Newton Restaurants, Grocers Taking Part in Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer

A cancer fundraiser involving sweet treats is now underway, and nearly a dozen Newton and Chestnut Hill businesses are taking part. 

Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, in its 14th year, started Monday and runs through Sunday, May 12. Last year's event raised more than $78,000.

Participating businesses create a special dessert to include on their menu, with proceeds from that dessert benefiting cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Bakes for Breast Cancer, Inc., a non-profit breast cancer organization.

The businesses in Newton that are taking part: 

• B Street Restaurant and Bar, Newton Centre
• BOKX 109 American Prime, Lower Falls
• Cabot's Ice Cream & Restaurant, Newtonville
• Fiorella's, Newtonville
• Inna's Kitchen, Newton Centre
• New England Soup Factory, Needham Street (Upper Falls)
• Whole Foods, Four Corners (Newton Highlands)
• Whole Foods, Newtonville
• Aquitaine Bar a Vin Bistro, Chestnut Hill
• The Metropolitan Club, Chestnut Hill
• Treat Cupcake Bar, Chestnut Hill