Soft Opening Announcement!
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Hello All! We’re delighted to announce our soft opening will be on Saturday December 21, 9am-3pm, right before Christmas and Hannukah! 🎉 At times we weren’t sure if we’d ever get to this point but we didn’t lose hope and we’re delighted to finally serve our amazing community. This week is intense with menu…
Last day for Thanksgiving Pre-orders!
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Friday 11/22/24 is the last day to get your Thanksgiving pre-orders in. Please note that Pumpkin pies are sold out! (both individually and as part of the Thanksgiving Ready Pack) To compensate, we are adding a last minute seasonal item that you will LOVE: Cinnamon brown sugar scones! This will be the perfect complement…
New article about Jess Bakeshop!
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A few weeks ago, we were surprised and delighted that Sharon Steele real estate (@365cranfordwestfieldnj) posted on Instagram about our opening (link here). She reached out to us and kindly offered to write an article about our story and our bakeshop’s approach and publish it on her blog. We grabbed the opportunity and had…
Kitchen original tin ceiling revealed
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After a day off, the contractor came back to remove the dropped tile ceiling in the kitchen area. This revealed the beautiful original tin ceiling. It’s in really good shape but for fire safety and hygiene reasons we will add a new dropped ceiling after all the electrical and plumbing is done. We’re so…
Front of house original tin ceiling revealed, flooring removed
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The office-style ceiling grid in the front of house is now completely gone, revealing the original tin ceiling in its full (albeit shabby and uncared for) glory. The dull laminate fiber-board flooring is also gone. We won’t spoilt the surprise here with what will replace it, but it will fit Jess’ modern-Parisien vibe for…
Demolition begins in the bakeshop.. and a nice surprise!
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Long story short, we found a new contractor! He has been a Godsend and started right away demolishing the old structures. The existing space was very outdated and set up more like a cell-phone retail store than a welcoming bakeshop. One lovely surprise is the contractor discovered the original tin ceiling under the office-style…
We finally got our construction permit!
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The first hurdle to cross when building a bakery is to get your construction permit approved. That is needed before any construction work can take place. In our case, we submitted our permit package on 4/25/24 and it didn’t get approved until over 2 months later on 7/2/24. We may post more about our…