Just Crumbs Hosts Grand Opening in Downers Grove

Submitted by Chamber 630. Photo via Just Crumbs on Facebook.

Just Crumbs comes to Downers Grove! The official Grand Opening of Just Crumbs, at 5151 Main Street in Downers Grove, will be held on April 21, 2015.

Owner and Executive Pastry Chef, Maria Gabriela (“Gabi”) Perez, will be offering a wide variety of delicious desserts—cakes, cookies, decorated sugar cookies, pies, tarts, and other delights. The attractively furnished shop also specializes in custom cakes for any occasion—weddings, birthdays, showers, bar mitzvahs, retirement parties, etc.

Ms. Perez has studied her craft and attended seminars under several well known pastry chefs, such as Sebastian Cannone, Colette Peters and Edwal Notter to name a few. She has also worked as an executive pastry chef at Orlando, Boston and Chicago area country clubs, theme parks and hotel restaurants. She has also work for a couple celebrity chefs, preparing desserts for as few as one and as many as 4500. She brings an artistic flair to cake decoration, which can help set the mood for parties.

She recently had a booth at the April 16 Taste of 630 event. She sampled panna cotta, and a new creation she has called “Sbaglio Limone”. She was preparing lemon pound cake made with EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, from the Olive Tap), when an oven malfunction forced her to change plans. On the fly, she cut and baked them into biscotti, and served them with sliced strawberries and balsamic vinegar dressing. She gave them the name of “Lemon Mistake”. But the dessert was hardly a mistake, as she came with 350 pieces and ended with only 2 left over!

The grand opening of her shop, at 5:15 PM on April 21, will feature a variety of desserts. Guests who purchase (or place an order) one or more items at the Grand Opening will be given a coupon for a free item of equal value, good for 3 months from the date.

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