“You can almost follow your nose around the corner…tracing the heavenly   scent to the bakery’s charming tearoom….”  Bon Appetit, November 1998

“A Sweet Devotion”

     As befits someone who has devoted her life to sweets, Julie Van de Graaf, has a harmonious temperament.  She delights in her customers and presides over life at the shop as if she were running a large, unpredictable household. ...Her reputation for lavishing extra touches on everything from Peach Pie with a smattering of cardamom to tarts with undercover layers of chocolate ...has made Julie’s shop a Society Hill favorite.

 Victoria Magazine, February 1991

     This "petunia of a coffee house" attracts Europhiles.  "There's nothing like it without flying to Paris."  The "pastries are done with pleasure", it's "always the perfect dessert".

Zagat Philadelphia Restaurant Guide

 May 1994

      Julie who runs the restaurant came from Philadelphia where she owned the Pink Rose Pastry Shop, a nationally recognized and much loved local landmark.  Praise for the Pink Rose and it’s pastry came from Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Victoria Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, USA Today, Philadelphia Magazine and was recently featured in a book published by Victoria Magazine celebrating women entrepreneurs.  Julie’s reputation for producing the absolutely highest quality product and her attention to detail she now devotes to the kitchen at the Pentagoet Inn.