{"id":20861,"date":"2025-04-06T09:03:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T13:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20861"},"modified":"2025-04-06T09:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T13:03:36","slug":"alpha-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20861","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your native language was Italian or Spanish and you aspired to start up a top-line, first-class bakery and food shop, you might consider naming it \u201cNumero Uno\u201d \u2013 but if your native language was Greek, you might opt for \u201cAlpha.\u201d And Alpha Bakery & Mediterranean Marketplace has succeeded in achieving that status.<\/p>\n

Backstory: It\u2019s the inception of food tour season and I always return for multiple visits to each neighborhood we cover to see what\u2019s new and what\u2019s departed. I was on the hunt for some seriously needed newcomers for my Flavors of Little Levant ethnojunket in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and I spotted Alpha at 7717 5th Ave.<\/p>\n

Predominantly Greek products lined the shelves, but it was the ample array of freshly prepared dishes and baked goods that caught my eye. The Tolis family opened Alpha Bakery last October, but they\u2019re hardly newcomers to the kitchen: they had been professional pastry chefs in Greece 25 years ago before they emigrated to America. <\/p>\n

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\nShown here is their Fried Codfish and Garlic Mashed Potatoes (M\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03a3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u2013 or Bakaliaros and Skordalia if the alphabet is Greek to you). Crispy exterior, substantial interior paired with the classic accompaniment.<\/p>\n

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\nThe highlight that day was their Bougatsa (M\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1) \u2013 flaky phyllo dough filled sweet semolina custard and dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Never had semolina custard? Definitely give this version a try.<\/p>\n

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\nInside view revealing the delectable filling \u2013 and despite any expectation, it\u2019s not excessively sweet. Worth a trip.<\/p>\n

Alpha is truly a welcome addition to the neighborhood and yes, of course we\u2019ll stop by on my Little Levant ethnojunket. See you soon!
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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes! \u2764
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