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DINER: Two Chambar Veterans Quietly Open Cadeaux Bakery On The Downtown Eastside

January 24, 2012 

Early this morning, young Chambar veterans Eleanor Chow and Slavita Johnson finally (softly) opened their highly anticipated new Cadeaux Bakery at 172 Powell St. off Main St. in the Gastown/Railtown nexus (just around the corner from the No. 5 Orange). It’s bright and airy, with an open kitchen and smells that are straight up intoxicating. Offerings include a wide variety of baked goods like flawless croissants jammed with goat cheese and dill, chocolate, and marmalade; beautifully plump and bulbous brioche; quality turnovers; a selection of cookies; salted caramel brownies; and a whole lot more, including coffee, tea and cakes, and wedding cakes (soon to come). We took a whole lot of it home and scarfed like nobody’s business all morning. A grand opening is set for some time in March. Take a look below and enjoy a few involuntary spasms…

CadeauxBakeryEleanor Chow Waterfall and Slavita JohnsonExterior Shot Cadeaux Bakery at 172 PowellBraidedBriocheatCadeauxIMG_8960Lime and White Chocolate Macaroons at CadeauxStickybuns and lime and white chocolate macaroons at CadeauxCroissants at CadeauxCadeaux counter topBaked goods at CadeauxStickybuns ($2.50) at CadeauxWork in progress at CadeauxCadeaux InteriorChocolate Ganache Sandwiched Between two sablesBraided Brioche at CadeauxSalted Caramel Brownie ($3.50) at CadeauxCadeaux Dutch Apple Danish ($3.50)Cadeaux Ginger Snap ($1.50)Cadeaux Marmalade Croissant ($3.50)Exterior Shot Cadeaux Bakery at 172 PowellEleanor Chow Waterfall and Slavita JohnsonCadeaux BakeryCadeaux BakeryPear Ricotta TartOpening Day Flowers at Cadeaux BakerySables on the tray at CadeauxPear+WhiteChocolateSconesatCadeauxSlavita Johnson cuts a Pear Ricotta TartVintage cake platters at CadeauxVintage Cake Stand detail at CadeauxCadeaux Baked Goods opening day Line-UpSalted Caramel Brownies at CadeauxInterior shot, CadeauxCookies cooling at Cadeaux BakeryCadeaux Take-home goodies

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3 Responses to “DINER: Two Chambar Veterans Quietly Open Cadeaux Bakery On The Downtown Eastside”

  1. Rob L on January 26th, 2012 10:46 am

    Sincerely awesome. Had the brioche yesterday and my colleague tried the cupcake. A proper quality french influenced bakery. Finally…

  2. First glance: Matchstick Coffee & Cadeaux Bakery « The Culinary Adventures of a Greedy Guts on January 29th, 2012 9:36 pm

    [...] opened up near the strip club No. 5 Orange, my first thought was that the owners must be crazy. But Andrew Morrison’s recent article, with drool-inducing pictures, and learning that the owners are ex-Chambar employees convinced me [...]

  3. Lisa Osei on February 5th, 2012 12:09 pm

    I cant wait to get my hands on some of these lovely treats. Ellenor you rock Sister! Congratulations!

    Its about time!