AUNT MIRIAM'S STICKY BUNS IN PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Super Stoked!

Check out this month's issue of Portland Monthly Magazine (Portland's Best Breakfasts)! You will find our Aunt Miriam's Vegan Sticky Buns listed as one of five of Portland's Best Baked Goods! AWESOME! And we are the only vegan selection! What an honor!

If you haven't yet tried Aunt Miriam's Sticky Buns, I recommend that you come by the shop. If you get there around 9:00 they are usually still warm from the oven! It's a life changing experience!

Aaaaannnnnddd if you haven't been bold enough to try the new "Sticky Situation" you are missing out. It's one of Aunt Miriam's Sticky Buns sliced in half, turned inside out, and filled with our own homemade Smoky Savory Tempeh!

NOT TO BE MISSED

See you soon!!!!!!!

DOVETAIL BAKERY: BEST OF YELP! #1 RESTAURANT

 STOOOOOOOOOOOOKED!

-Photo by Kiera (#1 Most Dedicated Dovetail Yelper!)

DOVETAIL BAKERY IS LISTED AS #1 UNDER "BEST OF YELP: RESTAURANTS" SWEEEEEEEEET!!

 Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to share kind words about Dovetail Bakery on Yelp (and elsewhere)! And if you haven't already done it, we humbly invite you to do so! Feeling so thankful for all the lovely folks who have supported the bakery over the years!!

 ThankYouThankYouThankYou!!!

FAREWELL TO EMILY & MARLY!

I am so sad to say farewell to Emily & Marly! Tomorrow is their last day at the bakery. It is crazy how much has happened over the years that we have worked together! Here are just a few photos of some of the memories we've all shared!

BABY MARLY

 THE SHERIFF GETS HER BADGE

 ST. JOHNS FARMERS MARKET!

ST. JOHNS KITCHEN

 MARLY CHECKING OUT FAKE DOVETAIL

 REAL DOVETAIL

 ALBERTA ST. KITCHEN BEFORE

BAKERY DAD!

ALMOST READY

 ALMOST ALMOST READY

READY! FIRST DAY AT ALBERTA ST.

 EXTENDED FAMILY

GRAND OPENING PARTY!

DAINTY G'S HANDPIES!

PRACTICING FOR VEGAN IRON CHEF

SECRET INGREDIENT... BEANS!

EXTENDED FAMILY ALL GROWN UP!

REAL VEGAN IRON CHEF! TEAM DOVETAIL!

EMILY!!!!!

SPECIAL OWL

JOB WELL DONE!

Marly you are such a special gem & I am so thankful to have had you as part of the Dovetail Bakery family for 3 1/2 years! I can't say enough good things about you!!! You have such a kind heart. I wish you nothing but the best!!! So much love to you as you embark on the next leg of your journey!!!

Emily you are such a lovely person and a pleasure to work with! I know that I could throw anything at you and you would do a great job at it! I will miss the sound of your laugh filling the whole kitchen! Love & GoddessSpeed to you Tender Grandma!!!

SAFE TRAVELS TO YOU BOTH! XOXOXOXO!!!!!

DINING WITH DIGNITY TODAY!

TODAY ONLY DOVETAIL BAKERY IS DONATING 20% OF ALL SALES TO SISTERS OF THE ROAD!!!

 

COME EAT, DRINK & SUPPORT AN AWESOME CAUSE!!

XO!

SEE YOU AT THEY BAKERY!

OPERATION HOTDISH! THIS SATURDAY!!!

This is going to be a major blast!!! I get to be one of the judges!!!! Sweet!!!

WHAT IS IT?

The Date: February 5, 2011 5pm-7:30pm
The Cost: $5
The Location: In the upstairs Community Room at Peoples Coop, 3029 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR, 97202
Sign up: Here’s the Google Docs sign up sheet. It’s not required by any means, but it helps the organizers have an idea of what to expect – and you can check out the competition! I’m thinking of making a cheezy casserole fort, myself.
Judging: The judges have been announced! They’ll be awarding their favorites, along with an Audience pick.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

1. Sign up online (you may do so until an hour before the event -https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am8YTzfgn2X7dC1QVFk5N0FaUHpzaFFjeGdkMU51dUE&hl=en&authkey=CPGFxdMK
2. Prepare a casserole (or bring a big appetite). Please note that there is no cooking at the event itself. Please warm your casserole in advance, if desired.
2. Bring $5
3. Show up at 5pm with said casserole/admission donation and your own plate and cutlery. All dishes must arrive by 5:15pm to be considered for awards placement. Please see a VIC volunteer to make sure the judges get a piece of your casserole!
4. See who wins!
5. Eat and eat some more!

