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Don’t let dietary restrictions keep you from treating yourself. Leaving out the gluten, sugar, nuts, or dairy is no problem for these four local purveyors. Happy Chicks Bakery A truly Northside bakery, Jessica Bechtel and Jana...

Cake is a perfect dessert staple at almost any celebration, but it's also an opportunity to showcase culinary creativity. These four local shops take your standard vanilla cake to the next level. 3 Sweet Girls...

Carlie Burton was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She moved to Dayton in 2015 where she graduated from the Modern College of Design with a degree in graphic design. Ever since then she’s...

Getting burnt out on paying a visit to the same sweet-tooth remedy again and again? We've got you covered with three of the latest and greatest bakeries to pop up across the Queen City. Brown...

Bread is an essential part of many meals—from bookending sandwiches to soaking up saucy dinners. Here's three bakeries you'll knead to know to find the best loaves in town. Blue Oven Bakery By now you might...

From classic chocolate chip to French toast and black raspberry, these four Queen City bakeries are sure to satisfy any melt-in-your-mouth cookie cravings.     Donna’s Gourmet Cookies Donna Phelps’s “classic cookies”—including flavors like Reese’s Pieces chocolate chip,...

  Cupcakes are no longer confined to your run-of-the-mill vanilla or chocolate varieties. Here are three local bakeries that take their cupcake creativity to the next level. Fashion Sweet Cupcakes Local boss ladies Brandy Goss and Steph...

Want to diversify your list of baked good go-tos? Check out the ethnic offerings at these five Greater Cincinnati multicultural mainstays.   Chako Bakery Café In December, Hisako “Chako” Okawa moved her Pike Street café to MainStrasse,...

Few Cincinnati bakeries survive generations without losing their iconic spark of sweetness. These three classic stops have done just that—and earned the legacy of city staples. Busken Bakery Last summer, Busken celebrated its 90th birthday. Quite...

F  ruity Pebbles, bacon, pineapple, and sour cream—what do these fixings have in common? They're popular ingredients at Cincinnati's favorite doughnut shops. Here are six spots to grab a dozen delicious ring-shaped pastries:   Gadabout Doughnuts Sour cream...