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Frenchette
Bakery
Frenchette Bakery opened in the TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City in October 2020 under the direction of Chef/Owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, who also run the restaurants Frenchette (TriBeCa) and Le Rock (Midtown). The bakery focuses on French baking and viennoiserie traditions by lead baker Peter Edris and Executive Pastry Chef Michelle Palazzo, incorporating ancient and local heirloom grains where possible.
Opening in Fall 2023 - Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney and Frenchette Bakery Cafe at the Whitney - is a new larger and expanded second location at the Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District, with the same bakery focus as well as a take-out and 56 seat cafe service experience.
Recent Press
Grubstreet - February 28th, 2024
American Art, French Pastries: Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney is the right kind of museum café.(Photo: Hugo Yu)
Infatuation NYC - February 21st, 2024
The Best Croissants in NYC
(Photo: Evan Sung)
Eater - February 6th, 2024
The Hottest Bakeries in New York City. (Photo: Evan Sung)
Eater - January 9th, 2024
A Museum Cafe That Is as Much a Destination as the Art.(Photo: Robert Sietsema)
The Infatuation - November 6th, 2023
If you’re going to do The Whitney, you really need to do The Whitney.(Photo: Frenchette Bakery)
Wallpaper - November 6th, 2023
Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney mixes art and architecture to foster ‘a sense of gathering. (Photo: Adrian Gaut)
New York Times - November 1st, 2023
Setting a Table at the Whitney With Art. (Photo: Max Touhey)
New York Times - September 6th, 2023
Frenchette Bakery to Move Into the Whitney Museum.
(Photo: Cole Wilson)
