Jean-Marc Chatellier's French Bakery

10/03/2023

We thank all of you for your patience and look forward to seeing you soon.
November 3

Check out the website for some changes.
We’ve had a lot of questions over the past months and I’m embarrassed to say we weren’t the best communicators. Perhaps it’s because….we just were not sure what the answer was.

The Nut Roll enthusiasts take the cake for most persistent and frequent queries during our time off.
Macarons are a close second.

Over 30 years ago when I begged Jean-Marc to just try to make some nut rolls for our first Thanksgiving, we had no idea how popular they’d become. I think we made only 20 the first year! Pittsburgh today isn’t the Pittsburgh we started our bakery in all those years ago. The biggest question people asked is “why are you in Millvale? “ They said “you should be in Shady Side”. Jean-Marc said “why? You are here aren’t you?” Still, we had to find a way to be part of the community but also introduce them to French pastries. Back then if there was a criticism it’s was we were too French. Now it would be that we aren’t French enough. We are just us. Jean-Marc’s (and Sandy’s) in Millvale. It’s always good to just be yourself.

We hope to be able to be part of yet another holiday season with you.
And however more beyond that…

06/10/2023

OPEN:
June 16 Friday
8am-2pm

June 17 Saturday
8am-NOON

CLOSED: the rest of the Summer

We highly recommend calling today thru Wednesday NOON to place an order if you plan on getting croissants, Danish or Kouign Amann next week.
We expect that we will run out early in the day next Saturday
Thank you !
(All of our products freeze well, for several months. Many of our customers have attested to this )

06/02/2023

We will close at Noon on June 17 for our summer break. Hope to see you in the Fall.

05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day!
Here’s a mom we encountered on our morning walk at North Park today!
I hope the moms are enjoying the treats you picked up on Saturday from our bakery.
MOM upside down spells WOW!!

04/22/2023

And it’s another Record Day in Millvale……. I added a screenshot from a quick search. Maybe someone can explain better. This line is in front of Attic Records in Millvale. Jean-Marc said he saw people in line before 4am

04/21/2023

Here’s a nice article about Millvale. Looks like a recent piece because the author mentions the new Millvale Market.

Millvale has reinvented itself by developing entertainment and recreation opportunities and is home to a handful of well-known local treasures alongside some hidden gems,

04/09/2023

Spring is a time for renewal!
We wish for everyone the blessings that Springtime brings, a chance of renewal for the body, mind,and spirit. We hope whatever treat you picked up from our bakery makes your holiday meal memorable, in a good way.

04/08/2023

It’s a Nut and Poppy Roll Holiday !
Here until 2

04/08/2023

Hey Easter Bunny, hop on by.

04/08/2023

Lots of Apple Strudel today!
Who can spot Jean-Marc ?

03/17/2023

Food Art, by Jean-Marc.
Also. Heads up. We will be closed next Friday and Saturday, 3/24 & 3/25.

02/24/2023

Some may have been lucky enough to have dined at Cafe Zinho and maybe even got to know Chef Tony Pais. Jean-Marc had the privilege of working as the executive Pastry Chef along side Tony Pais as the Maitre d at La Normande in Oakland back in the olden days. The olden golden days.

Toni and Becky Pais have closed Cafe Zinho in Shadyside. The move ends a 25-plus-year run for the Shadyside restaurant and marks a culinary curtain call...

02/22/2023

The squirrels like when Jean-Marc makes a fresh batch of Nut Rolls because they get the ends that are trimmed off to make it look more tidy for human customers. A couple times I’ve seen them hide little pieces under the snow for later consumption. Now that’s quite the compliment.

02/18/2023

New hours starting 2/24
Friday 8-2
Saturday 8-2
(Can still pick up cake and macaron orders Thursday’s and Friday until 5 pm )

02/18/2023

Why is Kouign Amann such a strange word ? Because it comes from the Breton language which is Celtic in origin. The Northwest part of France was Celtic before it became French. Not many people still speak this language. But you do when you ask for one at our bakery !

