{"id":1239,"date":"2017-08-30T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longbeachize.com\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2017-08-30T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:49:04","slug":"long-beach-foodie-update-saints-sinners-bakeshop-set-open-dtlb-crepes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/long-beach-foodie-update-saints-sinners-bakeshop-set-open-dtlb-crepes","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Foodie Update: Saints & Sinners Bake Shop Officially Opens in DTLB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo courtesy of Steve Be Cotte<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve written before that\u00a0Pine Avenue in DLTB between 4th and 6th Streets should be dubbed\u00a0Decadence Row\u2014and I stand by that given that Saints & Sinners Bake Shop and Crepe Crafters are set to open soon in the same neighborhood as the can’t-stop-won’t-stop Pie Bar bustin\u2019 out delicious pies while barely keeping up with demand and Romeo Chocolates just having opened up next door for their chocolatier joint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In short, it\u2019s already an area that offers some of Long Beach\u2019s best sweets\u2019n\u2019baked goods. But there\u2019s more\u2014oh, so much more.<\/p>\n

Saints & Sinners Bakes Shop<\/a>, the brainchild of Traci Delatorre (which many in Long Beach know as Molly Misdemeanor, one of the fiercest derby chicks out there), is officially open at 6th & Pine after offering the South Bay and Long Beach some of the best shortbread this side of the Mississippi at Crafted in San Pedro and MADE by Millworks in DTLB.<\/p>\n

\u201dPeople had suggested places all over the South Bay, but in the end I wanted to stay in Long Beach,\u201d Delatorre said. \u201cLong Beach had been my home since 2002 and I love it here. It only made sense to open a shop in my community where I had already started to develop a following of supportive customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A longtime lover of DTLB as well as a former resident\u2014she now perches herself near Long Beach Blvd. and PCH\u2014Delatorre kept her bake shop in DTLB for one simple reason: the community.<\/p>\n

\u201dPeople walk, bike, roller skate,\u201d Delatorre said. \u201cThey hang out at local businesses and they run into friends on the street\u2014I wanted to be a part of that; I wan to be one of the places people can go to meet up and enjoy fresh from-scratch food and collect memories and good times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working with Sheva Hosseinzadeh of Coldwell Banker Commercial BLAIR WESTMAC after a connection through friend and fellow bakers Dahlia Villegas and Judy Karni of Twice Baked, Delatorre scoured places across the city but it was Pine that caught her eye. Since February, she has slowly fallen in love with the space and, as of a few weeks ago, officially signed a lease and has keys.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s such a great area with so many new things happening all of the time, I feel lucky to be a new business owner in this area. It\u2019s really exciting!\u201d<\/p>\n

Working with Handian Construction (the same crew behind neighboring Pie Bar), Delatorre opened shop at 11AM today.<\/p>\n

Even better? It won\u2019t just be the cookies and shortbread she offered at MADE.<\/p>\n

Delatorre is a master bread maker and for those lucky enough to experience the carby wonder directly from Delatorre\u2019s kitchen, they have experienced her culinary works of art. From sourdough boules to croissants, farmhouse wheat loaves to brioche buns, Delatorre is going to offer DTLB its freshest bread along with possibly making sandwiches on said bread. (Patty melt and pepperoni pizza-stuffed sourdough balls included.)<\/p>\n

Commence drooling. (And their Facebook? It\u2019s is a carby collection of heavenly deliciousness that is sure to make you crave more. So is their Instagram.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"For now, however, her main goal is simple: get the shop up to her standards and prepped for opening.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s been a long process, but I\u2019m a cautious person and wanted to make sure that I had all of the pieces to the puzzle before I jumped in,\u201d Delatorre said. \u201cI\u2019m ready and I can\u2019t wait to open my door.\u201d<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t wait either.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, just across the street, Crepe Crafters is set to open shop offering a variety of savory and sweet crepes. Our stomachs have opened their doors\u2014we just need Crepe Crafters to open theirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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