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wafflesandgin t1_iwuiayn wrote

This is gonna be an unpopular opinion, but when I first heard about this being a jewish-ish bakery, I was hoping for an old school neighborhood corner spot vibe. (Was also excited for the idea of bagels but they're not making them - just the long Jerusalem style ones)

I don't have the right words but the millenial type styling and merchandise wall seems tone deaf to the neighborhood. u/downpat was more eloquent about the discussion regarding gentrification.

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whatsaphoto t1_iwuzi4f wrote

I get what you're saying but I think this is just kind of "The style" now. Minimalist, bright, airy, white brick/exposed beams and duct work with wood accents, tall ceilings - it's just kind of the go-to styling throughout the US now. It's an easy way to justify tacking on an easy 15% to your costs as well.

I loved and continue to love any bakery that looks like it's been there for generations with little attention to decor (that to me signals you give way more of a shit about the quality of your product than anything else because your mind is focused on the right things first and foremost. Shout out to Bellas off Wompanoag in Riverside. Got a meatball sando that'll rock your soul), but I'll also admit I enjoy the experience of sitting down with a cup of coffee and a pastry in a spot that doesn't dark or claustrophobic.

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Snoo-15186 t1_iwusy1g wrote

Also, can we have a Jewish Delicatessen? Anybody?

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AltruisticBowl4 t1_iwvjt71 wrote

I've literally been saying for YEAAARRSSS that anyone who opens one will make so much money because of all the transplants + college students here. I know people talk about Bubbie's but I don't feel like they really exemplify the full Jewish deli vibe—I'm talking RRuss and Daughters / S&P "appetizing" style counter service, matzoh ball soup, matzoh brei, chopped liver, pickled herring, etc.

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AltruisticBowl4 t1_ixe34lp wrote

As a brand & signage designer... I am begging businesses in Providence to hire me so I can do something more interesting and nuanced than more millennial pink 😇

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AltruisticBowl4 t1_iwvj9pp wrote

I'm really excited about Oak but as a NY transplant, I feel like calling it a "Jew-ish" bakery seems off when it seems more like "Israeli-ish"—they don't have a lot of the typical Ashkenazi pastries I would associate with a classic Jewish bakery on the East coast.

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