02/11/2023

FACT CHECKED✔️
FICTION: All French people are romantic.
FACT: ALL Jean-Marc’s Kouign Amann taste good.

02/10/2023

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday. We are open today until 5 and Saturday 8-2. No need to preorder macarons

02/04/2023

HELP WANTED
kitchen helper & cleaning
Afternoon hours
Wed, Thur, Fri& some Saturdays
15 or more hours
$12 to start
Will train. Good first job
Pick up application
Call 412-821-8533

02/04/2023

Although Valentine 💘 Day is 10 days away, you don’t have many days to pick up these gluten free macarons (made with almond flour instead of wheat) since we are open only Friday and Saturday and 💘Day falls on a Tuesday this year.
The good news is that if you need to store macarons longer than a few days, freezer is best. So if you can find room in the back of your freezer you are good to go.

****MILLVALE NEWS****
Once we had some dudes from Australia stroll in to grab a few croissants. They said they were roaming around Millvale and couldn’t believe what a cool little town it was. Well now we have a fresh food market after several decades of not having one. But it’s not just any market. It’s a really cool market. So last Sunday there was great celebration as it opened to the public. The air was electric with excitement. That’s what made Monday’s even seem even more tragic. You see Millvale Market is carrying Sprezzatura Cafe’s line of prepared foods. I even commented in my post last week how much I liked their carrot lentil soup that I tried last Sunday at the opening. Sprezzatura is housed in the former Millvale Mousse building in Sherman street that has houses some other businesses like the non profit 412 Food Rescue. In reconstructing the building, future environmental concerns were taken into account. So New Sun Rising, who spearheaded the project raised funds needed to have the whole building run on solar energy. Well, the day after Millvale Market had their grand opening which was covered by all the finest Pittsburgh media, the same Pittsburgh media was covering the solar battery fire that broke out in the basement of this building ! Thanks to community efforts Sprezzatura is managing to piece together a game plan to keep things going until the building is fit for food production. No one was hurt, thank God. Containing the fire involved Cherry City using the training they just happened to get in how to deal with solar battery fires. There are lots of hazardous chemicals to deal with. In case you missed my last post, Millvale Market is across the street from us. So please consider supporting them today ! And they have good coffee!

01/29/2023

Now when you ask “Is there a place near here where I can get a cup of coffee?”, we can tell you, “across the street”. You have until 2pm today (1/29) to sample the coffee yourself at Millvale Market’s open house. Jean-Marc and I did, and we agreed it tasted good and provided Jean-Marc with the jet fuel he needed to pipe out several batches of Macaron shells today. I couldn’t wait to get home on this rainy day to heat up a cup of Sprezzatura’s Red Lentil Carrot soup. Generous chunks of perfectly cooked carrots and a hint of a smoked chipotle flavor. Perfect. Jean-Marc sampled Ocho’s Black Bean dip and liked it,so I bought some for later. We are very happy to have this solid addition to our Millvale business community.

01/19/2023

As a reminder we will not be open this Friday and Saturday. (1/20 & 1/21)
Jean-Marc is finally getting a chance to visit his family in France.
Here is a cake that was made for the Millvale Mayor’s mother. Her sister turned 103 last year!

01/13/2023

The KA’s are looking good today! And Jean-Marc made a couple Strudels in Almond. Open until 5pm.

01/06/2023

Happy 2023! We are back on our regular schedule except (1/20 & 1/21) we will be closed. A guy in at least his late 70’s came into today and got a Nut Roll and the Butter Cookies. Before he left he said “I never had your Nut Roll before, but my daughter brought one over for Christmas and it was the best Nut Roll I’ve ever had”. I felt glad that he finally found a Nut Roll he could truly enjoy, but I felt sad thinking that he could have been enjoying it for the past thirty years.

