Description
The vegan bakery Sweetpea Baking Company operates on Stark Street in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. [2] [3] Willamette Week described the space as "lofty" with concrete floors and used primarily for production. [4]
In addition to baked goods such as cakes and cupcakes, [5] cookies, muffins, [6] and croissants, the menu includes bagels, biscuits and gravy with seitan, [7] breads, sandwiches, pot pies, [8] soups, and coffee drinks. [3] [9] Among cake options is oatmeal with cinnamon and among cupcake options is chocolate with peanut butter frosting. [4] Snickerdoodle is one of the cookie varieties. [10] The Charlie Brown bar has chocolate and peanut butter. [11] The Linzer bar has a nut-based crust and raspberry jam. Other baked goods have included a chocolate brownie and cookie sandwiches with cookies-and-cream frosting. [4]
Schmears for bagels includes bacun scallion, garden vegetable, and strawberry. [12] Among breakfast sandwiches is the Wirth-less, which is a biscuit with fried tofu, spinach, tomato, and hollandaise sauce. [13] For brunch, Sweetpea has served Benedict and peach crisp. [4] Coffee drinks are made using Stumptown. [14]
The business has also offered seasonal specials, such as candy cane cheesecake, chocolate mousse pie, Dutch apple pie, and pumpkin pie during the Christmas and holiday season. [15] Other seasonal specials featuring pumpkin have included chai bars, cream cheese danishes, chocolate chip cookies, spice cake, and small pies. [16] [17] In addition to pumpkin pie, Sweetpea has offered apple, chocolate silk, and Oregon berry pies for Thanksgiving. The bakery has also served bread rolls, gravy, and cranberry sauce for the holiday. [18]
History
Lisa Higgins is the chef and owner of Sweetpea. [19]
In 2010, the Sweetpea posted an advertisement for a job opening seeking a vegan barista and counter worker. Following pushback from members of the community who considered this discrimination, the business updated the posting to specific a preference for a vegan worker, rather than a requirement. [14] [20] [21]
Like many restaurants, Sweetpea operated via delivery and take-out at times during the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
Sweetpea has supplied baked goods to Jet Black Coffee Company. [22] [23]
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