The Confectional
The shop at Pike Place Market, 2022
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Restaurant information
Street address1530 Pike Place
CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98101
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47°36′33″N 122°20′29″W / 47.6093°N 122.3414°W / 47.6093; -122.3414
Websitetheconfectional.com

The Confectional is a bakery and cheesecake company with multiple locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The original shop is located at Pike Place Market in the city's Central Waterfront district. Subsequent locations opened on Capitol Hill in 2011 and at the Armory in Seattle Center.

Description

The Confectional is a bakery[1] and cheesecake company with multiple locations in Seattle. The original shop is located in Pike Place Market's Silver Okum Building,[citation needed] in the Central Waterfront district; the business has also operated on Capitol Hill and at Seattle Center. The Confectional sells cheesecakes; varieties have included caramel,[2] chocolate, passion fruit,[3] pumpkin,[4] and raspberry white chocolate.[5] According to the Food Network, the Quadruple Chocolate Cheesecake has "a cocoa-laced cookie crust, silky cheesecake batter and three varieties of chocolate buttons [that] are layered together".[6] The menu has also included cheesecake truffles and Colombian hot chocolate with coffee, cinnamon, and clove.[7] The shop at Pike Place Market does not offer seating.[5]

History

Co-owners Paul Verano[8] and Destiny Sund opened the original shop in 2006.[3][9][10]

The business was featured on the Cooking Channel's series Unique Sweets in 2011. A second, larger[11] location also opened on Capitol Hill in 2011.[2][12][13]

In 2012, owners announced plans to open a third location at the Armory at Seattle Center.[14] In 2013, the business was highlighted on The View, in Whoopi Goldberg's overview of some of "her favorite things".[15]

Reception

Frommer's has said, "If cheesecake is your vice, head to The Confectional ... which specializes in individual cheesecakes. Just don't expect me to absolve you of your weight gain."[16] In Cheap Bastard's Guide to Seattle (2013), David Volk wrote, "If you're really lucky, you might be here on a day when someone makes a mistake on a cheesecake that turns into a factory second ripe for sampling. If not, well, you can always try a sip of Colombian drinking chocolate."[17] Chona Kasinger included the Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake in a 2016 list of "Seattle's 4 Best White Chocolate Desserts".[18] In 2021, Rebekah Gonzalez said The Confectional was Seattle's best bakery for cheesecake based on Yelp ratings and reviews.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Travel & Leisure. 2008. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  2. ^ a b "Upscale Chinese on Capitol Hill; Travelers and The Confectional Get New Locations". Seattle Magazine. 2011-06-10. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. ^ a b Vermillion, Allecia (2011-06-03). "The Confectional's Capitol Hill Location Opens Saturday". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. ^ Ausley, Christina (2020-10-30). "15 pumpkin, autumn goods to try from Seattle's Pike Place Market before the season ends". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. ^ a b Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20). Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1662-4. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  6. ^ "The Confectional". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. ^ "Savor Seattle Food Tour of Pike Place Market - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums". Fodor's. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. ^ "Paul Verano is the master of cheesecake in Seattle, having recently opened". Seattle Weekly. 2011-11-02. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  9. ^ Wang, Deborah (13 March 2014). "'It's Complicated:' A Small Business And Its Employees Struggle With Minimum Wage Debate". archive.kuow.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ^ "Pike Place Profile | Paul Verano, owner of The Confectional". The Seattle Times. 2008-03-20. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  11. ^ Vermillion, Allecia (2011-05-25). "Second Confectional Softly Open". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  12. ^ "Cooking Channel To Feature The Confectional". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  13. ^ Rolph, Amy (2011-06-01). "Seattle's next tiny-dessert craze? Could be cheesecake". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  14. ^ "Cheesecake (and Cheesecake Dipped in Chocolate) Comes to Seattle Center". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  15. ^ "Seattle cheesecake company gets national shout out from Whoopi | KOMO". KOMO-TV. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  16. ^ "Sweets in Seattle | Frommer's". Frommer's. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  17. ^ Volk, David (2013-11-05). Cheap Bastard's® Guide to Seattle: Secrets of Living the Good Life—for Less!. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-0658-8. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  18. ^ Kasinger, Chona (2016-10-03). "Seattle's 4 Best White Chocolate Desserts". KOMO-TV. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  19. ^ "This Is Seattle's Best Cheesecake". iHeart. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-08.

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