581904 Sun Dec 21 14:56:35 -0800 2008 7 13 New England 0 4264423 This is an excellent new bakery that recently opened on Center Street (beyond Shaw's if you're headed north; tucked in amid the car dealers). The bread and pastries are superb, and the prices are great. The place is owned by Dara Reimers, who represented the United States in the world baking championships in Paris last spring. Her baguette is fantastic (warning: it's also addictive). A baguette goes for $1.99. Her croissants, which are incredible, are around $2.50. She's got a website (www.thebreadshack.com) and takes orders online. It's worth getting on her mailing list. On a rainy day a few weeks ago, she e-mailed subscribers to let them know that everything was half price for the afternoon. You can bet that got me into the car! Sun Dec 21 14:56:35 -0800 2008 250339 Nelly Bly 1 4264712 Oh, yeah. The Bread Shack is great, although I take a bit of issue with the location. That said, everyone should go. Good, no -- awesome -- scones too. Sun Dec 21 17:43:07 -0800 2008 4264423 10322 the_MU 2 4264819 Thanks for the head's up. I'll stop by next time I'm in the neighborhood. Hopefully it'll be a Saturday - I see they have Anadama as the special. Sun Dec 21 18:27:50 -0800 2008 4264712 115691 delong99 3 4267329 Agreed, the location is a tough one -- but it is a start-up business. If you're headed north, it's on the left just before Center Street Auto. If you reach Lake Auburn, you've gone about half a mile too far. Just ordered chocolate ganache and raspberry frangipane tortes for Christmas Eve. Unbelieveable to get such quality for $14.95. Mon Dec 22 17:01:10 -0800 2008 4264819 250339 Nelly Bly 4 4595765 Sounds like you know ALL the latest specials. Does she pay you to do her advertising? Tue Apr 14 15:09:24 -0700 2009 4267329 282729 ProbstP 1 4273202 Thanks for the link! I'd heard about this place and will definitely be checking it out (just got on the mailing list!). Nice to see something out that way besides car dealers, Arby's, and the 99... Thu Dec 25 17:08:06 -0800 2008 4264423 160926 Kinnexa 1 4595719 I wasn't impressed when I went in there last week. The croissants were dripping with grease and her breakfast pastry actually made me sick to my stomach. Things that were good a couple of months ago now taste like crap. Maybe she needs to go back to Paris and bone up on her baking. I won't be back. Yuck! Tue Apr 14 14:57:09 -0700 2009 4264423 282729 ProbstP 1 4671219 The Bread Shack is an amazing bakery, far and away the best I have visited and that includes time spent in Europe! Relaxed and friendly staff, outrageously delicious pastries, breads and cookies not to mention the newly introduced tarts and seasonal favorites like hot cross buns and Irish soda bread combine to make this a truly stellar bakery. Personal favorites include the chocolate cookies, almond croissants-if you go early and get them warm, they are sinfully good-, the ginger scones, ciabatta bread, fougasse, and the baguettes. If you have not yet been to the Bread Shack, GO. If you go, be prepared to make return visits. Simply put, the Bread Shack is addictive! Sun May 10 13:40:06 -0700 2009 4264423 291572 joanmacri