Behind the Line
Topic: Favorites
Dining Out Favorites
When those pastry cravings set in, what's your favorite bakery? And what's your favorite baked good from there?
- John Anderes
- Chef
- Telegraph
- Chicago, Illinois
Tartine bakery in San Francisco. Our pastry chef Katie Wyer is pretty badass and also takes care of any cravings.
- Kevin Nashan
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Sidney Street Cafe
- Saint Louis, Missouri
Companion bread co. it's all delicious
- Josh Galliano
- The Libertine
- Clayton, MO
Angelo Brocato's in midcity New Orleans. I crave and need the cannoli.
- Sandra Holl
- Pastry Chef/Owner
- Floriole Cafe & Bakery
- Chicago, IL
I love Hoosier Mama Pie Company! They make some of the best pies I have ever eaten. My favorites are rhubarb, blueberry and cherry.
- Matt Haase
- Executive Chef
- Rocketbaby Bakery
- Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
I'm blessed to work with a great pastry chef, Kurt Fogle. I crush his mise on a daily basis. Otherwise when we visit the Madison Farmers Market we love Tory Miller's bakery in L'Etoile.
- Mark Steuer
- Chef/Partner
- Carriage House and The Bedford
- Chicago, IL
I'm not really into sweets, but the bacon/chocolate chip cookies from hotchocolate are amazing. Mindy's croissants are killer too.
- Jared Van Camp
- Executive Chef
- Old Town Social and Nellcôte
- Chicago, IL
Fritz
- Jill Barron
- Executive Chef/Owner
- MANA food bar
- Chicago, IL
Red velevet cupcakes from Alliance Bakery
- Nathan Sears
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Radler and D.A.S.
- Chicago, IL
Brownies from anywhere make me happy.
- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
I don't really have a favorite bakery here - I feel like there isn't one bakery I've been to that encompasses everything I would look for in a bakery. So, here it goes: for cinnamon rolls - I go to...
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- Patrick Fahy
- Pastry Chef
- Sixteen
- Chicago
I live right by Fox & Obel and the desserts and pastries there are amazing. I am really picky when it comes to bakeries. Fox & Obel is amazing.
- Cary Taylor
- Executive Chef
- The Southern
- Chicago, IL
I like Floriole and Sweet Mandy B's. Sarah Levy rocks too
- Sarah Stegner
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Prairie Grass Cafe
- Northbrook, IL
Floriele is the place that I go. Any of the seasonal tarts will satisfy the craving of a baked good. Especially in the middle of Lincoln Park at Green City Market.
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
I really like the Swedish Bakery's Danishes, and the blueberry scones from Taste of Heaven.