IRVINGTON, NY — Every Saturday, there's a bakery popping up in a church kitchen in Irvington. Which, admittedly, is not the first place you'd think to look for an impossibly delicious loaf of Japanese milk bread. But that's where you'll find PAWPAW.
On Saturdays from 10 AM to 2 PM, PAWPAW PASTRY will be serving a small selection of freshly baked breads, cakes, and pastries. Expect crusty country sourdough loaves, impossibly soft Japanese milk bread, cookie boxes, cat's tongues, and an assortment of sweet things worth getting out of bed for.
Behind PAWPAW is pastry chef Kelli Bradfield, whose experience includes working in the kitchens of acclaimed New York City restaurants The Modern and Hearth, as well as running Fort Grace, a beloved ice cream business in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
After three years of making custom cakes, PAWPAW marks Kelli's return to baking for the public. Everything is made by hand, in small batches, with a lot of care, and no plans to make more than can fit in the oven.
The menu will change depending on the week, the season, and what Kelli feels like making. The goal is simple: to make exceptionally good things and share them with Westchester County.
There's no storefront. No display cases. Just a church kitchen, an oven, and a few park benches where nobody minds if you drop a few crumbs.
Come by. Bring a friend. Or don't. There's only so much pastry.
PAWPAW PASTRY
Saturdays
8 AM – 12 PM
Irvington Presbyterian Church Parking Lot
25 N. Broadway
Irvington, New York
pawpawpastry.com