NEW HOURS

NEW HOURS!!!!!

MONDAY-SUNDAY 7AM-4PM!!!

7DAYS A WEEK!!!!!!!

DOVETAIL BAKERY IN SAVEUR MAGAZINE

WHAT AN AMAZING WAY TO START OUT THE YEAR!! THANK YOU SAVEUR MAGAZINE, SARAH, CHRIS & PORTLAND! WE ARE SO HONORED!!!

City Dozen: 

Chris Onstad and Sarah Kanabay's Portland, Oregon

Source: Saveur

With its graceful urban landscape, relaxed attitude, and mild weather, Portland, Oregon occupies prime quality-of-life territory squarely at the intersection of low cost of living and high levels of culture. A major factor in its attractiveness as a destination (it's routinely named one of the best cities in which to live in the United States) is the town's steadily rising profile in the firmament of gastro-worship: cooks and civilians alike can afford to own a 1914 Craftsman and a fairly reasonable car, with enough disposable income left over to take dining (and snacking, butchering, coffee-drinking, and beer-drinking) seriously. Anchored on a strong community of farmers, gardeners, ranchers, and charcutiers, Portland's full-blown "farm to table" culture is the envy of cities ten times its size.

Author and cartoonist Chris Onstad moved to Portland in 2009 (after working and dining there for over a decade); Oregon Culinary Institute alum Sarah Kanabay has lived and eaten in the city for two years. Here, their picks for a dozen can't-miss destinations for the culinarily-minded visitor to a place they describe as "the Shire of American cities": a bungalow-dominated landscape dedicated to comfort, the championing of second breakfast, and staying out of the damp with a proper pint.

Dovetail
The old adage about good things coming in small packages is particularly apt for this jewel of a bakery, whose petite case is daily filled with the sweet scents of its equally petite proprietress' pastry wizardry.  We particularly enjoy bringing non-vegans here—and failing to mention that everything made within is free of animal products until after they've had their first swoon-inducing bite of a signature sticky bun; astonishment invariably follows (in the best way possible).  Baker Morgan Grundstein-Helvey displays a deft hand throughout her range of treats, from the toothsome, chewy molasses spice cookie to the pleasant, surprisingly crisp bite of millet seeds in a moist apricot jam-and-carrot muffin.  Excellent tea, coffee, and kombucha are all on tap, and biscuits and gravy emerge from the kitchen on weekends, along with a rotating cast of delicious soups.

Dovetail bakery featured in Portland Monthly Magazine's EAT BEAT

     Hi everyone!!!! Hope Thanksgiving treated you all well. We made SO MANY PIES and had SO MUCH FUN doing it! I just wanted to share this most recent press from Portland Monthly Magazine's EAT BEAT. They have been so supportive of Dovetail Bakery (and we love them)! All of us at the bakery have been working so hard and it feels like it's really paying off!!! Thanks to everyone who has supported the bakery during our first year of retail! What an amazing & wild ride!! Lots of love to you all!!! See you at the bakery!!! 
XO!
-Morgan & The Dovetail Bakery Crew

Eat Here Now

Alberta Arts’ Vegan Viand 

Dovetail Bakery produces vegan pastries that even carnivores will covet. 

Posted by: Anna Sachse on Nov 26, 2010 at 09:00AM

 

Four scrumptious animal-free pastries from Dovetail Bakery (left to right): Carrot Millet Muffin with Apricot Jam; Winter Pear Darling; Blueberry Muffin; and Aunt Miriam’s Sticky Bun.

