Comments on: Dining: Woodmoor Pastry Shop

By: LuvMyHood

LuvMyHood — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:08:28 +0000

Kathy is right; the Georgia Blue place actually WAS a bakery for awhile. The little showroom that Bell Flowers used to have would be perfect. It is too small for a retail store; Pieces demonstrated that. But if Bell could give up some space in the back, it could be a great little bakery. Any chance Woodmoor could open up a southern outpost in either of those spaces?
It is VERY uncool to suggest displacing anyone, business or resident, unless the establishment is doing something disgusting like aiding and abetting drunken violence.
A food establishment is very intense, utility-wise and has many implication for fire protection, water/sewer, trash/recycling and other issues that other businesses do not have. A bakery is especially intensive. And that smell, lovely as it is, has air pollution implications that can be costly to address.

By: thedadreport

thedadreport — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:45:16 +0000

[...] a solution for my eff-up . . . at 1am no less) First, these rolls are magnificent. I get them from The Woodmoor Pastry Shop in Four Corners. LOVE that place. I ordered 2 doz of the Parkers and 1 doz of the little knots, [...]

By: Walter Gottlieb

Walter Gottlieb — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:56:15 +0000

I like that the Woodmoor Bakery is basically unchanged from the old days and that it serves as a reminder of simpler times when there were more mom and pop businesses in Silver Spring. Long live the Woodmoor Bakery!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:12:54 +0000

I have long said a bakery is needed for DTSS. However, no need to displace valuable, contributing businesses for one – there are plenty of vacant store fronts to fill and new bottom floors of condo/apt buildings to transform into vital retail. Right next to the World Building is the former Georgia Blue – that’d be a nice bakery spot – as would the now vacant eatery space on Colesville next to the business USPS.
CakeLove is NOT a bakery – bakers bake BREADS! They also know how to make more than just one cake batter and icing recipe.
Tiramisu is very nice, but it is basically a pastry cafe and not a full service bakery.

By: rb

rb — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:07:04 +0000

How can you praise Woodmoor Pastry Shop without including their famous buttery parkerhouse rolls?
For the big family dinner holidays you have to order ahead if you want more than a dozen –And there are lines out the door the day before Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:45:42 +0000

Cakelove and Tiramisu are good bakeries.

By: pj

pj — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:33:14 +0000

The only smell that I associate South Silver Spring with is the aroma of urine emanating from under the trestle on Georgia Ave.
Speaking of bakeries, DTSS could use a good bakery. Maybe we could squeeze one between Olazzo and Nicaro. I don’t believe too many people would miss the wig shop.
While we’re at it, can we also put a cafe on Georgia Ave? I’m thinking that we could put it where the pawn shop is on Mayor’s Promenade and Georgia Ave. Outdoor seating could be placed on Mayor’s Promenade to activate the area.

By: Sligo

Sligo — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:58:00 +0000

I grew up on donuts and cakes from that place. Not to mention the Redskins helmet cupcakes. If you want to experience a fantastic smell, stand under the vent behind the shop when they are baking. All of South Silver Spring used to smell like that back when there was the Giant bakers.