Pike Place Bakery
{{Short description|Bakery in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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Pike Place Bakery is a bakery at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{Cite book |last1=Bergman |first1=Ann |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hTkn8xeaIosC&q=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22 |title=Out and about Seattle with Kids: The Ultimate Family Guide for Fun and Learning |last2=Dunnewind |first2=Stephanie |date=2002-01-11 |publisher=Northwest Parent Publishing |isbn=978-0-9614626-9-7 |language=en |access-date=2022-11-12 |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180351/https://books.google.com/books?id=hTkn8xeaIosC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22&q=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}
Description
Located in the Main Arcade, the woman-owned{{Cite web |last=Luschei |first=Abby |date=2022-03-22 |title=Pike Place Market has 200+ women-owned businesses you can support |url=http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/woman-owned-businesses-pike-place-market |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Seattle Refined |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180355/https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/woman-owned-businesses-pike-place-market |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Therrien |first=Alyssa |date=2021-03-18 |title=Visit one of the many women-owned businesses in Pike Place Market {{!}} Curated |url=https://dailyhive.com/seattle/pike-place-market-female-owned-businesses |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Daily Hive |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180353/https://dailyhive.com/seattle/pike-place-market-female-owned-businesses |url-status=live }} business sells cakes, cinnamon rolls, cookies, croissants, doughnuts, and fritters, among other pastries.{{Cite book |last=Thomson |first=Jess |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_XIXYesxjKkC&dq=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22&pg=PT321 |title=Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market |date=2012-05-08 |publisher=Sasquatch Books |isbn=978-1-57061-799-7 |language=en |access-date=2022-11-12 |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180352/https://books.google.com/books?id=_XIXYesxjKkC&pg=PT321&lpg=PT321&dq=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22&source=bl&ots=euUf9t9NEr&sig=ACfU3U2QFimi3olYLxkbMZOhNqUrsEt55w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9wIrKmqn7AhUzJjQIHd83AwM4PBDoAXoECBYQAw |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Messmer-Smith |first=Alyse |date=2022-08-17 |title=Flying fish and ghosts. The tales and history of Pike Place Market on its 115th birthday. |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/17/flying-fish-and-ghosts-the-tales-and-history-of-pi/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Spokesman-Review |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180354/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/17/flying-fish-and-ghosts-the-tales-and-history-of-pi/ |url-status=live }} The business has been described as the market's "original bakery".{{Cite book |last=Taylor |first=Beth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YFYsAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22 |title=Around Seattle with Kids |date=2002 |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications |isbn=978-0-676-90199-3 |language=en |access-date=2022-11-12 |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180353/https://books.google.com/books?id=YFYsAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22&q=%22Pike+Place+Bakery%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}
History
Cora Mares purchased and began operating Pike Place Bakery in 1983.{{Cite web |date=2001-12-16 |title=MARES, Cora |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/MARES-Cora-2840171.php |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180352/https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/MARES-Cora-2840171.php |url-status=live }} Seattle Weekly has said the business "keeps a low profile".{{Cite web |date=2012-07-26 |title=Or, more specifically, Bakery That Most Reminds Me of the Ones I |url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/or-more-specifically-bakery-that-most-reminds-me-of-the-ones-i/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Seattle Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112180355/https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/or-more-specifically-bakery-that-most-reminds-me-of-the-ones-i/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
In 2018, Harrison Jacobs of Business Insider wrote, "The Pike Place Bakery makes some incredible pastries, including local favorites like the maple bar. They've also got some crazy deals if you don't mind eating day-old pastries."{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Harrison |date=2018-01-25 |title=Inside America's most iconic farmer's market where you can get freshly caught salmon, magic supplies, and coffee from the first Starbucks |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/pike-place-is-the-best-market-in-america-2014-1 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025101831/https://www.businessinsider.com/pike-place-is-the-best-market-in-america-2014-1 |url-status=live }}
See also
{{Portal|Food}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Pike Place Bakery}}
- [https://www.pikeplacemarket.org/vendor/pike-place-bakery/ Pike Place Bakery] at Pike Place Market
- [https://www.zomato.com/seattle/pike-place-bakery-downtown/ Pike Place Bakery] at Zomato
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