Avalon International Breads announced today that they will be opening a fourth Detroit location this summer. It will be called Avalon Cafe and Biscuit Bar. The cafe will be taking over the former Café con Leche space 2990 West Grand Boulevard in New Center. The space will have space to...
There’s a saying that the best things in life are free. In this case, it’s free sea salt chocolate chip cookies. They’re being given away by Avalon International Breads in honor of their 20th anniversary on Monday, June 5. 1,997 of the cookies will go out...
Avalon is one of those names that has become synonymous with Detroit’s current revitalization efforts. Opening in 1997 in the Cass Corridor, Avalon’s founders Ann Perrault and Jackie Victor invested in Detroit when, as the story they tell goes, even when their landlord on Willis Street said “this...
Every once in awhile I get an opportunity to try something that I’m actually excited about. Between the stacks of really bad products from PR pitch folks who don’t seem to realize we write almost exclusively about Metro Detroit, to the well-meaning Europeans who got in touch and...
Last week PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) released a list of the Top 10 Vegan Sweet Treats in the United States. Our very own Avalon International Breads has made the list. Avalon made the list with their Vegan Cass Avenue Carrot Cake, which is filled with walnuts,...
