Sammy’s Bakery in Brick Weekly
Brick Weekly has a nice feature/profile of Sam Marques, the baker behind and owner of one of Bellevue’s favorite new additions, Sammy’s Bakery.
âWeâre still working on our bakeryâs persona,â says Sam Marques, between helping customers on a recent morning. âI have things Iâd like to add to our repertoire. Itâs a matter of customer appeal.âMarques, a first-generation immigrant from Portugal, favors European-style baked goods. Iâd like to âmove away from muffins and crumb cakes and into things like éclairs and puff pastries. Thereâs a dearth of itâ¦so it would be more of a niche for me.â
If anyone knows about different niches, itâs Marques. The tanned and rugged-looking 61-year-old is a renaissance man even by Leonardo da Vinci standards. Some of his former incarnations have included linguist for the U.S. Navy (he speaks English, Portuguese and Thai), actor and playwright, stand-up comedian, hotel worker, restaurateur, construction company owner and now pastry chef and baker. In every endeavor, maybe none more so than the current one, Marques has been guided by a willingness to take chances on his creativity.
Sammy’s is great. He has the best baguettes in town, and yesterday I tried the Portuguese Tart. Fantastic!
Sammy’s Bakery is absolutely wonderful. I think the Portuguese tart’s are my favorite.
Sammy’s Bakery is absolutely wonderful. I think that the Portuguese tarts are the best!