Gina's Bakery

[Cook456]

After strolling the Montclair Farmer's Market, today, I drove up Walnut St and noticed a place called Gina's Bakery. What a find! Wonderful breads, muffins, foccacia, upside down plum tarts..

I'm enjoying an apricot and cranberry scone...yum!

[ghostrider]

After strolling the Montclair Farmer's Market, today, I drove up Walnut St and noticed a place called Gina's Bakery.  What a find!  Wonderful breads, muffins, foccacia, upside down plum tarts..

I'm enjoying an apricot  and cranberry scone...yum!

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Swell-looking place, & they have coffees, but no tea. Unfathomable.

[Cook456]

After strolling the Montclair Farmer's Market, today, I drove up Walnut St and noticed a place called Gina's Bakery.  What a find!  Wonderful breads, muffins, foccacia, upside down plum tarts..

I'm enjoying an apricot  and cranberry scone...yum!

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Swell-looking place, & they have coffees, but no tea. Unfathomable.

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Agreed... ;-) I'm a tea drinker, too!!

Edited October 17, 2005 by Cook456 (log)

[allie]

Yes I walk past Gina's every day to/from the train station, and it smells so good. Their chocolate chip (or maybe they were chunk, I cant remember!) cookies are AWESOME.

[Rosie]

We often make a special trip to buy the bread. It's excellent.

[ghostrider]

And here I must apologize to Gina's. It was not Gina's that had no tea, but the little bakery/cafe across the street. I didn't realize that there were 2 somewhat similar places in the same block till yesterday.

[Cook456]

That's the organic bakery that also sells at the Montclair farmer's market.

[Curlz]

Correct--Montclair Bread Co, iirc. I have to say that while I've been disappointed with some of the MBC stuff, Gina's ROCKS. I stopped in there yesterday and picked up a cranberry scone and a piece of their brioche toast, which is soaked in an oj-based syrup, then glazed and sprinkled with sliced almonds. DIVINE is really the only fair descriptive for the brioche; will likely have the scone for breakfast tomorrow.

Everything in the place is simply stunning, btw--well worth stopping in there!! And the official name is Gina's Panificio--didn't know that until the first time I went. They're all of a 1/2 block east of Egan's Pub, so it's well worth the trip to that part of town!

[Rosie]

A very good Italian restaurant down the street from Gina's is Corso 98; BYO.

[Cook456]

Correct--Montclair Bread Co, iirc.  I have to say that while I've been disappointed with some of the MBC stuff, Gina's ROCKS.  I stopped in there yesterday and picked up a cranberry scone and a piece of their brioche toast, which is soaked in an oj-based syrup, then glazed and sprinkled with sliced almonds.  DIVINE is really the only fair descriptive for the brioche; will likely have the scone for breakfast tomorrow. 

Everything in the place is simply stunning, btw--well worth stopping in there!!  And the official name is Gina's Panificio--didn't know that until the first time I went.  They're all of a 1/2 block east of Egan's Pub, so it's well worth the trip to that part of town!  

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I've been disppointed by some of the MBC stuff, too. Although, the zucchini foccicia that they sell at the Farmer's Market is downright tasty. All the other stuff tends to be too dry. Can't figure why. I use whole wheat flour in some of my baking, and it doesn't come out as dry as theirs.

The Brioche Toast at Gina's did look good. Guess I'll have to try it the next time I'm there. While I liked the scone, I have to admit that I am a sucker for the Lemon Poppy Scones at Whole Foods.

While I was at Gina's, the last time, someone was buying a dozen of their corm muffins, and said they were fabulous. The guy behind the counter even offered to warm one for him. Now how's that for service!!! They definitely have my attention!

Edited October 31, 2005 by Cook456 (log)

[John]

Isn't Nicolo's bakery closeby? I've been there twice, and their bread is the best I've had; better even than Calandras.

[Cook456]

Isn't Nicolo's bakery closeby? I've been there twice, and their bread is the best I've had; better even than Calandras.

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I don't really care for Calandra's bread. Then again, I'm spoiled having practically grown up in the back room of Marie's Bakery in Hoboken. There is nothing like hot bread just as it comes out of the oven..

Edited November 1, 2005 by Cook456 (log)

[ghostrider]

Isn't Nicolo's bakery closeby? I've been there twice, and their bread is the best I've had; better even than Calandras.

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Not all that close, they're down on Baldwin just off Glenridge Ave., several blocks below Grove.

But yes, they do have the goods.

[Wiener]

Haven't been online for ages but I am now in the Clifton area and found an excellent small bakery called The Village Bakery. I think it is on Van Houten and Broad street , just down the street a bit from the Clifton Charlie Browns. Their bread and cider doughnuts are a little too good to be located a little too close to my new home. So disappointed with the Allwood Bakery of my childhood.

[Rail Paul]

I've been disppointed by some of the MBC stuff, too.  Although, the zucchini foccicia that they sell at the Farmer's Market is downright tasty.  All the other stuff tends to be too dry.  Can't figure why.  I use whole wheat flour in some of my baking, and it doesn't come out as dry as theirs.

 

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The MBC staff doesn't take well to criticism, either. The proprietress was most displeased when, in response to her question, I told her the olive bread was twice dry as sawdust and I had no plans to purchase any more.

I'll give them points for support of organic products, community activities, and feminist causes, but the stuff should not taste like sawdust.

[Curlz]

This is interesting, b/c I really like the carrot/raisin muffins that MBC sells at the Farmer's Market, but I once bought a loaf of one of their multigrain breads, and it was so dry that I tossed it. Bleah.

[Curlz]

Hi. My name is Curlz, and I'm officially addicted to Gina's. Let me hear it...HI, CURLZ! And it's not JUST b/c the counter guy is so cute, either. PFFT!

This is now at least a weekly stop for me, and since I was at the Montclair FM again today, well, I went to Gina's. Big news--they're going to start a mail order 'division'! I know that's not important for those of us in the area, but it's great for former Montclair-area residents who are missing those treats.

Meanwhile, they're already taking orders for T-Day; there's a limited number of pies, muffins and breads b/c they get do such a huge amount that week. All orders have to be in by 11/17. And they'll be open on T-Day from 10am-2pm.

[Cook456]

Hi.  My name is Curlz, and I'm officially addicted to Gina's.  Let me hear it...HI, CURLZ!    And it's not JUST b/c the counter guy is so cute, either.  PFFT!

This is now at least a weekly stop for me, and since I was at the Montclair FM again today, well, I went to Gina's.  Big news--they're going to start a mail order 'division'!  I know that's not important for those of us in the area, but it's great for former Montclair-area residents who are missing those treats.

Meanwhile, they're already taking orders for T-Day; there's a limited number of pies, muffins and breads b/c they get do such a huge amount that week.  All orders have to be in by 11/17.  And they'll be open on T-Day from 10am-2pm.

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Hey Curlz,

What did you pick up today?

[Curlz]

Duh. Forgot that info, huh? More of those corn-jalapeno-cream cheese muffins and one of the potato focaccias...the woman ahead of me sadly bought the last zucchini one, which I had my eye on, but seeing how quickly they all seem to sell, I went with my second choice. Will let you know how it is!