     On a recent rainy morning, I popped into Dovetail Bakery, a small, cozy Alberta Arts space where Morgan Grundstin-Helvey and her lovely staff make all the vegan magic happen. I was greeted by the divine scent of caramelizing onions, as well as a quiet gaggle of ladies elbow-deep in flour and listening to cool indie tunes. A few pairs of customers were chatting over cups of strong Courier coffee or pots of tea and plates of crumbs. Piled up on trays in a glass case next to the register sat an assortment of mostly over-sized vegan cookies, muffins, scones, and cinnamon rolls, all decidedly not healthy-looking in the best possible way. (Which is not to say that they are necessarily unhealthy, of course; it’s just that all too often animal product-free baked goods can look like lumps of coal or piles of sawdust held together with tree sap.)
     Sadly, even with a pregnant pastry-tasting partner, I had to limit myself to indulging in only four treats. 
     The Carrot Millet Muffin with Apricot Jam ($2.75) is both delicious and intriguing. Perfectly moist with tons of shredded carrot and plentiful pie-spices, it doesn’t stray into too-sweet territory, and the millet makes for a surprisingly pleasing crispy crunch throughout. The Winter Pear Darling ($2.50) is delectable as well. Essentially a scone, the Darling has an almost chalky dryness that quickly gives way to the moistness that is consistent in all of Dovetail’s pastries. With slices of juicy pear tucked inside, this scone also avoids overdoing it with the sugar, and, instead, allows you to actually taste the high quality flour and a subtle ginger and spice flavor on the back end. (FYI, they also offer a wheat free scone.)
     As for Ms. Grundstin-Helvey’s renderings of classic baked goods, the Blueberry Muffin ($2.75) was fantastic—probably my favorite of the day. Unbelievably soft, it’s hard to place whatever the secret dairy-and-egg-substitute ingredient is; perhaps it’s applesauce or mashed banana, but it tastes exactly like buttermilk. Filled with plump berries and sporting a wonderful crusty top, I would never guess it was vegan. Another highlight: Aunt Miriam’s Sticky Bun ($3.50). The bread is soft with a chewy density, far superior to most “normal” sticky buns and cinnamon rolls I have eaten. I have to admit—sticky buns are one of my favorite things on earth and I do actually miss the butter in the goo, but the toasted pecans and vibrant flavor of toasted sugar and cinnamon are plenty pleasing.
These were tasty tidbits on the day I ventured in, but the offerings are always subject to both season and whimsy. Check out Dovetail’s website for a cheat-sheet on what might be available today, as well as other locations around town where you can gobble up the goods.

AUTUMN/WINTER OFFERINGS

    Long Shadows Mean Cozy Food

     So the days are shorter, cloudier, rainier, cozier, and we are finally ready to introduce our new Autumn/Winter 2010 Wholesale Offerings. Which means you can count on seeing a couple old favorites and some totally new (pretty stellar) vegan baked goods in your local markets & cafes in the next week or so! And if you know of a market, cafe or restaurant that you think should carry Dovetail Bakery goods, please let us know! We always appreciate suggestions & feedback!

     For these new items, as well as all everything we make, we select our ingredients carefully making sure to prioritize locally & sustainably grown sources as often as possible. We always use a light hand with our sweeteners so you can count on really tasting the ingredients! When you bake with amazing ingredients you don't need to cover it up with extra sugar. With that said, I'd like you to meet...

Chocolate Cherry Bun: Tender extra dark cocoa yeasted dough wrapped around semisweet chocolate and locally grown plump dried cherries, topped with a dark cocoa glaze. Totally amazing.

Lemon Poppyseed Muffin: Full of organic lemon zest and crunchy poppyseeds. A little taste of sunshine to brighten your winter mornings!

Pumpkin Muffin with Gingery Pepita Streusel: One of our most popular muffins is back and even better! Made with organic pumpkin and topped with crisp pumpkin seedy gingery streusel, a total winner!

Brown Sugar Hazelnut Scone: Our famous tender flaky scone, layered with organic cinnamon, homemade organic brown sugar (yes, we make our own brown sugar!), and toasted Albina City Hazelnuts.

Apple Rosemary Scone: Celebrity scone! One of my all time favorites scones, another Dovetail Bakery Original (featured as the inspiration for a recipe in Vegan Brunch by Isa Chandra Moskowitz), sweet chunks of locally grown organic apples and a hint of aromatic rosemary make for a uniquely delicious flavor combination!

Dark Chocolate Mocha Loaf Cake: Rich and bittersweet loaf cake full of extra dark cocoa & locally roasted Courier Coffee, topped with a dark chocolate glaze for an extra hint of rich chocolate sweetness.

Rosemary Garlic Corn Muffin: The corniest corn muffin. Crisp on the outside & moist on the inside, full of organic cornmeal, fresh rosemary & garlic. Perfect with a cup of soup or a salad, or on its own as an afternoon snack.

Come sample some of these upcoming pastries and 

Dovetail Bakery Holiday Pies at:

Whole Foods Hollywood this Saturday from 2pm-5pm

and

Whole Foods NE Fremont this Sunday from 3pm-6pm

FREE SAMPLES TODAY!!! 12pm-2pm

TODAY 12pm-2pm!!! 

FREE SAMPLES AT WHOLE FOODS ON NE SANDY & 42nd!!!

Find me today, I will be handing out bites of muffins, cookies surprises... 

AND NEXT SATURDAY FROM 2PM-5PM... HOLIDAY PIES!!!

See you there!!!

Today's Soup & Pie!

