Glutenus Minimus and Vicki Lee's joins the fundraiser now through Mother's Day, May 12.
You have until the Mother's Day weekend to visit two great Belmont bakeries to both satisfy your sweet tooth and join the fight against cancer. Glutenus Minimus, at 697 Belmont St., and Vicki Lee's in the heart of Cushing Square at 105 Trapelo Rd. have joined nearly 300 participanting bakeries and stores in more than 90 Massachusetts communities supporting "Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer." Both businesses have created a special dessert and included it on their menu, with proceeds from that dessert benefiting cancer research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Bakes for Breast Cancer, Inc., a non-profit breast cancer organization. Now in its 14th year, the event started Monday and runs through Sunday, May 12. Last year's event raised …
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Expansion, brides-to-be leads 'destination' shop to add space, seating.
Natalie McEachern, the owner and baker at Belmont's Glutenus Minimus, has been busy telling her neighbors that she is not opening the equivalent of a wheat-free McDonald's on Belmont Street. "I few of them freaked out until I told them the whole story," said McEachern, who opened her no-gluten bakery in October, 2010. McEachern had to reassure abutters and others when they received notice in the past weeks from the Belmont Zoning Board of Appeals that Glutenus Minimus would be seeking to convert its retail operation into a "fast food establishment." But the 31-year-old Arlington native is not seeking to turn her single location bakery into a high-turnover restaurant with cars seeking parking spaces in the narrow side streets. "It's just …
Anne Lougee
5:51 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
I LOVVVE this store! Belmont is fortunate to have these products easily available. more ›