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My favorite time of day - the crackle and smell of fresh 🥖 baguettes reassures me that no matter what my lunch is going to be delicious!! Embarrassingly I admit it’s my center of the plate lunch 🥙🍴😍!
Happy Mother’s Day, year, life, everything to the best mother AND father I could have ever had. It’s thanks to them that I have the strength and courage to persevere during these times. At my age my parents restaurant and livelihood had just been decimated by a pyromaniac that had set it on fire after 55 years in business. And when my dad went to the local banks for help they turned him down for a loan because he didn’t have records (because they had just gone up in flames), and yet they still managed to rebuild their restaurant from ground zero. They were in their 50’s, had 5 kids, no income and they somehow did it and never complained. Although my mom passed away 2 years ago, I still hear her words of wisdom and encouragement but oh how I still miss her. We buried her with a sign that said it all “I’m kind of a big deal”. Yes she certainly was! Do not forget to show your mom how much you love her.
Breads, baguette 🥖 , croissants 🥐 , pot pies, quiche, pastries all ready to go or store in your freezer. We appreciate your support and loyalty 😍thank you and be safe.
Bragging about my star ⭐️ apprentices on tv!! Check us out Friday at 10 am on Your Life A to Z, Channel 3! Thank you to Ron for showing them the control room 😊!
Blood Orange and Creamy Ricotta Brioche - new and on the menu today and tomorrow! Creamy, tart, rich and yummy - perfect for breakfast or a snack! Thank you to McClendon Farms for growing such beautiful citrus 🍊.
Party 🎉 today!! Are you the more dainty, sophisticated partier or the crazy, rogue type?! We made mushroom Gruyere melts, tea sandwiches and mini cheese BLT all on our cute lil breads!
Chocolate Cherry Pithivers - for your Valentine❤️ or maybe just for you 😍! I’m not gonna lie - this is ridiculously delicious. I made chocolate puff pastry and stuffed it with chocolate almond cream and cherries 🍒! My French husband LOVED it so I’m guessing your valentine will too!
End the year with a 🎆bang! We got you covered for your celebrations- mini desserts, lemon 🍋 meringue cakes, Chocolate 🍫 tartes and lotsa croissants 🥐 and breads! Thank you for a wonderful year, we sincerely appreciate your support. Happy New Year!!! 😍
Raclette for Brunch right now!! Delicious Swiss🇨🇭🧀 cheese over perfectly scrambled eggs with bacon, roasted fingerling potatoes and organic vegetable confetti - Breakfast with attitude!
Breakfast is serious business here at Essence - we take eggs seriously! Organic eggs cooked low and slow - which result in creamy, soft deliciousness never any of that nasty high temperature overcooked tough stuff! Cooked with McClendon Farm sweet peppers and chives served with a rosemary ham steak and our warm gruyere cheese croissant! Breakfast special today.
Pumpkin Spice Latte - the real deal, plain and simple - no fake this or that, it’s against the Essence Religion! Espresso blended with our homemade spiced caramel sauce topped with organic pumpkin 🎃 spice chantilly cream and dusted with our pumpkin spice! Happy 😊 Halloween 👻
Having fun with my baking team - all girls, all superstars in the making! CCAP graduate and CCAP apprentices! It’s our pilot apprenticeship program in Arizona and it is awesome!
Caramel Cafe Glacé - because this is how we roll! We take our Organic Nicaraguan Coffee locally roasted by Espresso Italia and blend it with our rich caramel sauce, vanilla paste and organic heavy cream! We also make vanilla and mocha glacés with our own sauces. Nothing like homemade!
Peach Central 🍑over here! And tomorrow it’s National Peach Pie Day. We were lucky to receive a special delivery of these Palisades Colorado peaches and they are soooo good! One bite and there’s this luscious juice running down your arm - remember that?! Come get peach goodness all weekend! 😍🍑
New stuff that tastes as cute as it looks and is my new favorite! Very chocolate pots de creme baked in a chocolate tarte topped with a mini chocolate Madeleine and vanilla churro. So much goodness in a little package of 💕.
New stuff, my favorite part of summer - new product testing! Cookies, breads, pastries - I love it all! This is a Hayden Mills Wheat Sourdough that makes a killer breakfast toast. This weekend we will have honey wheat brioche with streusel, cream cheese danish and sampling new cookie!
Paris in Phoenix - 20+ years ago my French husband convinced me to leave Paris so I had to recreate my favorite French foods. This is 100% classic and done right it never goes out of style!
New cookie and I CANNOT stop eating them! Valrhona Chocolate Chunk Cookie - crackly on the edges with a soft, chewy chocolate center of Dulcey Valrhona Chocolate Chunks sprinkled with Fleur de sel. Tastes like the best brownie-cookie combo. 😍
New and exciting pastries this weekend! Like this Cinnamon Twist Croissant which is in my opinion “to die for”, it’s like biting into a cinnamon sugar ⛅️ cloud.
Crusty Baguette made with Organic Artisan Flour - for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. Classic never goes out of style! And with Bob McClendon’s tomatoes 🍅- nothing makes this Greek girl from Ohio happier 😍
Organic fresh Strawberry Pies 🥧 - beautiful simplicity ... because the best things in life are sweet and simple!!! 💕
In a rare exception to our regular schedule, we will be CLOSED TODAY to deal with some logistical challenges and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience!
Lunch with French attitude 🥐😊🇫🇷our yummy butter croissant baked with organic asparagus, ham and Gruyere cheese served with fresh tomato-basil soup. Love 💕 at first bite #croissants #azfoodie #frenchfood #essencebakery
Fun times with Suzanne tomorrow at 10 am, Channel 3 Your Life A to Z making Thursday’s lunch special - Organic Broccoli and Creamy Goat Cheese Quiche ...perfect for this chilly Arizona weather!