SWEET SPOTS SUGARY SNACKS AND DESSERT DESTINATIONS
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ROSABEES
BY GINA SMITH There’s no question that life in Asheville can be sweet — especially when you take time to treat yourself to the dreamy, sugar-drenched confections crafted by the city’s talented bakers, ice cream makers and dessert wizards. From handmade artisan chocolates to over-the-top ice cream sundaes, every Asheville neighborhood offers plenty of businesses set on satisfying that sweet tooth. • Xpress readers have long agreed that Well-Bred Bakery & Café, with locations in Weaverville, Biltmore Village and, most recently, in the downtown Grove Arcade, is one of their sweethearts when it comes to gorgeous and tempting cakes, pies and pastries — the business has earned top honors in the Best of WNC polls since 2014. • Also downtown, Old Europe has been charming pastry lovers since 1994 with everything from early morning croissants and Danishes to elegant late-night bites of cheesecake and pot de creme. If you’re in North Asheville, be sure to visit Geraldine’s Bakery for its popular scratch-made yeast doughnuts, shortbread cookies, eclairs, pies and more. In West Asheville, don’t sleep on the Southern cakes, cupcakes and pies (whole
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