Nestled right in the heart of Monroe street, Bloom Bake Shop is a neighborhood favorite that has been providing the community with a delicious variety of homemade goods for 11 years.
Photo courtesy of Annemarie Maitri
After spending much of her life moving around the US, owner Annemarie Maitri came to Madison 15 years ago and found home. Not long after, she opened the doors of Bloom Bake Shop and turned her dream into a reality.
“Family brought me to Madison and it’s just an amazing place to be. I love raising a family here, and Madison is just a great community overall,” shared Annemarie.
Photo courtesy of Annemarie Maitri
For Annemarie and her husband Mark, Bloom Bake Shop is indeed a family affair–their three kids also work at the bakery as part of the team.
French-style pastries, American classics, light breakfast and lunch offerings, and daily baked bread are all on the menu at Bloom. Everything is baked from scratch using fresh and, often, local ingredients too.
“I think we're known for using fresh ingredients and baking from scratch and really working with seasonality,” shared Annemarie, “We are known for our buttermilk biscuit sandwiches and our sweet potato donuts. We do really amazing layer cakes as well.”
Photo courtesy of Annemarie Maitri
Bloom joined the Monroe Street Farmer’s Market during the market’s second year, where Annemarie was one of the first members on its board.
“I think it's really grown to be such a great, well-rounded market and the purveyors are fantastic. Some of them established, some of them up-and-coming farmers, and I love that,” Annemarie reflected. “Also being someone that lives in the neighborhood, that we get to be a part of supporting these great purveyors and farmers, I couldn't be more proud to be one of the establishments at the market for those same reasons.”
Photo courtesy of Annemarie Maitri
Bloom uses a variety of ingredients from local farmers and producers, some of whom are fellow vendors at the Monroe Street Farmer’s Market.
Along with seasonal mushrooms from local purveyors, many of the fall flavors have been crafted with apples, pumpkins, and pears from Morren Orchard, a fellow MSFM vendor.
On busy weekends at the market, the Pain Au Chocolat, Market Cinnamon Rolls, Classic Croissants, and weekly Savory Danish are some of the favorite goods that sell fast. Annemarie even admitted that her favorite item is currently the perfectly flaky Savory Danish.
Photo courtesy of Annemarie Maitri
In addition to vending at the market, Bloom has been doing curbside pickups on weekends and is now only a month away from an exciting grand re-opening.
While the market season winds down, Annemarie is optimistic for Bloom: “We will be kind of evolving, I mean, much of glue will stay the same. But as everyone's evolving, we will be evolving too.”
Be sure to stop by this weekend to check out the weekly flavor of the famed Savory Danish before they’re gone! Visit the Monroe Street Farmer’s Market on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Edgewood High School.
Photo courtesy of Annemarie Maitri