Cup and Crumb, The Boro--What happened?

FlyingScot · 06-27-2023, 04:00 PM

Please help with some history. A while back Cup & Crumb had a terrific baker as an employee with a distinctive style. She went on to do very well on a TV show and then opened her own place, The Boro. Correct so far?

Mrs Scot reports that Cup & Crumb now has very different baked goods and a new logo; and also that The Boro's baked goods do not resemble the old Cup & Crumb baked goods although presumably they are baked by the same person.

Please advise--Do one or both of these places now have new owners? Any info on what happened to the previous Cup & Crumb style? Can somebody find me a Pop Tart?!

ITD · 06-27-2023, 05:03 PM

Someone else will come along to explain what happened, but I will say both places are still excellent.

Another place with awesome pastry is Gusto in Center Harbor. They have a new pastry chef from Europe and the pastry looks and tastes amazing!

FlyingScot · 06-27-2023, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ITD

Someone else will come along to explain what happened, but I will say both places are still excellent.

Another place with awesome pastry is Gusto in Center Harbor. They have a new pastry chef from Europe and the pastry looks and tastes amazing!

Thanks. I did not mean to suggest otherwise.

Heaven · 06-27-2023, 08:04 PM

I purchased at the original Cup n Crumb when it first opened and through Covid when possible, then it was sold and I went on a "Covid Diet", but have been there a few times and it is still very excellent. I have not been to the 'boro, but my understanding is that is also very good/excellent.

BroadHopper · 06-28-2023, 07:39 AM

I believe Cups & Crumbs evolved from Love's Bite?

Whatever happened to Donna Love? I went to Belknap College with Mike Love.

whalebackpoint'r · 06-28-2023, 07:46 AM

They are all GREAT and worthy of your patronage. Support them all!

Susie Cougar · 06-28-2023, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I believe Cups & Crumbs evolved from Love's Bite?

Whatever happened to Donna Love? I went to Belknap College with Mike Love.

I believe Donna Love is still living in Sandwich or Moultonborough. Her daughter Sarah is very close friends with my niece Jillian, who also lives in Sandwich.
BroadHopper, did you graduate in 1970? I graduated in 1971.

Lkin · 06-28-2023, 01:41 PM

Both are awesome! Scones at c and c, sandwiches and most everything at the boro. Both make really good cappucino.

And just about everything everywhere at Gusto!

VitaBene · 06-29-2023, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Please help with some history. A while back Cup & Crumb had a terrific baker as an employee with a distinctive style. She went on to do very well on a TV show and then opened her own place, The Boro. Correct so far?

Mrs Scot reports that Cup & Crumb now has very different baked goods and a new logo; and also that The Boro's baked goods do not resemble the old Cup & Crumb baked goods although presumably they are baked by the same person.

Please advise--Do one or both of these places now have new owners? Any info on what happened to the previous Cup & Crumb style? Can somebody find me a Pop Tart?!

Jen Clifford was the baker at C&C. She was instrumental in its early success. She has partnered with a local couple to buy the former Subway property and start the Boro. Many menu items are named after local friends and even a dog or 2.

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/busi...16a4eb730.html

thinkxingu · 06-29-2023, 05:22 PM

Just past The 'Boro, and the sign says they're now open 7 days a week. Business, and employment, must be going well.

Good for them—every time I've been in, the place has been rockin' and yet they're efficient and super friendly.

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BroadHopper · 06-30-2023, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

I believe Donna Love is still living in Sandwich or Moultonborough. Her daughter Sarah is very close friends with my niece Jillian, who also lives in Sandwich.
BroadHopper, did you graduate in 1970? I graduated in 1971.

Class of 1973.

Susie Cougar · 06-30-2023, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Class of 1973.

I feel like I should know you.

Harry Heffalump · 07-28-2024, 09:34 AM

We got a birthday cake from the Cup and Crumb this summer. Everyone loved it but I couldn’t eat more than a few bites because it was so heavy. I like cakes a little bit light and fluffy. It tasted great though. I’m not lying when I say it must have weighed 25 pounds in the box! Maybe I’m too used to Duncan Hines.

06-27-2023, 04:00 PM	#1
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,369 Thanks: 1,269 Thanked 1,016 Times in 626 Posts	Cup and Crumb, The Boro--What happened? Please help with some history. A while back Cup & Crumb had a terrific baker as an employee with a distinctive style. She went on to do very well on a TV show and then opened her own place, The Boro. Correct so far? Mrs Scot reports that Cup & Crumb now has very different baked goods and a new logo; and also that The Boro's baked goods do not resemble the old Cup & Crumb baked goods although presumably they are baked by the same person. Please advise--Do one or both of these places now have new owners? Any info on what happened to the previous Cup & Crumb style? Can somebody find me a Pop Tart?!

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BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,570 Thanks: 3,204 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	I believe Cups & Crumbs evolved from Love's Bite? Whatever happened to Donna Love? I went to Belknap College with Mike Love. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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Harry Heffalump Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 5 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Cake We got a birthday cake from the Cup and Crumb this summer. Everyone loved it but I couldn’t eat more than a few bites because it was so heavy. I like cakes a little bit light and fluffy. It tasted great though. I’m not lying when I say it must have weighed 25 pounds in the box! Maybe I’m too used to Duncan Hines.

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ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,924 Thanks: 476 Thanked 691 Times in 387 Posts	Someone else will come along to explain what happened, but I will say both places are still excellent. Another place with awesome pastry is Gusto in Center Harbor. They have a new pastry chef from Europe and the pastry looks and tastes amazing!

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Heaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 523 Thanks: 128 Thanked 95 Times in 67 Posts	I purchased at the original Cup n Crumb when it first opened and through Covid when possible, then it was sold and I went on a "Covid Diet", but have been there a few times and it is still very excellent. I have not been to the 'boro, but my understanding is that is also very good/excellent.

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whalebackpoint'r Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 126 Thanks: 30 Thanked 49 Times in 24 Posts	They are all GREAT and worthy of your patronage. Support them all!

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Lkin Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 36 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Both are awesome! Scones at c and c, sandwiches and most everything at the boro. Both make really good cappucino. And just about everything everywhere at Gusto!

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thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,208 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 2,047 Times in 1,270 Posts	Just past The 'Boro, and the sign says they're now open 7 days a week. Business, and employment, must be going well. Good for them—every time I've been in, the place has been rockin' and yet they're efficient and super friendly. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk