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Marshall, VA Edition: Red Truck Bakery

By Candace Nelson - 4:50 PM

No, you're not seeing double. I went to BOTH locations of Red Truck Bakery -- in Warrenton and Marshall, Virginia. The Marshall location opened in 2015 as the bakery's second location and serves as both a neighborhood café and the hub for Red Truck Bakery's nationwide shipping operation, with the café open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The interior features a bright bakery counter filled with cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, breads, and other baked goods, while retail shelves display cookbooks, pantry items, gifts, and specialty food products alongside the café. The menu contains breakfast biscuits, breakfast sandwiches, quiche, soups, salads, deli-style sandwiches, cookies, pies, layer cakes, Bundt cakes, muffins, scones, sticky buns, breads, brownies, coffee, espresso drinks, and tea. The jumbo coffee cake slice featured a tender, buttery crumb topped with a thick layer of cinnamon streusel that added a crisp texture and warm spice to each bite, making it a classic bakery-style breakfast pastry. The house-made granola blended toasted oats with nuts, seeds, and dried fruit, creating a crisp texture that worked well as a breakfast option or a snack to take home alongside the bakery's breads, pastries, and desserts. The house-made granola has developed a following of its own and is even praised by Andrew Zimmern, who has called it "the best granola in North America." In addition to bakery items, Red Truck Bakery serves locally roasted specialty coffee, offers catering, accepts custom cake orders, provides pre-order pickup, and ships many of its baked goods throughout the United States and Canada. Everything I had from both locations was great. I'll leave with this: "It all began with a truck – and a few irresistible cakes. A cherry-red 1954 Ford F-100, once owned by designer Tommy Hilfiger, found its way to rural Virginia and parked itself outside of a new bakery housed in an old Esso filling station in the heart of downtown Warrenton. More than just a vintage vehicle, this red truck came to embody the spirit of the bakery: tasteful, hardworking, and full of charm. It quickly became a local icon; a symbol of the love and connection shared between Red Truck Bakery and the communities it serves. Since the beginning, Red Truck Bakery has offered high quality goods rooted in a sense of place—crafted with care, inspired by local flavors, and designed to bring people together. Folks showed up for the tasty treats and stayed for the connection and community they inspired." Have you been? Grade: A

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