The Pastry Project - Soft Serve Summer!
Bakery · Pioneer Square
165 South Main St, Seattle, WA 98104
Highlights
Soft serve with unique toppings & ice cream sandwiches
Soft serve with unique toppings & ice cream sandwiches
"The Pastry Project is not a shop—it's an organization in Pioneer Square that provides baking training to those who face barriers. And in the summer on weekends, their front door turns into a soft serve window, selling cones, cups, ice cream cakes, and cookie sandwiches. While they typically have standard flavors like (purple) vanilla and chocolate, they're delicious, and made even better when loaded with The Pastry Project's homemade peanut crunch topping—which tastes like the middle of a Butterfinger bar but won't stick to every single molar in your mouth." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Emily Kim and Heather Hodge, formerly coworkers at Molly Moon’s, launched the Pastry Project in 2019 to shore up a troubling lack of qualified pastry chefs in the Seattle area. They provide free, 14-week instructional programs to the city’s next generation of dessert craftspeople, funding them through a combination of bake sales, subscription boxes, and a soft-serve window in their Pioneer Square kitchen. The decadent, cheffy toppings and masterfully executed hard-shell coatings have ensured a cult following, who can rejoice at 3. P.m. on June 26, when the window will be thrown open for the summer. It’ll remain so every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through the end of August, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m." - Sophie Grossman
"The Pastry Project is not an ice cream shop—it's an organization that provides baking training to those who face barriers. And in the summer, their front door turns into a soft serve window, selling cones, cups, ice cream cakes, and cookie sandwiches. While they typically have standard flavors like (purple) vanilla and chocolate, they're delicious, and made even better when loaded with The Pastry Project's homemade peanut crunch topping—which tastes like the middle of a Butterfinger bar but won't stick to every single molar in your mouth." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Provides a free, 20-week baking and pastry training program in Seattle for individuals facing high barriers to entry, offering supports such as childcare, transit stipends, free lunch, and job placement assistance. It also sells monthly pastry kits that include a new recipe to try, with purchases directly funding the organization’s job-training mission." - Jaya Saxena
"The Pastry Project’s Pioneer Square soft serve window has cemented its status as a cult favorite." - Sophie Grossman
