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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Cupcake Café Opens in Andover

New cupcake bakery offers a variety of cupcakes and bubble teas.

Enjoy Christmas decorated cupcakes and wreaths made from cornflakes from Pink Tree Sweets, 89 Main Street, Andover Village Square. The new cupcake bakery opened a couple of weeks ago in the space next to Lantern Brunch, and across from Andover Bookstore. Owner Annie Wu, Topsfield, said she always wanted to open a cupcake bakery and cafe. After two years of planning, taking classes, and researching the business, she said she chose Andover because she likes the town, and her daughter attends Pike School. Prior to opening the bakery, Wu said she made cupcake cakes for weddings and charity events. She recently displayed her cupcake cakes and towers at a Bloomingdales fashion charity event. While the menu boasts over 25 varieties of cupcakes, …

June Kaiter

4:44 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012

Great tasting cupcakes....yumeeeeeeee.   more ›

Thursday, August 30, 2012

New Bakery to Open in Andover

After nearly 100 years, a popular Lawrence Bakery is opening a second store in Andover.

Fisichelli's Pastry Shop is planning to open at 46 Main Street, the week of September 10, according to third generation owner Nina Fisichelli Gaffny. The original bakery located at 55 Union Street, Lawrence, first opened its doors in 1915 by Gaffny's grandfather, Orazio Fisichelli, an Italian immigrant. The ownership passed from father to son Frank until Gaffny took over 21 years ago, she explained. The bakery is known for their 38 varieties of cookies, biscottis and bars which are made on-site in their 100 year-old brick oven, as well as many Italian creme-filled pastries and cannolis. Gaffny said she has been encouraged by her Andover customers to open here for sometime. "This year, it happened when the former site of Chic Consignment …

Cyn

9:08 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

YAY!! Having a bakery in Andover will be terrific. There are times I just do not have the time to run to other towns to get what I want or need. This is wonderful news and even better, it is not a bank!!   more ›

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