Local kids selling homemade treats for veterans and families of fallen military members
Jenna Bree
and last updated 2021-05-17 09:52:17-04
FREEDOM (NBC26) â Aaron Vanden Heuvel has been rolling dough in his kitchen every weekend since February.
âIt has been really busy, he said.
Jenna Bree
The Xavier Middle School sixth grader honors his grandmother who passed away, and her delicious baking, through Yum Yum rolls. Inspired by the book A Long Walk to Water, which he read in class, Aaron donates half of all his proceeds to Water for South Sudan and hopes to raise $15,000 to fund a new well.
Butterbang Serves Swoon-Worthy Croissants in Providence
Pastry chef Brian Leosz sells his French baked goods from a croissant window in Olneyville.
April 22, 2021
What made you want to start a croissant bakery?
I’m a self-taught baker who fell in love with the croissant more than a decade ago on my first trip to France. I started Butterbang in 2019 because I wanted to bring the transformative, simple pleasure of eating a flaky, buttery croissant to others. I first launched Butterbang as a bike cart. Once COVID hit, I adapted to selling from the front door of my bakery kitchen (which I call “the Croissant Window”) because it was a safer way to continue serving my customers.