Today's soup is ROASTED POTATO LEEK. 

     I am one of those people who find myself roasting virtually everything I can get my hands on as soon as the weather changes. It has (changed) and we are (roasting)! Roasting vegetables brings out hidden flavors and seems to add extra warmth to the dishes we are preparing. I think we need all the warming help we can get during the gray blustery days of fall & winter.

Come by for soup & pie.

This afternoon we will be serving a warm PEAR & VANILLA BEAN PIE WITH PECAN STREUSEL. It will make your day better. See you soon!

It is not a joke that Thursday's soup is AMAZING! Roasted Pepper Tortilla Soup!!! All kinds of farm direct peppers, black beans, corn tortillas aaaaaannnnnnnddddd a little cilantro on top! Life is delicious!!! Come enjoy it with us!

HA!!!!!!!!

Strong food just keeps getting stronger!!!!!

GRESHAM HERE WE COME!!!!

Hello!!!!!!! So I know the daily specials have been up to date but I haven't been filling you in on the other happenings around the store!!! Now that we are settled in at our Alberta St. location we are able to bring on some more wholesale accounts. If you live in Gresham and you can't make it into the shop as often as you would like, don't worry, you can still get your daily Dovetail Bakery fix!!! There is a lovely new natural market called Lillian's Natural Marketplace located at 283 NW Miller that carries all your favorite treats!

 See you in the deli section!!!

     It is a real neighborhood market with lots of beautiful produce, a full service deli & most importantly DOVETAIL BAKERY GOODS!!!! You can find our cookies, scones, sticky buns, and muffins there!!! They also just won a GREAT Businesses award for water & energy conservation, stream & river pollution reduction, and wastewater best practices! Congratulations!!!! We love working with other wonderful businesses!!! Check out their daily specials & updates on their Facebook page! See you soon!!!

NEW FALL HOURS!!!

NEW HOURS BEGIN TODAY!

MONDAY:

CLOSED

TUESDAY-SUNDAY:

7AM-4PM

Come by early & enjoy coffee & pastries on your way to work or school!!!

Grab some afternoon treats on your way home!!!

Or pick up some of our amazing scratch made soup for lunch or dinner!!!

Soup is served with a fresh dinner roll, corn muffin, or bread.

Selections change daily

Soups include but are never limited to:

Garden Fresh Vegetable & Garbanzo Bean

Creamy Roasted Carrot Ginger

Smokey Black Bean & Barley

White Bean & Kale

Winter Squash Lemongrass

Roasted Beet Borscht

SEE YOU SOON!!!

FIND US THIS WEEKEND AT...

DOVETAIL BAKERY ON YELP!!!!

WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Check us out on Yelp!!!  Dovetail Bakery got "Review of the Day!"
Here is a link (Review of the Day is on the right hand side): DOVETAIL BAKERY ON YELP.

SPECIAL OFFER TO CELEBRATE:
Today-Sunday 9.5.10
25 Cents off Any Cookie if you mention that you saw us on Yelp! Limit 6 Cookies.
WE BAKE WARM FRESH COOKIES ALL DAY!!!
Hours: Tues-Sun 8AM-8PM

...I mean I AM pretty fond of our cookies! Thanks Frank!!!
And thanks to everyone who has taken the time to write a review of Dovetail Bakery on Yelp!!!
See you soon!!!

-Morgan & The Dovetail Bakery Staff

Dovetail Bakery
Hours: 8am-8pm Tuesday-Sunday
3039 NE Alberta St. (at 31st)
Portland, OR 97211
503.288.8839

COMING UP ON FRIDAY 8.27.10 SWORD & FERN (AMAZING JEWELRY BY EMILY BAKERY) WILL BE CELEBRATING IT'S 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY & THEY'RE HAVING A PARTY!!! THERE WILL BE AMAZING MUSIC, ART, SKATEBOARDING & PEOPLE!      AND DOVETAIL BAKERY WILL BE PROVIDING TREATS!!! 

COME JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION!!!

SEE YOU THERE!

FROM EMILY BAKER: hello friends!! please come to my 2 year anniversary party- friday, august 27th from 5 til 10, in the parking lot behind the 811 building- i've arranged to have a few of my favorite things to share with you- ...live music by Lovers-you may remember them from the performance in my Ace hotel room last year for CONTENT 09! live skateboarding demos with skate like a girl PDX crew- ! new photography by Megan Holmes! electro magical dance party with DJ Partyr Martyr! a giant keg of free Fool's Gold Ale from Lompoc! amazing treats from Dovetail Bakery! a sale in the shop+studio! +a few other surprises! i would love to have you stop by for a celebratory beer and hug.kids are welcome. thanks for all your love and support over the past 2 years. xo emily

DOVETAIL BAKERY IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE!!!

