In addition to getting a new chef on board, Mercado on Kent’s bread bakery will also feature specialty olive oils and charcuterie. The bakery will be open from 9am – 3pm. Mercado on Kent is located on 291 Kent Avenue.
New York food blog, Fork in the Road, also mentions other eateries that are hopping on to the market-restaurant hybrid
Williamburg’s Mercado on Kent will be opening a bread bakery this Friday, January 27th. This is another mark of the New York City market-restaurant bakery trend
Kim Ima, Owner of Treats Truck, plans to open up a brick and mortar location in Carroll Gardens
The bakery/cafe will offer breakfast and a light lunch menu along with those famous cookie “treats”.
The shop is expected to open mid-February or March of this year
Miss Lily’s now has a bakery and juice bar. Let’s welcome Miss Lily’s Bake Shop and Melvin Juice Box
The Soho restaurant, which opened in February 2011, has gathered quite a following for their signature caribbean dishes and looks to continue the success with a new bakery.
The bakery is located next door to the restaurant on 130 W. Houston St at the corner Sullivan St
Ovenly plans to open 1st brick-and-mortar location in Greenpoint
After much success since starting operations in 2010, Ovenly will be opening a retail, event and test kitchen space.
The space is expected to open in March on 31 Greenpoint Avenue at the corner of West St
Danny Meyer opens second Blue Smoke and Blue Smoke Bake Shop in Battery Park City
We all have come to love everything about the original location on East 27th Street between Park/Lexington Avenue and now the infamous Bourbon Pecan Pie makes its debut in Battery Park City with an extensive bourbon menu.
The new Blue Smoke and Blue Smoke Bake Shop is located on 255 Vesey Street between West Street and North End Avenue
La Churreria opens in Nolita this Thursday, December 29th

La Churreria. Photo by Evan Sung/The New York Times
This will be the first bakery to open in New York City that specializes in churros. They will have both sweet and savory variations of this tasty Spanish delight for guests to enjoy.
La Churreria will be located on 284 Mulberry Street between E Houston/Prince St
https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/27/lachurreria_opens_in_nolita/
Vive La Crepe opens their fourth location in the Upper West Side selling sweet and savory crepes
From nutella crepes to spinach/goat cheese and mushroom, the shop is located on Columbus Avenue between W 68th/69th Street.
Check out a photo from West Side Rag of their menu here
https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/22/vivelacrepe_upperwestside_newyorknowopen/
Magnolia Bakery launches their e-commerce shop
Now that the finishing touches are complete, Magnolia Bakery’s new e-commerce store is up and ready for pre-orders of their signature buttercream treats and more
Shipping starts on January 2nd– A great way to ring in the new year
https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/20/magnolia_ecommercesite_nowlaunched/
Bringing a little bit of Germany closer to home, Leckerlee introduced its holiday pop-up shop in the Lower East Side last week Saturday, December 10th. The shop will open this weekend and throughout holiday season until Christmas Eve.
Find out more information here
Now Trending: Small-Scale Artisanal Bread Bakers
From upstate to downtown and throughout Brooklyn, New York is becoming the catalyst to a new bread trend. Bread making is seeing increased popularity amongst many bakers in the New York as upstate farmers are digging up more grains for inspirational baking.
New York Magazine list the top ten bread trends and the contributing bakers behind it all…
https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/13/nowtrending_artisanbreadmaking/