Eatz BY DEBBY CRITCHLEY
MB Bakery on the Go is a Big Slice of Heaven I hope, that when I die, heaven serves cinnablobs from Maribeth’s Bakery! Better yet, she provides a full assortment of her baked goods. If you’ve not heard of MB Bakery on the Go, don’t feel bad. Until recently, you could only find her baked goods at the Old Town Farmer’s Market on Saturdays or in one of the hospitality suites at the
they bought and built out a production facility to call home in Alexandria, VA. This facility has lots of room for baking and decorating her amazing products. The third floor houses her office, filled with Nationals bobbleheads and a pair of love birds. Here are few factoids from her website.
www.mbbakeryonthego.com 3103 Colvin St. Alexandria, VA 22314
703-941-0400
MB Bakery on the Go. Delivers.
How do I describe their baked goods? There are so many ways. They are yummy, scrumptious, gooey, creamy, chunky, fruity, cinnamony, chocolatey, crunchy, and everything more! Let’s start with pop tarts. The flaky crust comes in so many varieties and assortments that you surely can find one you like. Right now, my faves are the strawberry rhubarb topped with candied pieces of rhubarb atop the frosting and the raspberry with sprinkles. Then again, there’s the cookies and cream to consider. The flavors leave no doubt in your mind that these are not those store-bought cardboard imitations.
Photos by John David Coppola
Above: Barnyard cookies At right: Frangipane fruit tart, pop tarts, and fruit loaves
Nationals, Washington Football Team, etc. Now, MB Bakery on the Go is available to everyone via pickup or delivery at her facility on Colvin St. or at the farmer’s market. Just a brief history. Maribeth was baking for coworkers and family when somebody said, hey, why don’t you sell your stuff to others. So, some 34 years ago, Maribeth opened a stand at the Alexandria Old Town Farmer’s Market, back when farmer’s markets weren’t all the rage. Her journey took her from being a farmer’s market vendor to a company with a large footprint in the Washington DC metropolitan area’s wholesale bakery industry and as a Certified Woman-Owned company. After about 30 years, SEPTEMBER 2020
• The bakery buys butter a ton at a time and her facility has plenty of walk-in space to store it. • Of nine employees who have been with the company the longest, seven have become citizens while working there. • Maribeth has a big, loyal, and protective dog aptly named “Cookie.” • The same person has been mixing their cakes for over 30 years and the same hands have been rolling croissants for just about as many.
Then there are the pies. Again, so many choices of flavors and sizes. But one thing for sure, they are all made with the most wonderful of flaky pie crusts that even your grandma’s pies would be jealous. Size-wise, they run from the full-fledged beauties to the 4” ones in chocolate pecan bourbon, peach with brown sugar and oatmeal streusel, cherry lattice, and classic apple that you can share with someone. There are the
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