Essen Bakery owners Tova and Brad du Plessis, saying they have been “navigating deeply personal challenges,” plan to reopen their popular Jewish-style bake shops in South Philadelphia and Kensington.

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At the end of 2019, du Plessis, owner of the South Philadelphia Jewish bakery Essen and four-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee, traveled to New York and spent a day taping interviews, cooking ...

Essen Bakery, the South Philly eatery known for its Chocolate Halva Babka, is opening a second location in Fishtown. Known as Essen North, the bakery will open this spring at 110 W. Berks St. Chef ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Essen Bakery is Philadelphia's go-to spot for Jewish breads and pastries. "Essen means to eat in Yiddish," says owner, Tova du Plessis. Essen Bakery got its start in 2016 and is ...