Olio City
Olio 8: Best Desserts in St. Louis
How lucky are we to have a gem like Chef Nathaniel Reid churning out some of the best desserts in the country?! Yelp recently ranked Nathaniel Reid Bakery as one of the top 10 bakeries in the country, and Chef Reid was nominated as a James Beard semifinalist for “Outstanding Baker” in 2019. His pièce de résistance is the Guyana cake. The brown sugar cocoa sponge cake is encased in a thin chocolate glaze, layered with dark chocolate cream, served on a bed of crunchy caramelized rice that is mixed with milk chocolate streusel and hazelnuts, and topped off with a salted chocolate crumble. This beauty is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
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Yelp
Top 30 Bakeries in the US
Looking for a bakery to check out during your next road trip or a new favorite in your backyard? Look no further. From ooey gooey cinnamon rolls and fluffy croissants made in a coat check closet to Italian cookies and classic cupcakes, this round up of the top 30 bakeries in America is certain to have something for everyone.
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KSDK
His pastries are renowned nationwide, and now he makes them here
After 16 years of working around the world, Reid was ready to come home to Missouri.
“This was always the dream of what I wanted to do. To have a little neighborhood bakery pastry shop and I’m really fortunate that I have the opportunity to do it,” he said…
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Big 7 Travel
St. Louis Foodie Bucket List: 21 Dishes To Try Before You Die
The pastries here are so incredibly good that it’s tough to just pick one, but the Chocolate Almond Croissant is a surefire winner. Quality ingredients and truly excellent baking make Nathaniel Reid’s as good as any patisserie you would find in France.
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Midwest Living
Beautiful Pound Cakes from Nathaniel Reid Bakery
St. Louis pastry chef Nathaniel Reid gives pound cake a chic, patisserie-style makeover. Your trusty loaf pan never had it so good.
How does a Missouri-born, French-trained pastry chef elevate pound cake? Nathaniel Reid’s recipes all share three critical steps: Brushing the loaves with a syrup ensures moisture. Coating them in icing, chocolate, nuts or coconut adds flavor and texture. And garnishing (with restraint) lends the loaves a Parisian elegance worthy of the glass cases at Nathaniel Reid Bakery—or of your own Easter buffet…
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Ladue News
Platinum List: Best Pastry Chef & Best Sweet Treats
Chef Nathanial Reid’s journey to creating mouthwatering and eye-catching confections has taken him across the globe. Before attending Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and working for several Michelin-rated restaurants as a pastry chef, Reid hailed from Farmington and attended the University of Missouri. A desire to be closer to family ultimately brought Reid and his wife to St. Louis, after which Nathaniel Reid Bakery soon opened in Kirkwood.
Reid’s inventive, whimsical and tasty treats made him a previous Platinum List winner. His Kirkwood bakery offers a selection of sweet and savory specialties, from pastries and pound cakes to macarons and meringues. If patrons aren’t distracted by the gorgeous offerings in the long display case, they can choose from a diversified menu of delicious quiches, sandwiches (an LN fave is the chicken salad on croissant) and salads.
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St. Louis Magazine
Brownies from Nathaniel Reid Bakery grace Food & Wine March issue
St. Louis is clearly on the rise in the American food world. Yet another sign is in the March issue of Food & Wine, the makers’ issue. Pastry chef Lee Lee Reid’s brownies star in this month’s “Most Wanted” section. Yes, that name may sound familiar. Lee Lee is married to Nathaniel Reid, our James Beard Award-nominated baker and owner of Nathaniel Reid Bakery…
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Food and Wine
Chefs Reveal the 33 Items They Always Buy at the Grocery Store
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
“It’s a guilty pleasure, but I cannot walk past one at the store without picking it up. It’s just one of those things you can’t help but love, even though it’s bad for you. There’s something so nostalgic about picking up your favorite childhood candy from the store –– and being able to share those experiences with my daughter brings me all the joy in the world.” – Nathaniel Reid, chef and owner of Nathaniel Reid Bakery
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Sauce Magazine
Top 3 breakfast sandwiches in St. Louis
You might hesitate on Nathaniel Reid Bakery’s breakfast sandwich – the menu is short on description and it’s pre-made, wrapped in paper and heated on request, fast-food style. Any misgivings will disappear once this beauty is unwrapped, revealing scrambled eggs, ham, bacon and cheese gloriously layered inside one of the bakery’s flaky, superbly laminated croissants.
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