Bread & Batter Bakery opening April 4 in Poughkeepsie

Bread & Batter Bakery is opening on April 4 at The Academy eating and drinking hall at 33 Academy St. in Poughkeepsie.

The business opened in 2018 and is currently in operation in Newburgh under the name Newburgh Flour Shop. The Poughkeepsie location will have 17 full- and part-time employees under the supervision of Executive Pastry Chef and Director of Operations Kristina DePalma-Ortiz, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park and will offer retail and wholesale freshly baked goods plus event catering.

“This is an exciting moment in the culinary history of Poughkeepsie,” said DePalma-Ortiz. “Bread & Batter will make premier handcrafted baked goods, using only the finest ingredients. Each baked good is wholesomely and lovingly produced and in our opinion on par with the finest five-star pastry shops in the world.”