Draft:Orange & Blossom
| Orange & Blossom | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2019 |
| Owner(s) | Marisa Kroes |
| Pastry chef | Marisa Kroes |
| Street address | 1612 Northeast Killingsworth Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97211 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°33′45″N 122°38′54″W / 45.5626°N 122.6484°W |
| Website | orangeblossomco |
Orange & Blossom is a vegan pâtisserie in Portland, Oregon, United States. Pastry chef Marisa Kroes launched the bakery in 2019, initially as a pop-up at farmers' markets. The business moved into a brick and mortar location in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood in 2023.
Description
[edit]The organic, vegan pâtisserie Orange & Blossom (O&B) operates in northeast Portland, Oregon's Vernon neighborhood.[1] The bakery's interior has vintage bentwood chairs, a burnt orange-colored couch, and floral wallpaper.[2] The business has served various baked goods such as apricot almond buns, lemon elderflower buns,[3] rosemary focaccia, cardamom carrot cake,[2] sourdough chocolate chip cookies,[4] buckwheat ganache brownies, peanut butter miso cookies, pistachio olive oil cake, and tahini sticky buns.[5] The miso brown sugar cookies have red miso mixed with a brown butter vanilla cookie base and sprinkled with Jacobsen salt.[6]
History
[edit]Pastry chef Marisa Kroes launched O&B in 2019.[7] In 2020, the business operated via pop-ups at farmers' markets (including the market at Portland State University),[3] an online store, and a kitchen in southeast Portland. For the holiday season, O&B offered hazelnut financiers with mountain rose apple slices, ginger molasses cookies, miso caramels, and peppermint "oreo" cookies.[8] In 2023, Kroes announced plans to open a brick and mortar shop at 16th and Killingsworth in northeast Portland in late September.[7] The bakery opened in the space on November 4.[5]
Reception
[edit]Waz Wu and Rebecca Roland included O&B in Eater Portland's 2024 list of the city's sixteen best vegan and vegetarian restaurants.[2] The website's Rebecca Roland, Kara Stokes, and Janey Wong included the miso brown sugar cookies in a 2024 overview of Portland's "best decadent" cookies.[6] Brenna Houck included O&B in the website's 2025 list of the Portland's eighteen best vegan and vegetarian restaurants.[9]
O&B won in the Best Vegan Bakery category of VegNews magazine's second annual Restaurant Awards in 2024. The magazine recommended the hazelnut apple financier and the miso butterscotch sticky bun.[10][11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Where to eat and drink in Portland". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ a b c Wu, Waz (2015-09-15). "The 16 Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ a b McLaughlin, Sarah; Pointing, Charlotte. "21 Spots to Grab Tasty Vegan Donuts, Pastries, and More". VegNews.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Put These New Portland Food Spots on Your Radar". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ a b "A Guide to Portland's Latest Restaurant Openings". Eater Portland. 2021-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ a b Roland, Rebecca (2019-02-12). "Portland's Best Decadent Cookies". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ a b Wu, Waz (2023-03-10). "A Vegan Patisserie Is Coming to Killingsworth This Fall". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Wu, Waz (2020-12-18). "Vegan Holiday Meals and Desserts for Takeout". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Houck, Brenna (2015-09-15). "The 18 Outstanding Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Swindler, Samantha (2024-12-26). "Portland has six of the country's best vegan eateries, according to this vegan magazine". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Bowie, Richard. "The 2024 VegNews Restaurant Award Winners: Readers Pick America's Best Vegan Hot Spots". VegNews.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Vendor Feature: Orange and Blossom Brings Restaurant-Quality Desserts to Market, Portland Farmers Market
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