectly runny yolk of the egg. This was delicious and filling and only $11, which honestly is not bad at all for Brooklyn prices. My partner got the chorizo breakfast burrito and it was filled with copious amounts of really tasty chorizo (not too salty which is awesome) and fluffy af eggs. We also ordered the matcha latte and a regular latte. They have numerous dairy alternatives so we opted for oat milk. The lattes were super fresh and the matcha was super tasty. So after brunch we ended up taking some baked goods to go, because obvs. We walked away with a lot because once you look at the case it’s hard not to. Here’s what we ended up with: Olive Oil Citrus Mini Loaf: My absolute favorite baked good from here. The cake is moist, has a nice hint of citrus, and it just all around tasty. If they made this into a full sized loaf I would have to tell them to hide it from me. Coconut Pandan Mochi: My fav second item. I love how the outer part of the mochi is crispy and has toasted coconut flakes, then inside is soft and chewy and has that perfect mochi texture. The pandan flavor is distinguishable from the coconut as well. Ube Mochi: Also solid, great Ube flavor Sea Salt Chocolate Chip cookie: Dope, dope dope dope. Soft and chewy on the inside. Chocolate Snickerdoodle: By far the sweeter cookie from the sea salt chocolate chip. Great cinnamon and chocolate flavoring blended together. I also walked away with an iced chai with oat milk. So freaking delightful, refreshing, and sweet! Prices are reasonable. To be fair we walked away with a ton so our tab was on the higher side, but for the quality and taste, it’s all well worth it. Service: Fantastic. I will always support badass women who run bad ass businesses. Take my money! Super excited to come back and try more, including the cakes!

• Sweet Bacon Therapy Menu with Prices 113 Everett Rd, Albany
• Seven Stars Bakery – Menu with Prices – 820 Hope St, Providence
• Big Sky Bread Co – Menu with Prices – 3070 Far Hills Ave # c, Dayton
• Wide Eyes Open Palms – Menu with Prices – 416 Cherry Ave, Long Beach
• Cookie Munchers – Menu with Prices – 11842 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa
• Big Al’s Deli – Menu with Prices – 1828 4th Ave N, Nashville
• Ashleigh’s Bakeshop – Menu with Prices – 115 Westport Rd, Kansas City
• Fill Bakeshop & Creamery – Menu with Prices – 1767 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa
• Dierk’s Midtown Café – Menu with Prices – 1422 4th St, Santa Rosa
• The Baked Bear La Cantera – Menu with Prices – 15900 La Cantera Pkwy Suite 26140, San Antonio
• Heritage Cafe – Menu with Prices – 614 S Crouse Ave #100, Syracuse
• Michaeli Bakery – Menu with Prices – 115A Division St, New York

Sweet Bacon Therapy Menu with Prices 113 Everett Rd, Albany

It a good thing I’m already attending therapy (physical), otherwise the baked goods from Sweet Bacon Therapy might send me there. Between appointments I stopped by SBT to check them out after Suzanne H. clued me in. There were five different items available in five baskets on a table next to the counter where sales for the other business occupying this address, The Healing Meals, take place. I bought one of each item available. Generally, the cost is $3 for each baked good. The Donut Holes are listed at $5, but I was only charged $3. Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie – approximately 4 inches in diameter and ¾ inches thick, this is a very heavy cookie with a good amount of chips. The bottom was extremely brown (not yet burned) and crispy but the center was under baked. You can see bits of bacon in the cookie, but it was the 2nd least favorite of my wife who said she got more of a bacon grease flavor than actual bacon. I didn’t identify with any grease flavor but didn’t think the bacon flavor was that obvious. Bacon Smores Chocolate Chip Cookie – same size as the other cookie and a little less sweet than the other, and similarly very brown on the bottom, but fully baked through. Minimal bacon flavor once again for my taste. Bacon Chocolate Chip Brownie – my wife’s least favorite as she still could not identify much bacon flavor except when she actually bit into a small piece of bacon. I agree that I was still looking for more bacon flavor and would have liked a less cakey texture and a more chewy and moist experience. Just my preference. Bacon Chocolate Chip Donut Muffin – smart that they add “muffin” to the label because the texture was not what I expect from even a cake doughnut. I’m still looking for that real nice bacon flavor that seemed so fleeting even as this was the very first of all their baked goods I tasted. Bacon Chocolate Chip Donut Holes – I saved this one for last to comment on because it was actually my favorite. It had a good doughnut texture, the right amount of sweetness, a nice glaze on the outside, and believe it or not, finally, just enough bacon flavor to meet my minimal desire. I actually thought they could be addictive enough to require therapy. My wife, on the other hand, sees no need for me to go back to SBT for more baked goods. I seriously can’t say I’ve had better baked bacon goods, so I have to go above 2 stars.

