Pastry chef Marisa Kroes never intended to open her own bakery. In 2019, after she left an in-house pastry chef role at Facebook Headquarters to move to Portland, Kroes started Orange & Blossom as a passion project. Since then, it’s grown into a sensational farmers market stand, selling dreamy treats and holiday cookie tins.
Soon, customers craving matcha sticky buns and cardamom carrot cakes can enjoy them with sandwiches and coffee at Kroes’s forthcoming patisserie. Portland is home to several patisseries — Artisserie and Jinju Patisserie, to name a couple — but there is one major detail that sets Orange & Blossom apart: the shop is entirely vegan.
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