October 2009 Table Hopping

TASTEBUD Magazine

Table Hopping – October 2009 “Baked!”  

Fervere 1702 Summit Kansas City, MO 64108 816-842-7272 http://www.fervere.com   Owner and baker, Fred Spompinato, has a passion for bread making that was fueled by trips to Europe and his time as a partner/baker in the Farm to Market Bread Company. He soon realized he wanted to create bread on his own terms, producing the finest breads at a scale that still provided him the quality of life he wanted. Fervere uses only the finest organic ingredients, the bread is made mostly by hand, which is baked in their custom brick oven. There is a seriousness to this bread that is reflected in the simple, beautiful loaves. The best bread in town is about $6 a loaf. Try the Orchard Olive Rosemary. CALL: ahead to reserve a loaf of the kind of bread you want, ready to pick it up.  

Dolce Baking Company 6974 Mission Road in the Prairie Village Shops Prairie Village, KS 66208 913-236-4411 www.dolcebakingcompany.com   In the Fall of 2007, Chef Erin Reynolds Brown opened her own bakery, Dolce Baking Company, in the Prairie Village Shops. She instantly became known for her tender scones and cinnamon rolls. One visit to her shop, one look inside her glass case, filled daily with the freshest, seasonal pastries, cookies, cupcakes, cakes and pies and you will put Dolce on your weekly to-do list. Her commitment to using the finest ingredients is evident in every bite. Get her seasonal fruit tarts, or try the cheddar bacon scone. Maple cookies and cupcakes and coconut macaroons are also hard to resist. CUSTOM: Wedding cakes or birthday cakes are a specialty; simply call ahead to make an appointment with Erin for a quote.

Reyna’s Mexican Bakery 727 Kansas Avenue Kansas City, KS 66105 913-281-2287   Reyna’s Mexican Bakery located right on Kansas Avenue in the Armourdale area. The sign on the outside is somewhat faded, but push open the door and smell the fresh baked Mexican bread and pastries telling you that you are in the right spot. Glass cases are filled to the top with colorful cookies and pastries filled with tropical fruit paste like pineapple and guava. English is the second language here, but if you point to what you want, then hold up your fingers in the number you would like, communication is no problem. They count the number of pastries and point to a chart on the wall to the price you owe. Cost is about .50 cents per pastry. VISIT: on the weekends, when you can also buy terrific tamales to go.

Barb’s Kolache Bakery 22354 West 66^th Street Shawnee, KS 66226 913-422-8300   Located in a new strip center on west Shawnee Mission Parkway almost to K-7, you really have to look to find Barb’s Kolache Bakery. Here, owner, Barbara Vratanina, makes these traditional Slovakian small yeast rolls, filled with over 15 different sweet or fruit fillings. Everything from poppy seed to Bavarian Cream is piped into the center of these soft rolls, which cost about $1 a piece. If you prefer a savory treat, try the ones filled with cheese, sausage, bacon or ham for $1.30. Items can be ordered individually or by the dozen, and you get a 10% discount if you order them by the dozen. They are homemade, bite-sized and addictive.  HOURS: are 6 am to 1 pm Tues. – Fri. and 7 am to 1 pm Sat. and Sun.

Belly Up BBQ 7708 West 101st Street Overland Park, KS 66212 913-526-6708 http://www.bellyupbbq.com   Craig Adcock, owner of Belly Up BBQ, has been running his successful barbeque catering business for several years in Kansas City. As delicious as his barbeque is, his clients kept asking for dessert. So, he stole his Mother’s rum cake recipe and started making and selling Jude’s Rum Cake. This cake took 8 years and several high-end Caribbean rums to perfect. This is a wonderfully fragrant and heavy cake with the consistency of a rich pound cake. A regular sized cake is $45, and a small cake is $25. He offers the rum cake, with or without pecans. Get the pecans; it makes all the difference in the flavor. ASK: Craig about his dry barbeque rubs. He sells one for beef, pork and seafood and they are all amazing.    

Comments

[Red Ribbon Bakeshop]

So much variety of yummy foods. Love to eat.

Bruce Yuan