WHAT AN HONOR!!!! 

CHECK US OUT IN THIS MONTH'S PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE!!!

63 THINGS EVERY PORTLANDER MUST DO!!!

Photo: Michael Cogliantry

Paige Powell gets floury with Katherine Lansdowne (left) and Morgan Grundstein-Helvey at Dovetail Bakery.

Go Vegan

ANDY WARHOL’S confidante and one-time associate publisher of his magazine, Interview, Paige Powell is a pop culture savant, international arts adviser, and tireless animal rights activist. She’s also an 18-year connoisseur of all things vegan, meaning no dairy, no honey, and no shopping for cool leather boots. But Powell says it’s not a sacrifice, just “healthy, humane and the best way to leave a small paw print on the planet.” Despite our carnicentric reputation, Portland is still a vegan stronghold, too, and Powell now sees a growing cluster of caterers, cafés, food carts, and even a vegan strip club (Casa Diablo) championing the lifestyle.

Dovetail Bakery: Even omnivores are buzzing about the fantastic scones at Dovetail. Modeled after the popular community-supported agriculture co-ops, this tiny bakery also offers subscriptions to changing treats on-hand. Your weekly take-home box might include scratch-made granola or pizza dough or beans from local standout Courier Coffee Roasters, whose product is served at the counter. 3039 NE Alberta St; dovetailbakery.blogspot.com

SPRING IS HERE!

     i know it has been so rainy and the sunny and then windy and the RAINY again. because IT'S SPRING IN PORTLAND!!! it happens every year, but somehow i am surprised by it every year! and every year i have to remind myself that we are lucky because all this rain brings us beautiful produce and flowers! crocus, daffodils, cherry blossoms, apple blossoms, asparagus, nettles, fiddlehead ferns, mint & RHUBARB!

    wealth underground grew us this beautiful rhubarb. with it we made:

rhubarb & blueberry buns

rhubarb, orange zest & anise scones

it was gone before we could make:

meyer lemon & rhubarb cake

apple rhubarb pie

beautiful and tart!

 the cutest toes!

spring isn't all rain and wind storms! it's also delicious! come by the bakery and celebrate spring with some wealth underground rhubarb treats!

...AND THEN WE ATE PIZZA.

so you may have noticed that the bakery isn't quite open yet.

soooooooon!

WE WILL BE OPEN FOR RETAIL 
FRIDAY JANUARY 15, 2010!

TOTALLY TRUE.

NO JOKE.

3039 NE ALBERTA ST.

ON THE CORNER OF 31ST. & ALBERTA!

special special SPECIAL thanks to all the people who have helped to make this happen. no small task. THANK YOU FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!

HERE IS WHAT WE AVE BEEN UP TO!

STRAWBERRY DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST.

JESSE BEGINS PATCHING, PRIMING & PAINTING.

SHANNA HELPS PAINT!!!

TRASHER. WHAT A CHAMP.

NICOLE & KATY ARRIVED LATER AND WE FINISHED UP THE PAINTING! AL FORNO FERRUZZA PIZZA PARTY!

NICOLE GEORGES KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF PIZZA.

KATY DAVIDSON FEELS THE IMPORTANCE OF PIZZA.

THIS GUY DESERVES AN EXTRA SLICE!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDLESS HELP JESSE!

CHEERS TO NEW PAINT AND AMAZING FRIENDS!!!!

NOT PICTURED BUT MUCH THANKED: ALICE, ANNE MARIE, KATHERINE, RILEY AND ALL THE FRIENDS WHO STOPPED BY AND/OR WISHED THEY COULD BE THERE TO HELP!

ANGUS! NO NUMBER OF THANK YOU BEERS COULD THANK YOU ENOUGH!

THANK YOU!!!!!

HI EMILY! THE NEWEST MEMBER OF DOVETAIL BAKERY.

EMILY HELPED MAKE THESE AMAZING TREATS FOR A DEMO TABLE

AT WHOLE FOODS LAURELHURST.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!

LAUREN HANDS OUT TINY TINY TINY SAMPLE SIZED MUFFINS AT WHOLE FOODS!

OUR TABLE WAS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED BETWEEN COFFEE, CHAMPAGNE, AND DETOX TEA.

WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

SHANNA USES THE POWER OF GREEN YARN TO HELP ME BUY EQUIPMENT.

AND THEN IT SNOWS.