12/30/2022

We are closed this weekend BUT we are NOT CLOSED FOR GOOD. There have been a lot of phone calls asking us this question. You guys wiped us out last week so we are busy getting stocked up. Here’s proof: Jean-Marc pictured here whipping up the pistachio Macaron filling. Next on the list: Nut Roll dough. But all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy ( old fashioned saying) so Jean-Marc had a lot of fun making homemade suet for the woodpeckers. Unfortunately we have not had one single woodpecker visit. We are wondering if perhaps they lost their homes due to all the trees being cut down around us. Good thing we still have Girty’s Woods as protected land nearby. The squirrels are enjoying the suet.

12/25/2022

Thank you for helping us get through our 30th Christmas season. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We hope to see you when we re open January 6, 2023.

12/24/2022

Here’s proof we are open today. And our employee of the month will wait on you. And no lines! Hardly no lines ! Here until 2, then we have to go home and put gluten free macarons out for Santa. (He put in an order )

12/23/2022

Friday 3:15 update. The roads are clear here. We still have Nut Rolls and these Apple Strudels. If you want Nut Roll tomorrow I’d advise getting here close to when we open at 8am

12/23/2022

We have electric !

12/23/2022

WE NOW HAVE ELECTRIC !!!

As of 8am we don’t have electric. Luckily Jeanmarc has most of the baking done. We can’t run credit cards. Set to open at 9. Roads in front of us don’t look treated. So if you had an order it’s best to come later, unless you have an SUV and cash. And a flashlight. Any info in electric updates would be appreciated. Stay safe.

12/21/2022

Freshly baked and cut nut roll, ready to wrap. A nut roll Christmas tree.

12/21/2022

Trying to keep up with Breton Shortbread demand. More folks are coming today than we expected. A mountain of egg yolks, sugar and butter. All the good stuff.

12/21/2022

We will be open 9-5 Wednesday and Thursday and will have our usual lineup EXCEPT for breakfast pastries (croissants , Danish etc)
Considering that these will be the two best weather days this week , and the fact that it will be easier to find parking and avoid potential crowds, these may be good days to pickup nut rolls, shortbread , macarons , Apple strudel , cake slices, or key lime pies. Also we will try to keep up production of everything but can’t guarantee what will still be available until Saturday. And because we are trying to keep up with production to meet most people’s needs is why we can’t answer the phone at this time. Thank you for your support.

12/10/2022

Lots of people were picking up the Nut Roll and Breton Shortbread on Friday to mail to out of town friends and relatives. It’s that time of the year.
Open today 8-2 (Saturday)

12/05/2022

Christmas Week info:
Open:
Wednesday & Thursday
(12/21 & 12/22)9am-5pm
No breakfast pastries. But YES to Nut & Poppy Rolls, Breton Shortbread, French Macarons, 9”Key Lime pies, Cake slices, and Cake order pickup.
Open:
Friday 12/23, 9am-5pm
Saturday 12/24, 8am-2pm
Our usual lineup is available

Photo:
French Macarons (grab & go)
Top Ten pack $20
All 16 Flavor pack $32

http://www.jeanmarcchatellier.com/

12/02/2022

This is what an order of 4 dozen mixed macarons looks like. Because we have 16 flavors.

12/02/2022

Even though we have a “short”staff, we are prepared to serve your December needs. Call to place Christmas orders by December 15. See website for product list. 412-821-8533

11/26/2022

Here’s what a bakery remote control looks like. At least, it’s what Jean-Marc’s looks like.

11/26/2022

As a dear customer informed us, today is National Cake Day. And it’s also Small Business Saturday. Or in our case, Super Small Business. We have lots of fun small businesses here in Millvale!

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!
We are thankful for your continued support!

11/23/2022

Jean-Marc took a break from watching the World Cup to tell me to tell you that we are open until 5 today for your last minute thanksgiving needs