Seven Stars Bakery – Menu with Prices – 820 Hope St, Providence

Whenever I’m in Providence, I stop by at one of the Seven Stars Bakeries, but I really like this one on Hope Street (mostly because I can park in front and run in). They have a killer chocolate chip cookie — not like a super sweet loaded with chocolate cookie that’s a 1,000 calories. These cookies are chewy, soft, not too sweet, about the size of palm, not too much chocolate, and they have an old school bakery flavor that’s hard to describe. It’s the taste that warms me up and makes me feel happy. And, my husband feels the same way. When you see the chocolate chip cookie, it’s not a sexy gooey look, but more of a “here I am, your favorite cookie” kind of thing. Clearly this cookie is underrated because people go for the croissants and bread and lemon cake, but try the chocolate chip cookie and transport yourself back in time.

Big Sky Bread Co – Menu with Prices – 3070 Far Hills Ave # c, Dayton

A fitting name for a bread company. Their breads are soft and fluffy like the clouds in the sky. I’ve had their cinnamon bread, wheat bread, pretzel rolls, and their garlic cheddar bread. The cinnamon bread was great! So much better than Cinnabon. The first part of the roll is perfect. Not too sweet, and super soft. As you get further to the end, the cinnamon only increases. Their pretzel rolls are perfect if you like salted pretzels. They are similar in saltiness. Out of all the baked goods I’ve tried from Big Sky, the pretzel rolls were the only ones that didn’t hold up well after a couple of days. Maybe it was the salt on the bread? Who knows. But by the second day the breads were soggy on the outside. On to their garlic cheddar bread. This bread is the best choice out of the four I’ve tried. So good. It tastes even better toasted.

Wide Eyes Open Palms – Menu with Prices – 416 Cherry Ave, Long Beach

Bless the duo that have created this. I can’t speak for how, probably incredibly awesome, the inside of this place is because I’ve only ordered them through Postmates. But I’ve ordered them four times in the span of a week so you can easily say the food is damn good. Bonus is that almost everything is made in house In the time that I have been ordering from here, I have tried the following, also the parentheses is how many times I’ve ordered that item: (4) Seasonal Farm Frittata: A delectable mix of veggies and eggs with the best sour cream on top. Obviously my favorite. Comes with a side of two pieces of bread and a salad/greens mix. (2) Simple Egg & Toast: Don’t let the name fool you, it’s simple but very tasty. A soft boiled egg split between two pieces of bread. Served with greens mix. (1) Ricotta & Jam Toast: I’m not sure why I only ordered this once because I have absolutely loved it. Two rather large slices of bread covered with a layer of creamy ricotta and seasonal jam. (1) Biscuit & Egg Sammie: Tried it today for the first time, I will need more in the future. A cheddar herb biscuit(hella good) holding together scrambled eggs with chives and arugula. Ordered as sides: (3) Goat Cheese: This on bread hits the spot everytime. I highly recommend adding an egg or some jam for a little extra ‘wow’. The mix of herbs and tangy goat cheese together was a great idea. (1) Jam: Please consider selling container of your Jam WEOP. It’s made with seasonal fruits and can pair with just about anything. (2) Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Espresso Cookie: Just order it. It’s a damn tasty cookie. Drinks: FYI I get mine with Oat milk. (3) Cardamom Spice Latte: The recommendation that the sweeter it is, the more spice flavor comes out is true. There is just something special about this drink that makes me crave it. I would ditch every other coffee place for this. (1) Dark Chocolate Mocha Latte: It’s good. Leans more into the mocha flavor than I enjoy. However if you like chocolate and mocha, this is a great pick. All in all, this place is a gem. Find it and enjoy it.

Cookie Munchers – Menu with Prices – 11842 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa

Decided to try this new (to us) sweet treat spot out with my 13 year old as we were looking for something to do to fill sometime this afternoon. It was an instantly fun vibe as we walked through the door as that sweet cookie smell hit us in the face!! Upon my Yelp check-in, I received a coupon for a free cookie with a $5 purchase… Why thank Yelp I’ll definitely use this coupon now!! My kiddo chose the average run-of-the-mill chocolate chip cookie, I chose the double chocolate cookie and we choose an m&m cookie it to share between the two of us. it took a few minutes to get our order but it was definitely worth the wait as they were freshly baked while we sat at our table chatting. Our cookie order came in a small pizza size delivery box and when we opened it, it was like pure heaven! It was definitely worth the wait!! And there was definitely nothing average or run-of-the-mill about these ginormous warm cookie! My intention for the third cookie was to bring it home so my family that didn’t come with us could at least sample it but my thirteen-year-old saw the “cookie challenge” (eat 10 cookies and a pint of milk on 20 minutes, you get your photo on the wall of Cookie Fame) and decided he wanted to see how long it would take him to eat the other cookie. Proof – no cookie to bring home to anybody else. Their loss cuz this place is definitely scrumptious!!!

