Local Places: B.K. Bakery

Saturday morning in Autumn. Abbey, Olivia and I decided to celebrate by piling in the car early and checking out the new bakery in town.  Called B.K. Bakery, it's named after head chef Brendan Kelly.  B.K. impressed us the minute we walked in: two glass cases sitting perpendicular to each other provided the side and front of the service area that faces the entrance, and they were already full of amazing looking treats. One case was full of the stuff continental breakfast dreams are made of: cinnamon rolls, artfully painted with icing; sticky rolls heavily coated with glossy pecans; reasonably sized muffins (that is, on the small side compared to the cake mountains that pass for "muffins" nowadays),  chock full of nuts and oats or poppyseed and lemon zest or blueberries or essence of coffee and chocolate chips; perfectly conceived scones, savory and sweet; and what has to be the most capably made croissants in the state.  I chose one stuffed with ham; Abbey chose one of the delectable fruit pastries (available in apricot, Abbey's choice, or pear); Olivia went with a classic, a blueberry muffin. Meanwhile, the second case was being filled with different, but equally appealing, items; we admired them from afar and greatly enjoyed what we had chosen. Abbey and I had ours with capably made cappucinos using beans from my favorite Missouri roastery: Kaldi's.

After the initial shock of enjoying our genuinely delicious breakfast, we perused the other case, which the people behind the counter were busy filling with delightfully decorated cupcakes and sumptuous looking mini cheesecakes. Before we left we couldn't help taking some items to go, including two of the fifty-cent pop-in-your-mouth cream puffs, which are absolutely fabulous, by the way. Oh, I hope and pray they attract the traffic they'll need to stay in business forever.  I'm feeling confident as I ran into an old friend while there and he enthused that the offerings were "like crack." I agreed. I was already deciding in my mind when I would be returning for more croissants.

Jefferson City just gained a pile of excellence points now that we have two functioning bakeries. It's newest addition is nothing short of world class and makes good coffee to boot!
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