Julie Myrtille Bakery To Offer Pastry Respite During SXSW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Like a culinary oasis amid the chaos that is SXSW, renowned Julie Myrtille Bakery will be among the merchants at "Praise & Worship on the Avenue," a family-friendly event during the festival's run.

The event at 1511 S. Congress Ave. takes place on March 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year, Julie Myrtille Bakery will be in the mix, serving up authentic French baked goods and beverage around the lawn. The menu include signature vegetarian quiches and quiche Lorraine, croque-monsieur, madeleines, cannelés, tartelettes and gluten free option. There will be also her famous Parisian hot chocolate and coffee.

Julie Myrtille will be serving through the event's run, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will accept cash, credit, debit, Apple Pay payments. For the cognoscenti, Julie Myrtille baked goods gained local renown via the pastry maker's presence at local farmer's markets — a growing popularity that made these pastries de rigeur among their aficionados and led to plans on opening a storefront operation in the Springdale General complex at 1023 Springdale Road in East Austin.

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Patch can personally attest to the joy-inducing, melt-in-your-mouth goodness of these authentic French wares. Ever on the hunt for fresh produce and interesting, exotics meats, Austin Patch has long visited the SFC (sustainable food center) Farmers Market, operating every Saturday with an array of vendors, live music and activities that sets up at 422 Guadalupe St.

Julie Myrtille Bakery is a fixture at the farmer's market there, offering a variety of delectable pastries to shoppers in a setting that evokes a European flair. They're the real deal: Myrtille, who arrived in Austin from Paris in 2016, was the youngest female pastry chef to be inducted into the Academie Culinaire de France. Her sister, Melanie Roy, serves as her business partner.

You may find yourself relexively exclaiming "C'est magnifique!" after tasting these lovingly prepared pastries, even without speaking the French language.

If you miss the SXSW event, Julie Myrtille Bakery is joining for the second year in the row Austin’s iconic UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum as a sponsor for their annual Garden Party on Thursday, April 25, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event aims to help direct access to the arts for more than 50,000 visitors annually and free admission and tours to over 4,500 Central Texas school children.

In what is the biggest annual fundraiser for the museum, Chef Julie Myrtille (Executive Chef of the eponymous bakery) and her sister Melanie Roy (Business Manager at Julie Myrtille Bakery) will illustrate their status as philanthropic-minded female entrepreneur that give back to the Austin community. Their participation is a contribution to support the growing cultural community in Austin through The UMLAUF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

"This is the biggest and most spectacular Garden Party event in Austin include performers from all over the city to provide entertainment throughout the garden for guests along with fine wine and decadent bites," organizers wrote in a press advisory. "The UMLAUF will be providing bites from Austin’s best and most iconic restaurants and beloved bakery in Austin like Julie Myrtille Bakery in order to create a memorable, uniquely Austin evening."

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