Pastry Chef To Open New Bakery In Westfield

WESTFIELD, NJ — The smell of freshly-baked cookies will soon waft down the streets of Westfield, as Kirshenbaum Baking Co. is set to open downtown in early September.

Launched by pastry chef Uyen Kirshenbaum and husband Jeff, the bakery will open at 62 Elm Street and will serve its signature cookies, as well as new sweet and savory treats.

As a pastry chef, Kirshenbaum worked in some of the top bakeries and restaurants from Paris and Las Vegas to Los Angeles, according to the bakery's website. She also led the pastry program at a two-star Michelin restaurant.

Her husband Jeff, who is originally from Fanwood, spent a decade on Wall Street before moving to California to pursue his passion for the hospitality industry. With his finance and operating experience and Uyen's culinary background, they make a strong pair for creating a business, the website explains. The two are now raising their family in Westfield.

Jeff is also the "chief quality controller" for Jeff's Double Chocolate Chip cookies that are sold at the bakery.

The baking company originally started as an online delivery site. Customers will now be able to pick up cookie orders from the Westfield flagship, as well as order cookies right to their homes.

The bakery also offers a variety of gluten and dairy free products. Some of the featured items include salted chocolate chip cookies, mint double chocolate cookies (gluten free and dairy free), rocky road (gluten free and dairy free), vanilla lavender and brown butter snickerdoodle.

Jeff's cookie collection is made up of all gluten and dairy free options, as Jeff cannot have dairy himself. You can check out those cookies here.

Coffee, cakes and pies will also be available to purchase at the bakery.

You can stay up-to-date on progress made at the new bakery via Facebook and Instagram.

Check out this video on Instagram below:

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