Big Al’s Deli – Menu with Prices – 1828 4th Ave N, Nashville

Big Al’s is a place that I want to selfishly put in an invisibility bubble so no one else knows about it and therefore it’s never that busy and I get to eat there whenever I want without any wait. Alas, I think that would make me a super villain and I do not posses the means to invest in restaurant cloaking technology, so I’m going to share this place with the world. You’re welcome. I went on a Saturday morning for breakfast, a little after opening. It was busy, but they had tables set up on the sidewalk that were open. It was a perfect mild morning, so I opted to sit outside. Coffee is self serve inside, so you help yourself. Service was prompt and friendly. This place has the familial feel mastered. Everyone was friendly and happy, but let’s talk about the food. The food is what I came for, right? I had a bacon egg and cheese biscuit with a side of hash browns. A bacon egg and cheese is really a simple concept, which Big Al’s nails all because of the delicious biscuit. This, good people of Yelp, is a biscuit, it’s fluffy yet dense with flavor. I didn’t see the biscuit being made, but I’m sure these are made the way grandma makes em, full of flavorful buttermilk and lard (again I didn’t see these being made, but you know the flavor of a good southern biscuit when you taste it). The hash browns were also good, full of flavor and more than I could possibly eat after the biscuit. Big Al’s is what I want out of a restaurant: good food, good staff, cheap prices. I felt like a regular when I walked in and will become one as a result of my visit.

Ashleigh’s Bakeshop – Menu with Prices – 115 Westport Rd, Kansas City

The only pie place where I’ve ever thought “DANG, this crust is GOOD.” before even thinking about the filling! Ashleigh’s is a homey, little bake shop nestled inside the back of Pryde’s. Inside you’ll see a display case filled with beautiful pies and quiches. You name it, Ashleigh has got it: key-lime, coconut cream, German chocolate, apple, peach, and more! I opted for a coconut cream pie (a crowd favorite) this time on my visit and it was delightful! The crust was perfectly cooked and flaky. The filling was equally delicious as well and had the best coconut filing I’ve ever had: light, sweet, and full of coconut flavor! Besides the coconut cream pie, I’ve also had the peach and key-lime pie. Both were equally delicious as the coconut cream and had the same tasty, flaky crust. However, I will say my favorite thus far has been the peach pie! It is subtly sweet, but chock full of peaches! Each pie serving was also big as well and well worth money. Besides pie, Ashleigh has an assortment of other pastries such as various bars and cookies! The pistachio shortbread cookies were looking tempting in a jar. So, I caved and snagged one as well. The cookie was tasty, large, and full of that pistachio flavor I am obsessed with. In all, Ashleigh’s has quickly become my go-to pie place. The pies are simply amazing and Ashleigh is very kind! A must visit for anyone who lives in KC!

Fill Bakeshop & Creamery – Menu with Prices – 1767 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa

We were pretty excited to see that “ponde ringu” Mochi donuts we’re available in SoCal since it’s one of our favorite snacks in Japan, from Mister Donut. We did the hour drive down to Newport Beach to see what was up with these, and how it compares to Japanese Mister Donut. Overall they’re pretty dang close. They definitely captured the right amount of chewiness and overall didn’t taste too sweet (like Mister Donut). Fill has it’s own take by putting on different glaze toppings to give them unique flavors. The one thing I was missing from Fill is a simple glazed Mochi donut. Overall, while good, I didn’t think the various flavors were anything outstanding and that only made me wish they did a simple glazed even more. The highlight for me was the matcha-White chocolate, since I love most anything matcha and the icing they use def had a clear matcha flavor. I also liked the strawberry icing donut. Very strong strawberry flavor which was nice. My next favorite was the milk and cereal. This was the closest to a plain glazed and I suppose if you take off the bits of captain crunch it would be a plain glazed. The other flavors were fine (guava cheesecake, coffee and cream, coconut) but I probably would just stick to the other three if we’re down here again. The biggest difference to Mister Donut in japan is the cost. These donuts are 2.60 each ($33 for a dozen after tax – whoa!!!), Mister Donut is about 1.25 – $2 (for the fancy seasonal filled Mochi donut) but obviously if we’re not in Japan, Fill will give us our “fill” of tasty Mochi donuts. Worth checking out for sure if you’re homesick for Mister Donut ã?ã?³ã??ã?ªã?³ã?°

