Fabulous Gluten-Free Baked Goods In Cambridge, Ma

[Laura]

Last summer, when I moved to Cambridge, I stumbled on a gluten-free bakery called Violette and I fell in love. But it lost its space, and for a while the woman who owned it had been doing special orders only. Now she's selling her product out of Darwin's Ltd, a coffee shop on Cambridge Street not far from Harvard Square (heads up: there's another Darwin's on Mt. Auburn St). This stuff is incredible. The offerings change week to week and include comfort food like chocolate chip pecan cookies, more unusual cookies (lemon-olive oil; triple chocolate tahini), bars (mixed berry, brownies, chocolate hazelnut bread pudding), and cakes. The orange-almond cake is both elegant and delicious and would be at home in an upscale restaurant. If you're in the Harvard Square area, make the effort to drop by -- it's totally worth it.

[cyclinglady]

Thanks! Your posting is bound to help others. I am too far away to try it, but you never know when I'll go to MA!

[Laura]

Ugh! So much for that -- the arrangement with Darwin's has fallen through ... hopefully the Violette baked goods will be going to another coffee shop, restaurant, or bakery soon.