Essen Bakery Heads to Fishtown
Pastry chef Tova du Plessis has kept a secret for more than two years. At the end of 2019, du Plessis, owner of the South Philadelphia Jewish bakery Essen and four-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee, traveled to New York and spent a day taping interviews, cooking and competing on Food Network's "Beat Bobby Flay," a competition.
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"Tova du Plessis one-upped pretty much everyone's bubbe with her chocolate halva babka at Essen" — Craig Laban, The Philadelphia Inquirer "Success came early, and it has continued for du Plessis and Essen — as shown in those four nominations for Outstanding Baker.
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Tova du Plessis, owner of Essen Bakery on East Passyunk Avenue, whipped up a Jewish Apple Cake to takedown star Chef Bobby Flay on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay.
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How Tova du Plessis, a South African Jewish woman, became South Philadelphia's favorite baker. When we say the James Beard Foundation is about good food for good, it's not limited to sustainable agriculture, the Farm Bill, or reducing food waste. Another important aspect of our mission is highlighting the myriad hands that are helping to.
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It's a brand new Chef-in-residence program that will feature local James Beard nominees like Tova du Plessis from Essen Bakery and Nok Suntaranon from Kalaya. It all kicks off this week as the.
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"Essen means to eat in Yiddish," says owner, Tova du Plessis. Essen Bakery got its start in 2016 and is located in South Philadelphia. Owner Tova du Plessis is a repeat James Beard nominee for the.
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Pastry chef Tova du Plessis, who has collected four James Beard Award nominations over her career, is preparing to open a second Essen Bakery in Philadelphia. The new location will open this.
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Tova du Plessis. Photos by Neal Santos. For Passover, Philadelphia foodies are scrambling to pre-order Tova du Plessis's flourless chocolate cake at Essen, her two-year-old South Philly bakery.Fans recall how the doughnuts sold out a week before Hanukkah and go early to snare one of the 20 chocolate-halvah babkas that are Essen's daily signature.
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Tova du Plessis, the four-time James Beard nominated pastry chef who opened Essen Bakery in East Passyunk back in 2016, is expanding her business with a second location. Tova recently signed a lease to a new space at 110 West Berks Street (at the corner of Berks and Hope Streets) in Norris Square.
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Tova du Plessis is one of those people, and at long last, she's opening a place of her own: Essen Bakery at 1437 East Passyunk Avenue. South Africa-born du Plessis grew up in a kosher home, braiding challah every Friday for weekly, multi-coursed Shabbat feasts. She received a biology degree in the United States with plans to become a doctor.
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April 2019. Born and raised in a kosher Jewish household in South Africa, Tova du Plessis spent Fridays and Saturdays baking braided challah and cooking elaborate meals for Shabbat with her family. She came to the United States to attend college, planning to pursue a career in medicine, but had a change of heart after graduating in 2009 and set.
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Du Plessis did not immediately return a request for comment. Affectionately referred to as "Essen North," the new location - occupying 2,800 square feet - will feature du Plessis' signature baked goods such as chocolate-halva babka, rugelach, and challa, as well as an expanded menu of bagels, breakfast, and lunch sandwiches, served alongside an exclusive Essen coffee, which du.
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Owner Tova du Plessis says she hopes to open the second location of her Jewish bakery in late spring 2023. By Hannah Albertine · 1/23/2023, 1:39 p.m. Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love.
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"Essen means to eat in Yiddish," says owner, Tova du Plessis. Essen Bakery got its start in 2016 and is located in South Philadelphia. Owner Tova du Plessis is a repeat James Beard nominee for the.
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Essen Bakery owner Tova du Plessis is a repeat James Beard nominee for the top baker in the country. ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 live stream. Watch Now. Watch ABC7 newscasts on demand. Full Story.
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South Philly's Hippest Bakery Has A Yiddish Name. Tova du Plessis opened Essen in South Philadelphia last year. Image by Ellen Scolnic. JTA — Opening a Jewish bakery with a Yiddish name in an.
