Levain Bakery
Founded | 1995 in Manhattan, New York City |
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Founders | Constance McDonald and Pamela Weekes |
Owners | Constance McDonald and Pamela Weekes |
Levain Bakery is a retail bakery that opened in 1995 and is located at 167
History
Founded and co-owned by Constance McDonald and Pamela Weekes, the bakery initially opened to serve a variety of fresh-baked artisanal breads.[4] The bakery has since become notable for its 6-ounce chocolate chip walnut cookies.[5]
McDonald and Weekes developed the signature cookie recipe while training for an Ironman Triathlon. They discovered they needed a large number of calories to offset the rigors of training and decided on a traditional chocolate chip cookie, but much bigger. The 6-ounce chocolate chip walnut cookie served the purpose and ultimately became a signature item in their bakery. The cookie has spawned copycats.[6][7] In 1998 Levain Bakery expanded its cookie business to include mail order.
Appearances in media
The Food Network has featured Levain Bakery in episodes of
- The Slow Food Guide To New York City, Patrick Martins and Ben Watson.
- New York's 50+ Best Places to Enjoy Dessert, Andrea DiNoto and Paul Stiga.
- A Day at the Beach, Helen Schulman.
- Cook What You Love, Bob and Melinda Blanchard.
- Jodi’s Shortcuts 2000 and Jodi’s Shortcuts 2002, Jodi Della Femina and Daniel Benedict
- Food and the city, Ina Yalof.
References
- ^ "Levain Bakery's First Brooklyn Location To Open In Williamsburg In July". Greenpointers. June 22, 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Saltonshall, Gus (October 21, 2021). "Levain Bakery To Reopen Flagship Upper West Side Location". Upper West Side, NY Patch. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Chapin, Adele (September 16, 2020). "Levain Bakery's Famously Extravagant Cookies Arrive in D.C." Eater DC.
- ^ "Wanna Cookie?". Art Culinaire. Fall 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13.
- ^ Hesser, Amanda (October 22, 1997). "Temptations; From a Small Bakery a Virtual Mountain of a Cookie". The New York Times.
- ^ Parks, Stella (September 15, 2022). "Levain Bakery-Style Super-Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe". Serious Eats.
- ^ "Super Small Batch Levain Copy Cats". Cookie Madness. 6 May 2008.
- ^ "50 Reasons You Love New York City". Budget Travel. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13.