Twisted Croissant
{{Short description|Bakery in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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Twisted Croissant is a bakery with two locations in Portland, Oregon. Owner Kurt Goddard began selling pastries at farmers' markets in the Portland metropolitan area before opening the first brick and mortar bakery in northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood in 2019. A second bakery opened in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.
Description
Twisted Croissant is a bakery with two locations in Portland's Irvington and Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods. The bakery's products are also available at various weekend farmers' markets.{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Michelle |date=2015-12-01 |title=Outstanding Bakeries in Portland and Beyond |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-bakeries |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603063837/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-bakeries |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Feder-Sawyer |first=Mandy |date=2017-10-18 |title=Falling into the farmers market |url=https://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/falling-into-the-farmers-market/article_0f0aaf53-1975-584d-83b3-20855ffb377d.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Beaverton Valley Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rubinger |first=Jack |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Montavilla Farmers Market |url=https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2021/02/montavilla-farmers-market/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Southeast Examiner |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705100311/https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2021/02/montavilla-farmers-market/ |url-status=live }}
The business serves croissants with fillings such as ganache,{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Katherine Chew |date=2020-12-18 |title=Best Thing We Ate This Week: Chocolate Croissant from Twisted Croissant |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/12/best-thing-we-ate-this-week-chocolate-croissant-from-twisted-croissant |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614131605/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/12/best-thing-we-ate-this-week-chocolate-croissant-from-twisted-croissant |url-status=live }} mascarpone-lemon glaze, and seasonal fruit. The Loaded Corn Bread Croissant is made with corn flour and is filled with corn, green chiles, pancetta, green onion, and cheddar cheese. Willamette Week described the croissant as "basically patisserie as empanada".{{Cite web |date=2019-10-23 |title=The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/10/23/the-top-five-places-to-eat-in-portland-this-week-36/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2021-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705225859/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/10/23/the-top-five-places-to-eat-in-portland-this-week-36/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-30 |title=The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/10/30/the-top-five-places-to-eat-in-portland-this-week-37/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}} The Monte Carlo has ham, turkey, and Gruyère cheese, and is topped with crumbled bacon and maple syrup.{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jason |date=2019-10-15 |title=Twisted Croissant's Decadent Pastries Already Have a Cult Following, but Chef Kurt Goddard Can Do Savory Just as Well as Sweet |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/10/15/twisted-croissants-decadent-pastries-already-have-a-cult-following-but-chef-kurt-goddard-can-do-savory-just-as-well-as-sweet/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2020-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027175432/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/10/15/twisted-croissants-decadent-pastries-already-have-a-cult-following-but-chef-kurt-goddard-can-do-savory-just-as-well-as-sweet/ |url-status=live }}
The menu has also included caramel apple cruff puffs,{{Cite web |first=Andrea |last=Damewood |date=2019-11-07 |title=Stuff Yourself with Cruffins and Cruff Puffs at Twisted Croissant |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/11/07/27444643/stuff-yourself-with-cruffins-and-cruff-puffs-at-twisted-croissant |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116145617/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/11/07/27444643/stuff-yourself-with-cruffins-and-cruff-puffs-at-twisted-croissant |url-status=live }} and "croissant-doughnut and croissant-muffin hybrids filled with fun flavors", according to Michael Russell of The Oregonian.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2019-11-13 |title=Portland's best croissants, ranked |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/11/portlands-best-croissants-ranked.html |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125052357/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/11/portlands-best-croissants-ranked.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |title=Twisted Croissant in Northeast Portland |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/57Q73TZ5L5FIPFZ5Z5M2P7IL5M/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}} The Raspberry Rose Cruffin, considered Twisted Croissant's "signature", has vanilla custard, raspberry jam, and a rosewater glaze.{{Cite web |title=Portland's Best Breakfast Pastries to Make Your Morning |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-breakfast-pastries-portland |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402204431/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-breakfast-pastries-portland |url-status=live }}
Some of the shop's pastries take as long as three days to make.{{Cite book |last1=Frane |first1=Alex |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPNvEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Twisted+Croissant%22+portland&pg=PT44 |title=Portland Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home |last2=Moore |first2=Jenni |last3=Cottell |first3=Pete |date=2022-09-27 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-7440-7825-1 |language=en}}
History
File:Twisted Croissant, SE Portland, Oregon (2022) - 8.jpgOwner and head chef Kurt Goddard started selling pastries at farmers' markets in Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Portland (including the Hillsdale and Montavilla neighborhoods) in 2017.
