Bakery Andante has opened a third site in Edinburgh combining a retail shop and its first-ever café.
Located in the city’s New Town, the Broughton Street premises will sell a selection of bakery items including artisan breads, sourdough, focaccia, baguettes, croissants, biscuits, and patisserie items such as fresh fruit êclairs, cream-filled profiteroles, and carrot cakes.
A brunch and lunch menu will also operate serving up dishes including house waffles, French toast, Greek grilled cheese sandwiches, salads and home-made soups.
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Owner and head baker Jon Wood said the bakery had also focused on creating options for those who have allergies, food intolerances or who are on dairy-free or gluten-free diets.
Agnes Cafe & Provisions, 2132 Bissonet, will open June 8 for breakfast and lunch with dinner service to come later in the month. The Mediterranean-inspired concept comes from Molly Voorhees, President of Beck s Prime and The Chocolate Bar, and longtime friend, Carolyn Dorros, Executive Vice-President of Wolff Companies. The two friends are both graduates of St. John s School in Houston followed by Stanford Business School for Voorhees and Harvard Business School for Dorros. Now they are opening a casual, elegant cafe together.
Dorros, a passionate home cook says that she loves cooking and traveling and was missing some of the foods she enjoyed in her travels. Her culinary skills have resulted in a menu influenced heavily by the Mediterranean cuisine of countries like Spain, France and Turkey. She and Voorhees felt that the Boulevard Oaks area could use a neighborhood restaurant. Dorros said in a press release. With only a few restaurant options in the area, we wanted a relaxed yet
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