Among the hottest food trends to hit Seattle and Bellevue is that of macarons and champagne. Lady Yum specializes in both, offering the treats in a comfortable yet fancy environment in Bellevue. Recently, Lady Yum expanded west to Seattle. It's located at the base of one of Amazon's newest corporate offices, near 2120 Restaurant. The brand new Lady Yum corner space is a bit small.
Ube cheesecake has been taking Seattle by storm. Its inventor is Chera Amlag, a baker who specializes in Filipino sweets in Seattle. Chera's Hood Famous Ube Cheesecake is available at the Hood Famous Bakeshop in Ballard. Some select stores such as Uwajimaya also carry it. Recently, I swung by the bakeshop to see how the purple cheesecake is made. Take a look at some behind-the-scenes process
West Seattle is welcoming a brand new pie bakery to the neighborhood! A la Mode Pies originally opened in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood, across the street from Woodland Park Zoo. Its huge success spurned a second, much larger location in a new part of town. Housed in a 2,000 square foot space in West Seattle on the corner of Alaska Street and California Avenue, A
Bread lovers, rejoice! Sea Wolf Bakery officially has a brick and mortar spot now open in Fremont. Originally founded in 2014 by brothers Kit and Jesse Schumann, the bakery thrived despite not having a retail front. Renowned for gorgeous artisan loaves of rye and sourdough breads, Sea Wolf has been a supplier to many fine dining restaurants in Seattle. This operation will continue, but now the
Seattle and Bellevue's premiere cupcake bakery now has a swanky new outpost: Cafe Trophy! Located on the ground floor of The Bravern shopping center in downtown Bellevue, Cafe Trophy features the popular sweets of Trophy Cupcake as well as many more lavish temptations. Consider an expanded pastry menu consisting of delicate fruit tortes, an array of colorful French-style macarons (in 10+ flavors!), croissants, and cannelles.