In 2018, Goddard announced plans to open a brick and mortar bakery in northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2018-09-18 |title=Croissant Doughnuts and Cruffins Are Coming to Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2018/9/18/17875548/twisted-croissant-bakery-cronut-croissant-ne-broadway |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029071620/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/9/18/17875548/twisted-croissant-bakery-cronut-croissant-ne-broadway |url-status=live }} The 1,800-square-foot space, which opened on September 6, 2019,{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2019-01-09 |title=Beloved Japanese Bakery Oyatsupan Opens a Tiny Bakery Cafe in Tigard |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/1/9/18175504/portland-restaurant-openings-2019 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2020-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904114100/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/1/9/18175504/portland-restaurant-openings-2019 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2019-11-13 |title=Twisted Croissant brings new wonders of the pastry world to Portland |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/11/twisted-croissant-brings-new-wonders-of-the-pastry-world-to-portland.html |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2020-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205231603/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/11/twisted-croissant-brings-new-wonders-of-the-pastry-world-to-portland.html |url-status=live }} is used primarily for production and offers limited seating within the 600 square feet dedicated to retail operations.{{Cite web |last=Frane |first=Alex |date=2019-09-06 |title=A New, Long Awaited Croissant Shop Has Landed on NE Broadway |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/9/6/20853211/twisted-croissant-opens-broadway |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027212906/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/9/6/20853211/twisted-croissant-opens-broadway |url-status=live }}
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the business continued to operate via take-out and Uber Eats, except on Mondays.{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Michelle |date=2020-04-13 |title=How to Get Desserts for Delivery or Takeout in Portland Right Now |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/13/21219417/dessert-delivery-portland-takeout-cakes-cookies-ice-cream-doughnuts |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224045700/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/13/21219417/dessert-delivery-portland-takeout-cakes-cookies-ice-cream-doughnuts |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Michelle |date=2021-04-02 |title=Where to Find Flaky, Crackly Croissants in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/croissants-portland-savory-sweet-bakeries |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021151334/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/croissants-portland-savory-sweet-bakeries |url-status=live }} The business was burglarized in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2020-10-29 |title=Downtown Chocolate Shop Cacao Will Permanently Close |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/29/21538608/cacao-closing-republica-valley-public-house-opening-break-ins-palomar-twisted-croissant |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115173300/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/29/21538608/cacao-closing-republica-valley-public-house-opening-break-ins-palomar-twisted-croissant |url-status=live }} By 2022, a second location had opened in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.{{Cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Karen |last2=Hamilton |first2= Katherine Chew |date=2022-04-08 |title=Portland's Best Bakeries, Ranked |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-bakeries-portland |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414203708/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-bakeries-portland |url-status=live }}
In 2023, the business offered a cha siu bao (barbecued pork) croissant for Lunar New Year.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Janey |date=2023-01-12 |title=Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2023/1/12/23552509/lunar-new-year-portland-2023 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112220534/https://pdx.eater.com/2023/1/12/23552509/lunar-new-year-portland-2023 |url-status=live }} Twisted Croissant had special menu items for the holiday again in 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Where to find Lunar New Year treats, specials in the Portland area |url=https://www.koin.com/news/food/where-to-find-lunar-new-year-treats-specials-in-the-portland-area/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=KOIN.com |language=en-US}}
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In 2018, Tamara Belgard of Oregon Wine Press said of the bakery's cruffins: "Twisted Croissant in Portland is the mad genius behind this creamy-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-outside confection. Using seasonal and local flavors, their mission is to reimagine the possibilities of the timeless pastry. Frankenstein foods have never tasted better."{{Cite web |last=Belgard |first=Tamara |date=2018-10-01 |title=Trendsetting Portland |url=http://www.oregonwinepress.com/trendsetting-portland |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Oregon Wine Press |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326053341/https://www.oregonwinepress.com/trendsetting-portland |url-status=live }} Michael Russell gave Twisted Croissant "honorable mention" in The Oregonian
In 2019, Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland called Twisted Croissant a "neighborhood haunt" with "inventive" options.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2019-12-26 |title=2019 Was a Turning Point for Bakeries in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/12/26/21035660/2019-bakery-openings-portland |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406194650/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/12/26/21035660/2019-bakery-openings-portland |url-status=live }} Michelle Lopez included the business in the website's 2021 overview of "where to find flaky, crackly croissants" in Portland, followed by a 2023 list of "outstanding" bakeries in the metropolitan area. The website's Nathan Williams included Twisted Croissant in a 2023 list of 14 "delightful spots to eat and drink on Northeast Broadway", in which he complimented select baked goods and also wrote, "The coffee is quite good, sparing patrons a trip to another coffee shop in the neighborhood."{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Nathan |date=2022-07-27 |title=14 Delightful Spots to Eat and Drink on Northeast Broadway |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-northeast-broadway-portland |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406220723/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-northeast-broadway-portland |url-status=live }}
See also
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- {{Commons category-inline|Twisted Croissant}}
- {{Official website|https://www.twistedcroissant.com}}
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