Bakery in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
The Confectional is a
bakery and
cheesecake company with multiple locations in
Seattle , in the
U.S. state of
Washington . The original shop is located at
Pike Place Market in the city's
Central Waterfront district. Subsequent locations opened on
Capitol Hill in 2011 and at the Armory in
Seattle Center .
Description
The Confectional is a
bakery
[1] and
cheesecake company with multiple locations in
Seattle . The original shop is located in
Pike Place Market 's
Silver Okum Building ,[
citation needed ] in the
Central Waterfront district; the business has also operated on
Capitol Hill and at
Seattle Center . The Confectional sells cheesecakes; varieties have included
caramel ,
[2] chocolate, passion fruit,
[3] pumpkin,
[4] and raspberry
white chocolate .
[5] According to the
Food Network , the Quadruple Chocolate Cheesecake has "a cocoa-laced cookie crust, silky cheesecake batter and three varieties of chocolate buttons [that] are layered together".
[6] The menu has also included cheesecake truffles and Colombian
hot chocolate with
coffee ,
cinnamon , and
clove .
[7] The shop at Pike Place Market does not offer seating.
[5]
History
Co-owners Paul Verano
[8] and Destiny Sund opened the original shop in 2006.
[3]
[9]
[10]
The business was featured on the
Cooking Channel 's series
Unique Sweets in 2011. A second, larger
[11] location also opened on
Capitol Hill in 2011.
[2]
[12]
[13]
In 2012, owners announced plans to open a third location at the Armory at
Seattle Center .
[14] In 2013, the business was highlighted on
The View , in
Whoopi Goldberg 's overview of some of "her favorite things".
[15]
Reception
Frommer's has said, "If cheesecake is your vice, head to The Confectional ... which specializes in individual cheesecakes. Just don't expect me to absolve you of your weight gain."
[16] In Cheap Bastard's Guide to Seattle (2013), David Volk wrote, "If you're really lucky, you might be here on a day when someone makes a mistake on a cheesecake that turns into a factory second ripe for sampling. If not, well, you can always try a sip of Colombian drinking chocolate."
[17] Chona Kasinger included the Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake in a 2016 list of "Seattle's 4 Best White Chocolate Desserts".
[18] In 2021, Rebekah Gonzalez said The Confectional was Seattle's best bakery for cheesecake based on
Yelp ratings and reviews.
[19]
See also
References
^
Travel & Leisure . 2008.
Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^
a
b
"Upscale Chinese on Capitol Hill; Travelers and The Confectional Get New Locations" . Seattle Magazine . 2011-06-10.
Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
a
b Vermillion, Allecia (2011-06-03).
"The Confectional's Capitol Hill Location Opens Saturday" . Eater Seattle .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^ Ausley, Christina (2020-10-30).
"15 pumpkin, autumn goods to try from Seattle's Pike Place Market before the season ends" . The Seattle Post-Intelligencer .
Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
a
b Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20).
Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings . Rowman & Littlefield.
ISBN
978-1-4930-1662-4 .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^
"The Confectional" .
Food Network .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
"Savor Seattle Food Tour of Pike Place Market - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums" .
Fodor's .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
"Paul Verano is the master of cheesecake in Seattle, having recently opened" . Seattle Weekly . 2011-11-02.
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^ Wang, Deborah (13 March 2014).
" 'It's Complicated:' A Small Business And Its Employees Struggle With Minimum Wage Debate" . archive.kuow.org .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
"Pike Place Profile | Paul Verano, owner of The Confectional" . The Seattle Times . 2008-03-20.
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^ Vermillion, Allecia (2011-05-25).
"Second Confectional Softly Open" . Eater Seattle .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^
"Cooking Channel To Feature The Confectional" . Seattle Metropolitan .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^ Rolph, Amy (2011-06-01).
"Seattle's next tiny-dessert craze? Could be cheesecake" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
"Cheesecake (and Cheesecake Dipped in Chocolate) Comes to Seattle Center" . Seattle Metropolitan .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^
"Seattle cheesecake company gets national shout out from Whoopi | KOMO" . KOMO-TV. 13 November 2013.
Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^
"Sweets in Seattle | Frommer's" .
Frommer's .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07 .
^ Volk, David (2013-11-05).
Cheap Bastard's® Guide to Seattle: Secrets of Living the Good Life—for Less! . Rowman & Littlefield.
ISBN
978-1-4930-0658-8 .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^ Kasinger, Chona (2016-10-03).
"Seattle's 4 Best White Chocolate Desserts" .
KOMO-TV .
Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
^
"This Is Seattle's Best Cheesecake" . iHeart .
Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08 .
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