Market Square Patisserie

08/27/2026

They’re going fast, but we still have a few freebie cuties available today.

08/27/2026

Guten Morgen, from your local European baker Frau! I have wanted to bake a little complimentary customer appreciation treat for you, so I combined that with a little Dolly memorial. I put all the love I could into Hallongratta European jam butter cookies, made with my Oma’s butter cookie recipe and my scratch made raspberry jam. Free, one per customer, while they last, because our sweet Smoky Mountain friend and neighbor would have wanted it that way.

We have 3 kinds of almond croissant pastries for you today! The crisp Remonce filled and poppy seed topped Teburkes (my new favorite), classic French croissant aux amandes, and our new and very similar Almond Wienerbrot braid, which is much lighter than a traditional almond croissant but is filled with the same almond frangipane. And because you love them, Chocolate Vanilla Brioche Petit Pains are here…on a Thursday! I don’t know if that has happened before. But since our hours are shorter, I am trying to fit in more of your favorites each day. If you hurry, the just out of the oven Medieval Daryols, Greek Tiropita, and those sourdough bagels I promised you may still be warm! If not, we can heat them for you. 😋
Bis bald!
Ingrid

08/26/2026

Our house sourdough bagels, Polish Obwarzanki, are currently happening. They will proof overnight before I boil and bake them for you before we open in the morning. I didn’t even realize until after I had taken the picture that the song that was playing was Twisted by Missio. 🤣

I was asked a few weeks ago if I will please offer baking classes. Absolutely. It has always been in the plan. I won’t give away any of my recipes or our family recipes, but I think shaping and baking classes should definitely happen. How about our sourdough bagels and another class on all the classic Viennoiserie pastry shaping? I think those would be fun places to start.

Our bakery hours this week are Thursday and Friday 10 to 2. And I have already increased our Saturday hours to 10 to 4. I’m not sure how much more I can offer right now. But these weekly hours and maybe a class here and there sound doable.

My husband is on day 3 of a new medication and has many other much needed medical therapies and such in the works. Still no definite answers and no idea if anything will help him. Some day I’ll tell you all about it, since so many people ask. But for now I am just tired from thinking and worrying about all of it and love taking a break to focus on giving you what I can at the end of each full, and just plain wild, week we seem to find ourselves in, month after month. But I do feel he is finally moving in a positive direction, after largely being ignored by his health care providers through a tremendously scary time. Thanks for hanging in there with me. I’ll see you tomorrow morning.

08/24/2026

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08/22/2026

Good morning! Thanks for an opening crowd! You are so appreciated. All of our Saturday morning specials, and a few extras, are available this morning. We may extend our hours today if it stays busy. They are currently planned for 10 to 2 for today.
See you soon!

08/22/2026

No fireworks last night, but of course I’ve been up before the sun making sure your Dark Cherry, Blueberry, and Blackberry Raspberry Cheese Viennese will be in the case for you this morning, along with your other Saturday favorites…our classic 3 day process Croissant aux Amandes, plain and chocolate drizzled, our giant Shoko Kissen chocolate pillow croissants I discovered in a Black Forest train station bakery, in Germany, Strawberry Cloud Croissants and Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Croissants.
Open 10 to 2 today. Thank you so much for coming to see us this week, as I try to get us back to some sort of normal.
Bis bald!
Your local German baker girl,
Ingrid

I am mixing things up with our Cheese Viennese again this week, so you have more choices. Today’s fruit options will be blackberry raspberry, dark cherry, and blueberry. Thank you for joining us for a LATE fireworks show on the shop garden patio last night. SO fun!!!

08/21/2026

And what was the most preferred latte from our new line-up yesterday? Honey Lavender Elderflower. Also my favorite. But the Beetroot Hibiscus Matcha Latte and “Honeymoon” Golden Moon Latte, with coconut, vanilla, and honey, are also among my favorites.

08/20/2026

Cherry Vanilla Eclairs are in the cool case. Dark cherries and German Buttercreme. ❤️

08/20/2026

Erdberre Plunder, our newest German puff pastry creation favorite is available today. And since Lattes are also your favorite, I have created an entire line for you, house specialty espresso lattes, matcha lattes, golden milk lattes, and, of course, we still offer our lovely Flower Petal Lattes. We’ll see you 10 to 2!
Your local German baker girl, Ingrid

08/17/2026

We have had an additional request for our “Sammeln” German club meetings to be scheduled again, on top of all the mentions from customers who come in the shop asking about them. I agree that this needs to happen. And with fewer open shop days, I have more room in the week to consider afternoon tea offerings other days. Shop friends have requested scrapbook/junk journal and craft nights to return. My mom has offered to come once a month to teach our canvas art acrylic paint classes, now that our Abby has moved on. So our Paint ‘n’ Sips may again become available. I also miss our gatherings in the Tea Room. I’m glad you enjoyed them. I will announce on this page when they will be able to be added to the shop calendar and scheduled again. Thank you so much.
Ingrid