Cape Cod restaurant news: Bar opens at Provincetown's Pilgrim Monument, bakery changes
In this week's restaurant news on Cape Cod, the Eat Cake 4 Breakfast bakery in Brewster has new owners; The Shallop Bar opened at Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum; and we found a fundraiser in which you can eat some of the prizes.
In news you've been waiting for, Nantucket's famous Bartlett Farm opened a second farm in West Barnstable on Memorial Day weekend.
Last week, Days on the Pier opened on MacMillan Wharf in Provincetown; folks are celebrating the 16th annual Wellfleet Restaurant Week through June 3; and we took a look at restaurants that have opened in the past year.In our Dinner and a Show feature, we spoke to Cape Rep Theatre director Julie Allen Hamilton about 'Every Brilliant Thing' and recommended two restaurants near the Brewster theater.
Here's the most recent news:
Eat Cake 4 Breakfast has been purchased by the Nelson siblings. You may know the Nelsons ― Tori, 31, Tara, 30, and Todd F. Nelson Jr., or TJ, 25 ― from the summer of 2023 when they ran the Cousins Maine Lobster truck parked on Route 6A in Yarmouth Port or sometimes at Mashpee Commons.
The bakery's founder, Le Cordon Bleu alum Danielle Nettleton, brought her French training to Eat Cake 4 Breakfast when she opened in 2015 and earned a reputation for rich, layered croissants (chocolate and pistachio is a favorite), scones, cookies and Brewster Buns ― a cinnamon roll made with croissant dough.
For the past few weeks, Nettleton has been giving the Nelsons a crash course in baking. Although the new owners are, through their website eatcake4breakfast.com, looking to hire a full-time pastry chef, they also want to know how everything is made.
The siblings said they are aiming to re-open in early to mid-June, with all of Nettleton's specialties.
'We know how many people love this place and we want to keep it just the same for them,' TJ Nelson said.
But the new owners are also eventually looking to add some lunch sandwiches, fancy coffee drinks and gelato ― as well as extended hours. When they get to the point of adding some of their own baked goods, the siblings said, the first will be a chocolate snack cake with cream filling that they grew up making with their great aunt, Louise Romano, who died a few weeks ago.
Nettleton said Eat Cake 4 Breakfast sold for $1.35M with the property. She said she is moving to Litchfield County, Connecticut, to raise her daughter with the help of family.
Eat Cake 4 Breakfast, 26 Wampum Drive, Brewster, 508-896-4444, eatcake4breakfast.com
The new Shallop Bar is open to serve craft cocktails or mocktails to anyone who has paid admission to Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum or is a member of the nonprofit. Individual membership is $60 or $75 for two.
'Whether you're here for the view, the history or the vibe, this is your perfect pit stop,' organizers wrote. The Shallop Bar will be 'captained' by the monument's new food and beverage director Greg Whittle, according to the post.
Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum, 1 High Pole Hill Road, Provincetown, 508-487-1310, pilgrimmonument.org/.
Duffy Health Center's Colors of Hope Online Auction, live through 8 p.m. June 6, has gift cards to some favorite local spots, including Alberto's, Scargo Café, Stars Restaurant at Chatham Bars Inn, Mike's Roast Beef, The Knack (Hyannis & Orleans), Stage Stop Candy, Snowy Owl Coffee, Veteran's Lunch Box Food Truck, and even a membership to the Captain's Table at Hyannis Yacht Club.
Bid at e.givesmart.com/events/lmb/i/. All proceeds support Duffy Health Center's work with individuals experiencing homelessness on Cape Cod.
Seventh-generation farmers John and Sarah Bartlett have opened a mainland location of the Nantucket farm that's been in their family for more than 200 years. The new farm is located at 2199 Main St. in West Barnstable on the land that was formerly Harvest Moon Farm. The farm will be open daily, selling seasonal produce, flowers and locally made goods, according to its website, bartlettsfarmwestbarnstable.com/.
"Rain, wind, and a full-blown nor'easter couldn't stop us from kicking off our first season in West Barnstable. We'll be here every day from 10 a.m.– 6 p.m., ready with farm-fresh goods, local favorites, and everything you need to brighten up this soggy start to the weekend," Bartlett Farm staffers wrote on the farm's Instagram.
Gwenn Friss is the editor of CapeWeek and covers entertainment, restaurants and the arts. Contact her at gfriss@capecodonline.com. Join the Cape Cod Times free Facebook group, Good Stuff at Cape Cod Restaurants, to share tips and participate in food polls.
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