Last Friday morning, my sous chef (i.e. my boyfriend, Vince) and I awoke at 4:30 a.m., dragged ourselves out of bed and rolled into Tante Marie's: the culinary school where I recently completed my pastry training. With 80 pounds of unbaked Marlos in tow, we came to take advantage of...

I know,  I know...I already mention her on the home page of this site (and on Facebook, and on Twitter...) but I just can't help it- my Grandmom is a pip (see def'n. #2)! She's warm & funny though & at 87 she's impressively still got snark and a bit...

Last weekend I went to a book signing. I'd never been to a book signing so I didn't know what to expect, though I can confidently say I didn't think the crowds would be comparable to the queues to vote (too soon?).But she was like a celebrity, and others lined...

I was in the nail salon last weekend (bakers like pedicures, too!) and I met the most interesting woman.  She travels all over the world for work and grew up living in several different countries abroad, as well. We talked about the idea of loving your job (seemingly unattainable for a...

For some reason I had visions of re-hydrating apricots in barrel aged bourbon, then pairing those with bittersweet cocoa nibs set into a rich, dark chocolate cookie.  These would be my Midnight Marlos. A chocolatey night sky with fruity orbs of tartness cutting through the richness. Instead, my first stab at...

Welcome to the Marlo's Bakeshop blog! As I mentioned, I'm kind of the new kid.But I think it will be ok, because you seem so nice and, well, in need of something new. What's that you say? You've already had biscotti? OH! Well that's ok, because at Marlo's Bakeshop we...