2018 James Beard Award semifinalist Tova du Plessis answers "What does


Essen Bakery Heads to Fishtown

Essen Bakery owner Tova du Plessis is a repeat James Beard nominee for the top baker in the country. ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 live stream. Watch Now. Watch ABC7 newscasts on demand. Full Story.


Female chefs from Philly make the James Beard 'long list'

Owner Tova du Plessis says she hopes to open the second location of her Jewish bakery in late spring 2023. By Hannah Albertine · 1/23/2023, 1:39 p.m. Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love.


Essen Bakery owner Tova du Plessis using food to help women in her

"Tova du Plessis one-upped pretty much everyone's bubbe with her chocolate halva babka at Essen" — Craig Laban, The Philadelphia Inquirer "Success came early, and it has continued for du Plessis and Essen — as shown in those four nominations for Outstanding Baker.


South Philly’s hippest bakery has a Yiddish name The Times of Israel

"Essen means to eat in Yiddish," says owner, Tova du Plessis. Essen Bakery got its start in 2016 and is located in South Philadelphia. Owner Tova du Plessis is a repeat James Beard nominee for the.


What’s Cooking on 1060 Hamantaschen at Essen KYW

"Essen means to eat in Yiddish," says owner, Tova du Plessis. Essen Bakery got its start in 2016 and is located in South Philadelphia. Owner Tova du Plessis is a repeat James Beard nominee for the.


du Plessis Family Photos Madredp.co.za

South Philly's Hippest Bakery Has A Yiddish Name. Tova du Plessis opened Essen in South Philadelphia last year. Image by Ellen Scolnic. JTA — Opening a Jewish bakery with a Yiddish name in an.


Essen Bakery

Tova du Plessis, pictured, will open Essen Bakery at the end of March. The good news just keeps piling up on East Passyunk Avenue this week. On Tuesday, it was reported that A Man's Image -- not.


StarChefs Rising Star Tova du Plessis of Essen Bakery

April 2019. Born and raised in a kosher Jewish household in South Africa, Tova du Plessis spent Fridays and Saturdays baking braided challah and cooking elaborate meals for Shabbat with her family. She came to the United States to attend college, planning to pursue a career in medicine, but had a change of heart after graduating in 2009 and set.


2018 James Beard Award semifinalist Tova du Plessis answers "What does

How Tova du Plessis, a South African Jewish woman, became South Philadelphia's favorite baker. When we say the James Beard Foundation is about good food for good, it's not limited to sustainable agriculture, the Farm Bill, or reducing food waste. Another important aspect of our mission is highlighting the myriad hands that are helping to.


Essen Bakery to open a new, larger location in Fishtown PhillyVoice

Pastry chef Tova du Plessis, who has collected four James Beard Award nominations over her career, is preparing to open a second Essen Bakery in Philadelphia. The new location will open this.


StarChefs Rising Star Tova du Plessis of Essen Bakery

Tova du Plessis. Photos by Neal Santos. For Passover, Philadelphia foodies are scrambling to pre-order Tova du Plessis's flourless chocolate cake at Essen, her two-year-old South Philly bakery.Fans recall how the doughnuts sold out a week before Hanukkah and go early to snare one of the 20 chocolate-halvah babkas that are Essen's daily signature.


Pastry Chef Tova du Plessis Out at Avance Eater Philly

Tova du Plessis, the four-time James Beard nominated pastry chef who opened Essen Bakery in East Passyunk back in 2016, is expanding her business with a second location. Tova recently signed a lease to a new space at 110 West Berks Street (at the corner of Berks and Hope Streets) in Norris Square.


Tova du Plessis to Resurface on East Passyunk Avenue with Essen Bakery

Top-notch pastry chefs Holden Jagger and Tova du Plessis must face off for a chance to bake Bobby under the table. See Tune-In Times. Previous Episode. Don't Be Crabby. Next Episode.


Girls Nite In Online to Honor Women Chefs of Philadelphia Philly Grub

It's a brand new Chef-in-residence program that will feature local James Beard nominees like Tova du Plessis from Essen Bakery and Nok Suntaranon from Kalaya. It all kicks off this week as the.


Essen Pastry Chef Tova du Plessis ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ Jewish Exponent

Read about the tiny Jewish bakery in South Philly created by Tova du Plessis, a four time James Beard nominated pastry chef, and mom and Philly-phile, and a little stick of dynamite with an accent to boot. Philly has shown Essen Bakery all the love from Day One and naturally, Tova has big plans underway. Essen won't be tiny for long (but Tova will)


Essen Pastry Chef Tova du Plessis ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ Jewish Exponent

Tova du Plessis James Beard Award Semi Finalist 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020