La Renaissance Patisserie Francaise » Holiday http://www.lrbakery.com/blog Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:32:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Celebrate Valentine’s Day With a Little Help From La Renaissance http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/celebrate-valentines-day-with-a-little-help-from-la-renaissance/ http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/celebrate-valentines-day-with-a-little-help-from-la-renaissance/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:53 +0000 LaRenaissance http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/?p=358 Chocolate-dipped strawberries, hand-made truffles, valentine cakes, cookies and cupcakes…we’ve got all the sweets you’ll need to impress your sweetie.

Our Valentines Day cakes are available in a variety of flavors, including fruit tarts, chocolate ganache, red velvet, creme brulee tarts, our award-winning Renaissance cake and many more. These heart-shaped “cakes for two” turn positively decadent when accompanied by our freshly dipped semi-sweet and white chocolate-covered strawberries or a few of our hand-made gourmet truffles.

Heart-shaped cakes and chocolate-covered strawberries will be available for pick-up on Sunday, February 13, 8am – 1pm, and Monday, February 14, 8am – 6pm. The full menu will be available on our website soon. Cookies, truffles and cupcakes will be available every day through Valentine’s Day, so be sure to stop in soon and satisfy your heart’s delight!

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]]> http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/royal-treat/feed/ 0 Celebrate Epiphany with a Galette des Rois http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/celebrate-epiphany-with-a-galette-du-rois/ http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/celebrate-epiphany-with-a-galette-du-rois/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:28:24 +0000 LaRenaissance http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/?p=333 La Renaissance will have Galettes des Rois available during the Epiphany season. Call today to order yours, or stop by to pick one up: 914-472-0702

La Renaissance was proud to be included in an article by the New York Times last December that highlighted sources for these hard-to-find celebratory confections. We’ve included a bit of background on the Galette Des Rois for you here…

Epiphany (or Twelfth Night) is the day on which the three kings (Les Rois Mages) came to Bethlehem to visit the baby Jesus, born to Mary and Joseph two weeks earlier. Historically, Christians in France celebrate the holiday by sharing a Galette des Rois, a flaky, buttery pastry filled with frangipane and a touch of rum. Some families celebrate on the actual holiday — which, this year, falls on Thursday, January 6th — and some celebrate on whatever Sunday falls between the 2nd and the 8th. Generally, it’s considered normal to celebrate Epiphany at any point during the month of January.

No matter when you celebrate Epiphany, the eating of the Galette is always a highlight, as one lucky person will receive the slice that has a hidden secret called a fève. The fève is usually a small plastic or porcelain trinket in the shape of a king or a baby that has been tucked into the cake before it is sliced. If you are the lucky recipient of the fève, you become King For a Day, and the golden paper crown that comes with the galette is bestowed upon you!

]]> http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/celebrate-epiphany-with-a-galette-du-rois/feed/ 0 Plan Ahead for a Joyous New Year’s Celebration http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/plan-ahead-for-a-joyous-new-years-celebration/ http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/plan-ahead-for-a-joyous-new-years-celebration/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:00:33 +0000 LaRenaissance http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/?p=326 That means one with CHOCOLATE! Just in time for that last, best, and most celebratory holiday of the year, we’ll be offering our pastries, cakes and tarts emblazoned with a special “Happy New Year!” message, made from rich, delicious chocolate.

We will have special hours for the week of New Year’s Eve. Stop in to pick up a special order or to choose from our wide selection of sweet and savory pastries:

NEW YEAR’S HOURS:
Monday, December 26-Thursday, December 30 | 8am–6pm
Friday, December 31 | 8am–3pm
Saturday, January 1 | closed

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]]> http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/288/feed/ 0 We Are Open Labor Day Weekend http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/we-are-open-for-labor-day/ http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/holiday/we-are-open-for-labor-day/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:15:42 +0000 LaRenaissance http://www.lrbakery.com/blog/?p=266 La Renaissance Bakery will be open Labor Day Weekend. Stop by to stock up on sweet and savory treats for your late summer celebration! Our fresh fruit tarts make the perfect accompaniment to any picnic. Try mixed fruit, pear, peach, lemon meringue or even a tarte tatin. Ooh, la la!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND HOURS:
Friday, September 4  |  8am–5pm
Saturday, September 5  |  8am–5pm
Sunday, September 6  |  8am-1pm

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Friday, July 2nd 8am-5pm
Saturday, July 3rd  8am-3pm
Sunday, July 4th 8am-1pm

We will be closed Monday, July 5th.

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See the full array of options on our web site, and call us at 914-472-0702 to place an order ahead of time, or stop in to sample and select from our array of freshly baked sweet and savory selections.

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