The Confectional Explained

The Confectional
Street-Address:1530 Pike Place
City:Seattle
County:King
State:Washington
Zip:98101
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.6093°N -122.3414°W
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The Confectional is a bakery and cheesecake company with multiple locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The original shop is located at Pike Place Market in the city's Central Waterfront district. Subsequent locations opened on Capitol Hill in 2011 and at the Armory in Seattle Center.

Description

The Confectional is a bakery[1] and cheesecake company with multiple locations in Seattle. The original shop is located in Pike Place Market's Silver Okum Building, in the Central Waterfront district; the business has also operated on Capitol Hill and at Seattle Center. The Confectional sells cheesecakes; varieties have included caramel,[2] chocolate, passion fruit,[3] pumpkin,[4] and raspberry white chocolate.[5] According to the Food Network, the Quadruple Chocolate Cheesecake has "a cocoa-laced cookie crust, silky cheesecake batter and three varieties of chocolate buttons [that] are layered together".[6] The menu has also included cheesecake truffles and Colombian hot chocolate with coffee, cinnamon, and clove.[7] The shop at Pike Place Market does not offer seating.

History

Co-owners Paul Verano[8] and Destiny Sund opened the original shop in 2006.[9] [10]

The business was featured on the Cooking Channel's series Unique Sweets in 2011. A second, larger[11] location also opened on Capitol Hill in 2011.[12] [13]

In 2012, owners announced plans to open a third location at the Armory at Seattle Center.[14] In 2013, the business was highlighted on The View, in Whoopi Goldberg's overview of some of "her favorite things".[15]

Reception

Frommer's has said, "If cheesecake is your vice, head to The Confectional ... which specializes in individual cheesecakes. Just don't expect me to absolve you of your weight gain."[16] In Cheap Bastard's Guide to Seattle (2013), David Volk wrote, "If you're really lucky, you might be here on a day when someone makes a mistake on a cheesecake that turns into a factory second ripe for sampling. If not, well, you can always try a sip of Colombian drinking chocolate."[17] Chona Kasinger included the Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake in a 2016 list of "Seattle's 4 Best White Chocolate Desserts".[18] In 2021, Rebekah Gonzalez said The Confectional was Seattle's best bakery for cheesecake based on Yelp ratings and reviews.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Travel & Leisure . 2008 . en . 2022-11-08 . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234926/https://books.google.com/books?id=qXMZAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22confectional%22+%22cheesecake%22&q=%22confectional%22+%22cheesecake%22&hl=en . live .
  2. Web site: 2011-06-10 . Upscale Chinese on Capitol Hill; Travelers and The Confectional Get New Locations. . 2022-11-07 . Seattle Magazine . en-US . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234926/https://seattlemag.com/upscale-chinese-capitol-hill-travelers-and-confectional-get-new-locations/ . live .
  3. Web site: Vermillion . Allecia . 2011-06-03 . The Confectional's Capitol Hill Location Opens Saturday . 2022-11-07 . Eater Seattle . en . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001013/https://seattle.eater.com/2011/6/3/6677003/the-confectionals-capitol-hill-location-opens-saturday . live .
  4. Web site: Ausley . Christina . 2020-10-30 . 15 pumpkin, autumn goods to try from Seattle's Pike Place Market before the season ends . 2022-11-07 . The Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en-US . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234927/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/15-pumpkin-autumn-goods-to-try-pike-place-market-211814.php . live .
  5. Book: Wolf, Laurie . Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings . 2015-01-20 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-1662-4 . en . 2022-11-08 . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001011/https://books.google.com/books?id=zLtzCgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA85&dq=%22The+Confectional%22+Pike&hl=en . live .
  6. Web site: The Confectional . 2022-11-07 . . en . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001012/https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/wa/seattle/the-confectional-restaurant . live .
  7. Web site: Savor Seattle Food Tour of Pike Place Market - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums . 2022-11-07 . . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001014/https://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/savor-seattle-food-tour-of-pike-place-market-746463/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2011-11-02 . Paul Verano is the master of cheesecake in Seattle, having recently opened . 2022-11-08 . Seattle Weekly . en-US . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001013/https://www.seattleweekly.com/food/paul-verano-is-the-master-of-cheesecake-in-seattle-having-recently-opened/ . live .
  9. Web site: Wang . Deborah . 'It's Complicated:' A Small Business And Its Employees Struggle With Minimum Wage Debate . 2022-11-07 . archive.kuow.org . 13 March 2014 . en . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001021/http://archive.kuow.org/post/its-complicated-small-business-and-its-employees-struggle-minimum-wage-debate . live .
  10. Web site: 2008-03-20 . Pike Place Profile Paul Verano, owner of The Confectional . 2022-11-07 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001011/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/pike-place-profile-paul-verano-owner-of-the-confectional/ . live .
  11. Web site: Vermillion . Allecia . 2011-05-25 . Second Confectional Softly Open . 2022-11-08 . Eater Seattle . en . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108003320/https://seattle.eater.com/2011/5/25/6678669/second-confectional-softly-open . live .
  12. Web site: Cooking Channel To Feature The Confectional . 2022-11-07 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001012/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2011/05/the-confectional-will-be-featured-on-the-cooking-channel-may-2011 . live .
  13. News: Rolph . Amy . 2011-06-01 . Seattle's next tiny-dessert craze? Could be cheesecake . en-US . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 2022-11-07 . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001013/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seattle-s-next-tiny-dessert-craze-Could-be-1403838.php . live .
  14. Web site: Cheesecake (and Cheesecake Dipped in Chocolate) Comes to Seattle Center . 2022-11-07 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001011/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2012/04/cheesecake-comes-to-seattle-center-the-confectional-april-2012 . live .
  15. Web site: Seattle cheesecake company gets national shout out from Whoopi KOMO . 2022-11-08 . 13 November 2013 . KOMO-TV . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234927/https://komonews.com/news/videos/seattle-cheesecake-company-gets-national-shout-out-from-whoopi . live .
  16. Web site: Sweets in Seattle Frommer's . 2022-11-07 . . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001014/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/seattle/restaurants/sweets . live .
  17. Book: Volk, David . Cheap Bastard's® Guide to Seattle: Secrets of Living the Good Life—for Less! . 2013-11-05 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-0658-8 . en . 2022-11-08 . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108001014/https://books.google.com/books?id=KLKsAgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA97&dq=%22The+Confectional%22+Pike&hl=en . live .
  18. Web site: Kasinger . Chona . 2016-10-03 . Seattle's 4 Best White Chocolate Desserts . 2022-11-08 . . en . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234927/https://komonews.com/seattle-refined/happy-national-white-chocolate-day . live .
  19. Web site: This Is Seattle's Best Cheesecake . 2022-11-08 . iHeart . en . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234928/https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-07-30-this-is-seattles-best-cheesecake/ . live .

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