Pleasant House

Pleasant House Bakery opened in May 2011, so as you might imagine, we’ve been mighty busy and haven’t posted much on this site, which is our blog. We hope you enjoy reading our past blog posts, as they offer background on our inspiration and ideas. The website for Pleasant House Bakery–which is chock full of [...]

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Here’s an indication of how busy we’ve been this past couple of weeks: we forgot to post on our blog that we are indeed open now! Special thanks to one of our customers for alerting us of the need for an announcement here. Full details of Pleasant House Bakery, including our current menu of Royal [...]

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There’s been a real whirlwind surrounding the bakery these past few weeks. Chelsea and I are so proud of everyone on our team who has contributed their expertise to our project. We’ll be rolling out many more introductions in the future. This nice piece by TimeOut Chicago does a great job of telling the story [...]

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digging horseradish, a photo by art and chel on Flickr. It’s been a rough winter but things are coming back to life. Grass is turning green, seedlings are slowly stretching their legs, the weather is warming up, and people are coming out of hibernation–and they’re hungry. I know I’m hungry for a new chapter, new [...]

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I apologize for any confusion but just want to confirm that Pleasant House Bakery is NOT open yet. We’re trying our darndest to get it there though! Please stay tuned! -Art

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Chelsea and I are excited to announce that we have embarked on an adventure to turn our lifelong dreams into reality. Together, with our family and team, we’ll be opening a small bakery and eatery, Pleasant House Bakery, in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. Our bakery will be specialized, churning out our savory handcrafted Royal Pies and [...]

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While reading the paper Twitter this morning, some meat folks that I follow linked to a New York Magazine “Restaurants” piece where gastropub chef April Bloomfield of the Breslin detailed the various cuts on a pig that she uses at her restaurant. The piece, “Know Your Pig,” shows hand-sketched drawings of the various cuts of pork [...]

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Damn. I had a lot of fun in this dusty, dirty, and sometimes muddy little patch. While the garden hibernates under a blanket of snow, I look forward to getting together with those who made it what it was to talk about the good times we had during our first season and to plan our [...]

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John grilling some Chicago-style hot links Originally uploaded by art and chel Thought I should get around to creating some links. These are the blogs and resources that I have bookmarked for inspiration and reference. It’s a good start but not at all complete.

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  Lemon and Ginger Bavarian Originally uploaded by art and chel Lemon and ginger Bavarian. Gingery crust, ricotta and lemon, candied lemon, lemon gelee.      

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