Crawl your way through the best bakeries of Portland and beyond!

Bakery Bingo

Crawl your way through the best bakeries of Portland and beyond!

April Favorites

Filed in: General

How is it the end of April already?! Eesh, this year is going quickly.

I’m off to Atlanta to celebrate one of my best friend’s 30th birthday! We have a lot of fun stuff on the agenda including of course lots of food. I have never been to Georgia, with the exception of the airport which really doesn’t count. It should be a great weekend!

What are you up to this weekend?

To round out April, I thought I’d share some of my favorite photos from this past month. If you don’t already, follow me on Instagram to view more! Continue Reading...

Favorite Bakeries of the Rose City

Filed in: Reviews

Being asked my favorite bakery is like what I imagine parents go through when asked their favorite child (is that really a question people ask?). It is hard to narrow it down as there are so many great places in Portland. Once I think of one place, another 3 or 4 pop up in my head. Plus there are always new places to investigate like Frice, Milk Glass and Farina which are all on my “must check out” list currently.

So my answer usually depends on two things: 1) what part of town are you in or looking to visit? (Having a massive chocolate craving and having to drive 20 minutes, likely will not work, I speak from experience.) And 2) what kind of sweets are you in the mood for? Continue Reading...

Taste of Freedom: Fractured Prune Doughnuts

Filed in: Reviews, Travel

Across US including AZ, CO, PA, MD, NJ • FracturedPrune.com 

You know that old adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? I feel like that also applies here: don’t judge a bakery by its name, no matter how weird it might be.

As you have probably read in previous posts, my new work team is all based in Chandler, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. As a reward for accomplishing our annual required trainings, my manager Liz recently sent us all a meeting hit titled “FRACTURED PRUNE FIELD TRIP.” What in the world is Fractured Prune and why are we taking a field trip there, I wondered? Continue Reading...