Dierk’s Midtown Café – Menu with Prices – 1422 4th St, Santa Rosa

Dierk’s is incredible! Today was my 3rd visit there, and let me tell you…delicious!!! My first visit I had the biscuits & gravy. Very tasty! However, if you’re looking for that traditional super fluffy biscuit…this isn’t it. Which I didn’t mind it all because it was more enjoyable this way. Not such a heavy & dense meal, like typical biscuits & gravy. My second visit I had Gompa’s pancake breakfast w/ a side of bacon & hash browns. Don’t judge me…I was hungry. The pancakes were fluffy, eggs cooked to perfection, hash browns well done (just as I had asked.) Delightful!! I left there very full and happy. My third visit, which was today had me exploring the salads. Let me tell you, they did not let me down. The poached egg salad is the most delectable, mouthwatering, flavorful food I have had in quite some time! INCREDIBLE! Just order it and thank me later. You like salad? Check. Eggs? Check. Croutons? Check. Bacon? Check, check, check! Trust me on this one, Dierk’s will become your new favorite hotspot! P.S. Did I mention the pull apart bread?! Also the service is always wonderful!

The Baked Bear La Cantera – Menu with Prices – 15900 La Cantera Pkwy Suite 26140, San Antonio

Perfect sweet treat! If you’re at La Cantera and you’re looking for something sweet definitely stop by The Baked Bear! They have so many options to choose from and you can sample the different cookies and ice creams!!! It can be a hard choice cuz there are so many options but, I’m always a fan of a good ol chocolate chip cookie and theirs is sooo good so I got a chocolate chip cookie and also the gooey butter cake because I love butter cake! And did you know you can do split scoops? How cool is that?!!! So I sampled a few ice creams that caught my eye but I decided on Dark Chocolate and Toasted S’mores, yum! I personally didn’t need to do a topping because that can get too messy and I prefer to eat mine like an ice cream sandwich, but I did get it pressed! Sooo good!!! Oh and we also got a Bear Bowl, and that’s really yummy! It’s a warm cookie in a bowl topped with your choice of ice cream and toppings. My hubby got that w vanilla and topped with almonds, simple but yummy! Like I said before their chocolate chip cookie is really yummy! In addition to the yummy goodies, the staff is super friendly and their assistant manager Elijah was awesome! Thanks for amazing customer service! Y’all are doing a great job!!!

Heritage Cafe – Menu with Prices – 614 S Crouse Ave #100, Syracuse

A cold Sunday afternoon in Syracuse. Looking for a good bite to eat before heading out of town. Heritage Cafe was the ticket! Tucked down below street level, this is a gem. Small coffee-type shop with a mix of comfortable lounge chairs, high-top counter seating and tables. Had a half sandwich lunch special. Chicken cutlet with bacon and ranch panini. Perfect amount of food. Perfectly prepared sandwich. Chips and home-baked chocolate chip cookie rounded it out. A nice variety of baked goods and confections too. Left with two “truffles.” In quotes, because these are truffles on steroids! Basically balls of cookie dough (the size of an ice cream scoop) dipped in dark chocolate. Heavenly combination of cookie dough with a hard chocolate shell. So generous that I had to split it with someone else to finish it. Now I have a place to go back to next time I visit Syracuse!

Michaeli Bakery – Menu with Prices – 115A Division St, New York

Always top on my list now!! I went here on Friday evening and met the chef who was so humble and very sweet to talk to, he told us about his Israeli baked goodness. As per his suggestions we tried a whole lot of desserts and burekas that he had baked. – Rugalach: Slightly different from the breads bakery in taste, this one had a stronger chocolate flavor and was delicious.It’s $2 each or 6 for 10. -Potato burekas: Flaky crust with a nice potato filling and tasted so good.These are $3 and after 7pm he has these burekas for half price which is $1.5 – Burikitas: Flaky crust with feta cheese inside, it was different and nice for $2 -Pizza burekas : Sooo good, these small bites were extremely delicious and you can’t stop with just one – Kugelhopf: This dessert is one of the best I have ever had. Similar to the French brioche studded with raisins and not too sweet. You have to try this!! -Alfajores:Dulce de Leche sandwich, soft and delicate cookie was tasty, again not too sweet and melts in the mouth -Medovic slice: Absolutely stunning piece of layered honey and cream cake is super delicious. The chef recommended us to try his favorite baked goodness and this one definitely was the best. -Chocolate babka: Got home his famous chocolate babkas, pretty sure it will be the best -Challa : Got home this for Shakshuka brunch This place is amazing, a very clean and pretty space. Adril is so nice to talk to and he explains about each of these desserts so patiently. Going back soon!!