Whistle Stop Desserts is a family-owned Oceanside bake shop making cheesecake and other desserts, with a specialty in custom cakes for weddings and celebrations. Jeff and Mary Tierney opened the business at the Oceanside Railroad station in 1977, and its cheesecake was rated No. 1 by the New York Daily News in 1978. Today, the family business is led by their son Dan, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, and continues to draw on recipes passed down through the family.
Desserts by RitaSince Rita Curry began baking for Ocean City’s Garden Restaurant in 1977, Desserts by Rita has made custom cakes and signature desserts from its Bishopville bakery. Curry, who remains hands-on in the kitchen, created the original Lemon Lust and Rita’s Delight before opening her first shop in 1985; those creations remain central to the bakery’s local identity. The bakery has also been named “Best Desserts” multiple times in Metropolitan Magazine’s Best of the Eastern Shore contest.HAVRE DE GRACE, MD
Pellman Foods, IncBorn in a Lancaster County home kitchen, Pellman Foods has been baking cheesecakes and other desserts from scratch since Bill and Ruth Pellman founded the family business in 1973. Their sons Mike and Scott took over operations in 2000, preserving the homestyle recipes, careful ingredient selection, and hands-on baking that began with 100 cheesecakes a week. Today, the family-owned and operated company supplies desserts to restaurants, retailers, fundraisers, and special events.NEW HOLLAND, PA
Just Say Cheesecake Bakery and CafeFamily-owned and operated since 1990, Just Say Cheesecake Bakery and Cafe grew from a farmers-market storefront into a North Tonawanda bakery rooted in Jane “Babci”’s original recipe. Jim and Dan continue that family tradition through custom wedding cakes and occasion desserts, with a cafe and catering service for local events.BUFFALO, NY
The Village Bake ShoppeFounded in 1993 by mother-and-daughter team Vicki and Tracy Marshall, The Village Bake Shoppe is a Lewiston bakery making from-scratch desserts from original recipes. Now owned by Michael Fiore and his family, the shop has served the community for more than 30 years and is known for custom celebration and wedding cakes, including imaginative creations such as its “barrel-over-the-falls” cake for the Hard Rock Café opening. Its made-from-scratch desserts also reach local restaurants throughout Western New York.WOOSTER, OH