There are a lot of things to like about downtown St. Petersburg these days.  New energy, new attitude, new restaurants, new art museums and galleries…

And a new bakery!  For me, this is one of those areas where my response today is pretty much the same as it would have been when I was a child.  I am ecstatic!  I remember the days of bakeries scattered all over St. Pete when I was a kid.  Even the Publix grocery store bakeries were separate entities in the ‘old days’, branded as ‘The Danish Bakery’ and situated in separate shops next to Publix.  But most stand alone bakeries have become a thing of the past.  I know of only a handful in all of St. Petersburg.  And none downtown.  While I love The Cupcake Spot on Central Avenue, it’s not a full bakery – as good as Cuppy is at making cupcakes, sometimes I long for more.

So, when I saw these signs in the window of the shop space next to the new Cassis American Brasserie on Beach Drive, my heart skipped a beat and I felt a serious adrenalin rush!  Bakeries rule!  I am very excited and can’t wait for this bakery to open it’s doors!