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A bûche de Noël, or Yule log cake, is a traditional French holiday dessert. Find yours at Janssen’s Market or La Baguette French Bakery.
menu included Candy Cane Caprese— grape tomatoes and marinated mozzarella balls—and holiday egg rolls with turkey, gravy, stuffing and cranberry relish.
158 E. Main St., Newark; 737-6100; klondikekates.com/thesleighbar.
Crooked Hammock Brewery in Middletown and Lewes will become a version of the old Gimbels department store, complete with paper snowflakes, chains, and tinsel. The culinary team is creating a pop- up “HoHoHoliday” food menu, and there will be holiday movies under the stars and fireside activities. The fun benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation. JingleBerry and S’more Cowbell are the two seasonal beers. 316 Auto Park Drive, Middletown; 601- 7837; 36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes; 644-7838; crookedhammockbrewery.com.
SWEET BREAKFAST TREATS
Sleeping Bird Coffee in Wilmington will take preorders for the famous cinnamon buns during the December
holidays. (The shop will not be open on Thanksgiving Day for the first time.) 3111 Miller Road, Wilmington; 570-7358; sleepingbirdcoffee.com.
Meanwhile, owner Leigh Ann Tona says the coffee shop’s new sibling, Sleeping Bird Doughnuts in Talleyville, will feature themed doughnuts.
Sleeping Bird is taking a year off from pies. 4001 Concord Pike, Wilmington; sleepingbirddoughnuts.com.
Customers at Bing’s Bakery line up for the annual Christmas wreath, a Danish- style dough with almond filling, fondant icing, pecans, and red and green cherry candies. The bakery makes two sizes.
253 E. Main St., Newark; 737-5310; bingsbakery.com.
HOLLA FOR CHALLAH
Round challah bread is the seasonal specialty at Rosenfeld’s Jewish Delicatessen. The restaurant also has a menu filled with items suitable for a
Hanukkah celebration, including kugel, latkes and stuffed cabbage. 18949 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach; 645-1700; 34444 Coastal Highway, South Bethany; 539-8550; rosenfeldsjewishdeli.com.
SMART COOKIES
For some, baking cookies is a family custom. For others, it is drudgery. If you’re in the latter camp, visit Sprinkles Italian Bakery in North Wilmington for Christmas-themed sugar cookies—great for Santa—and take-home holiday cookie kits. The shop also hosts a December event with cookies and Santa Claus. 3100 Naamans Road, Wilmington; 543-7730; sprinklesitalianbakery.com.
Serpe & Sons sells decorative boxes and trays of holiday cookies. The Elsmere bakery is also the place for pizzelles in multiple flavors, including lemon and chocolate. (Don’t forget to grab a full or half tray of Serpe’s famous tomato pie.) You can order online. 1411 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington; 994-1868; serpesbakery.com.
Call Bing’s Bakery for gingerbread houses. The festive abodes are festooned with peppermint trim and swirls of icing. Holiday cookies are roof “shingles,” and peppermint trees grow in the yard.
JUST DESSERTS
Sprinkles also sells Santa- or Rudolph- themed cakes.
For bite-sized fun, order fruit tarts, petit fours and other small desserts from Janssen’s Market. 3801 Kennett Pike, Wilmington; 654-9941; janssensfinefoods.com.
YAY FOR YULE LOGS
Janssen’s has also featured bûche de Noël, a Yule log cake popular in France, Belgium and Québec.
La Baguette French Bakery in Dover and Lewes will have two sizes of bûche
de Noël in assorted flavors. “Ordering in advance is highly suggested,” says Anita Wheeler-Bezy, who owns the shops with her husband, Ludovic. 323 S. Governors Ave., Dover; 741-0180; 33323 E. Chesapeake St., Suite 33, Lewes; 200-7946; labaguettede.com. HC
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