Category: Downtown Sequim

Carb nirvana

Crumb Grabbers Bakery, the latest source of joy for carb-lovers, is located in a very sweet little house on Fifth Avenue at Cedar, near Walgreen’s. It seems to always be lively and busy.

I understand that one of the bakers from the now closed Bell Street Bakery is at Crumb Grabbers and the crew working there seems to be happy and well informed. The fellow who helped me at my first visit readily described and explained the offerings, a good thing when weighing such delectible decisions.

There are two small rooms for customers whose purchases don’t make it out the front door. It’s a cheerful spot with good natured chatter among kindred spirits who have found another happy spot in Sequim.

For a small town, Sequim now has some top quality bakeries within a couple mile radius. For cupcakes and specialty cakes there’s That Takes the Cake. Pan d’Amore offers artisan breads and breakfast pasteries. And Crumb Grabbers steps up to the plate (pun intended) with cookies, pasteries of all sorts, pies, and more. And this is in addition to the usual bakery fare from QFC, Safeway, Costco, Walmart, and our many coffee spots. I’m doomed.

Although I’ll still post, I’m away for a few days and may not be able to check in regularly. See you next week!

Crumb Grabbers

There’s another reason for celebration among Sequim’s carb lovers: Crumb Grabbers Bakery. This new sweet spot opened in mid-February and serves an impressive array of happy-making delectibles. The cinnamon buns above walked out with the box- and bag-laden customers before me.

Crumb Grabbers offers an impressive array of bakery standards like scones, muffins and the buns, above, and fills out the case with tarts, “baby cakes,” croissants, Danish, and cookies in a nice variety of flavors. They use high quality ingredients and you can taste the difference.

Baked goods are showcased in a beautiful vintage case and the interior of the shop is bright, cheerful, and full of happy people. I do, of course, need to do much more field investigation but I’m very happy to report that their scones are wonderful and I had a taste of a lemon tart that was sublime.

Although I’ll still post, I’m away for a few days and may not be able to check in regularly. See you next week!

Sequim City Hall

I’d never seen the Sequim City Hall and wondered where it was and what it looked like. Once I found it I was immediately reminded that Sequim is a small town. The building is as small as it looks. It was built in 1973 for an estimated cost of $110,000. And its size answered my question of why the Police Department is located in offices in a shopping center. But I still wonder why there’s a light pole, below. It seems whimsical and reminds me of a barber shop.

Roll over, Beethoven

This is the Sequim Transit Center, jointly run by the City of Sequim and Clallam Transit. It caught my attention because yesterday’s newspaper announced a new initiative to “discourage” teens and young adults from loitering nearby. . .by piping classical and operatic music from speakers on the side of the building.

The project was lauched a few weeks ago. Teens hanging out near the Transit Center last Friday were asked if the music was succeeding in driving them away. The response: “Does it look like it’s succeeding?” This has apparently been a gathering spot for decades.

I can only wonder what Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Puccini and others would think of their music being used as a “teen repellant.”

Let us eat cake

Here are some of the creations showcased by That Takes the Cake, one of Sequim’s newest bakeries. Their Facebook page shows other creations. They also make specialty or theme cakes, so you don’t have to get married to justify ordering a memorable cake if your budget allows more of a wow factor than the standard sheetcake we all know so well.

There’s another new bakery in town that I’ll check out oneday soon. Stay tuned!

That Takes the Cake

A newspaper article announced the opening of “That Takes the Cake.” It sounded like a bakery I could resist and I thought I’d dodged the bullet: they specialize in wedding cakes. But I knew I was a goner when I read on. They also sell cupcakes. Oh, no! Cupcakes! The carb-lover’s excuse to go shopping. . .and the Sequim Daily Photo’s opportunity to show you a new business in town.

Here’s the impulse showcase for walk-ins: cupcake heaven. Flavors change daily and the menu is posted on their Facebook page. The shot at the top of this post is the frosting on the cupcake that went home with me. It was real (and delicious) buttercream on a red velvet cupcake. It wasn’t an easy decision. While I weighed my choices I also took photos of some of the sample wedding cakes stationed around the two rooms where guests can sample goodies or bring friends for a party.

The wedding cakes were beautiful. I’ll post some pictures of them tomorrow.