Delice bakery & Cafe Where pastries and cakes are a work of art By Cathy McKitrick
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OUTH SALT LAKE — Delice Bakery & Cafe brims with ambience, aroma and an amazing bakery case that beckons patrons with pastries and mouth-watering cakes that could easily double as works of art. Pastry chef Jean-Jacques Grossi obviously brought both his French roots and decades of experience to Delice. Whether it’s french pastries, breads and desserts, or breakfast and lunch fare you seek, Delice offers delectable choices that include deli sandwiches, salads, soups, quiche and more. “It’s a long story,” Grossi said of his move from the south of France to Salt Lake City in the 1970s. As a teen on vacation, he first arrived in 1975 to visit his father and siblings who had moved here after his parents
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divorced. “I wanted to stay a little longer,” Grossi said. “I went to Canada for a year, then came back in 1977 and have been living here since then … one thing led to another.” His culinary handiwork has captivated customers in the Salt Lake City area since 1982 when he and his father first opened Normandie Bakery near 21st South and 7th East. Normandie changed hands and eventually closed, but Grossi went on to work for Brumby’s and then Gourmandise Cafe & Bakery, where he settled in as pastry chef manager in 2001 — and stayed 15 years. Grossi said he left Gourmandise about six years ago because the owners headed in a new direction with which
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Delice Bakery Fruit Tart
