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A new bakery is sweetening up
Squirrel Hill=E2=80=99s bustling commercial =
district. Located in the=20
heart of the thriving East End neighborhood at 2119 Murray Ave.,
Sweet =
Tammy=E2=80=99s opened its doors=20
to lovers of homemade treats Dec. 1.
Owned and operated by =
husband-wife=20
team Daniel and Tamara Berkowitz, the 1,100-square-foot kosher bakery =
features=20
seating for 10, and French doors that provide a glimpse into the =
kitchen=E2=80=99s=20
magic. Moving =E2=80=9Csight unseen=E2=80=9D to Pittsburgh after helping =
run the U.S. Pavilion=20
at the 2005 Worlds Fair in Nagoya, Japan, the pair jumped at the chance =
to open=20
their own bakery when Simple Treat closed.
Originally from =
Venezuela,=20
Tammy brings years of professional catering and event planning expertise =
to the=20
venture. =E2=80=9CTammy=E2=80=99s pursuing a life passion. She was =
always standing at the apron=20
strings of her mother=E2=80=94 it=E2=80=99s literally baked into her =
DNA,=E2=80=9D says Daniel=20
Berkowitz, 31, who calls Sweet Tammy=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cnouveau =
Victorian=E2=80=94like an old Viennese=20
pastry shop.=E2=80=9D
Fans rave about Tammy=E2=80=99s chocolate =
chip cookies and caramel=20
blondies. Everything=E2=80=94from =C3=A9clairs to custom-designed =
wedding cakes=E2=80=94is made daily=20
from scratch. What the bakery doesn=E2=80=99t sell goes to Squirrel =
Hill=E2=80=99s Food=20
Pantry. =E2=80=9CWe call ourselves mom-and-pop 2.0. We firmly =
believe you can run=20
your own operation, do quite well and live one block from your house. =
It=E2=80=99s the=20
defendable model for a recession,=E2=80=9D adds Berkowitz, an Atlanta =
native.=20
=E2=80=9CPittsburgh is a great city for locally owned. People are loyal =
to the citizens=20
of their city.=E2=80=9D
Sweet Tammy=E2=80=99s also carries bulk =
candies, La Prima coffee and =
Brooklyn-baked Challah. The Berkowitz=E2=80=99s, who worked with Desmone & =
Associates on the=20
interior layout, hope to expand their Internet-based business and =
develop a=20
supermarket line.
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Writer: Jennifer Baron
Source: =
Daniel=20
Berkowitz, Sweet Tammy's
Photograph copyright Brian=20
Cohen
Neighborhoods:
Squi=
rrel=20
Hill