Baked Nyc

baked is a classic american bakery and cafe based out of brooklyn, ny. our bakery specializes in (even obsesses about) all manners of americana baking. we create an array of cakes (we are particularly fond of the three-layer and bundt variety), cookies, pies, tarts, muffins, scones, bars and brownies. like all great entrepreneurs, matt lewis and renato poliafito, bit off more than they could chew. they pursued their dream at all costs while ignoring simple realities like financing (or lack thereof), new york city food service and zoning applications (there are many and they are lengthy), and a business plan (we couldn't get beyond the first sentence “open a great american bakery that is not a cupcake shop”). regardless, matt and renato trudged forth with a small, enthusiastic team, a few tattered recipes, a dwindling bank account, and endless dreams of cake and coffee. thankfully, their wild-eyed ambition (or naïveté) won out: baked was finally born in january 2005 in the neighborl