Bakery + Lunch
DUXBURY, MA
All the Foodsmith’s products, baked breakfast goods, lunch fare, desserts, pies, and other yummy eats are selected and prepared by cook/baker/owner Laura Raposa (and now with assistance from Johnson & Wales pastry chef Roxie Havens).
Laura grew up in a family that owns a large bakery wholesale supply business serving southern New England. She has a lifetime of experience watching how successful bakeries worked and why others failed.
For more than two decades she worked as one-half of “The Inside Track,” one of greater Boston’s best-known newspaper columns. Her job – that also included stints on TV and radio -- brought her in close contact with the city’s brightest culinary stars and the people who marketed their businesses.
While a columnist at the Boston Herald, Laura also operated a small catering business. Later, she worked briefly at Flour Bakery & Café, Boston’s most successful multi-bakery business. She also consulted on the development of a gluten-free bakery on the South Coast.
Laura has also attended many instructional programs and "boot camps" at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., and King Arthur Flour’s Baking Education Center in Norwich, VT.
While in the throes of working up a business plan for The Foodsmith, she volunteered as a chef once a week, preparing dinner for students and teachers at Paraclete Academy, an after-school program in South Boston. She also provided private cooking instruction, catered in clients’ homes, and played wedding planner for a friend's big day at the Commander's Mansion in Watertown.
Laura is married to retired Boston Globe business columnist Steven Syre. They live in Scituate with their spoiled feline, Emma, a British blue.
In her spare time (add a chuckle here), Laura is an enthusiastic historic preservation buff and is on the board of the Westport Historical Society. (Also, the Foodsmith is an enthusiastic business member of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society.)
Check out her blog at www.lauraraposa.com.
The Foodsmith is dedicated to sourcing seasonal ingredients at local farms. Throughout the local growing season, the business supports local farms including Eva’s Garden in Dartmouth, Skinny Dip Farm in Westport and Little Compton, R.I., Plato’s Harvest in Middleboro, R&C Farms in Scituate, and Cretinon's in Kingston.
The beautiful seasonal blooms in the shop are sourced from Little West Flower Farm in Plymouth and Cross Street Flower Farm in Norwell.
Phone
781-934-0134
Location
17 Standish Street
P.O. Box 609
South Duxbury, MA
02332
WINTER Hours
Wednesday through Saturday
7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
FREE WI-FI
Contact Us
The FoodsmitH, LLC
We are located at 17 Standish St., South Duxbury, MA 02332 (next to Scoops ice cream shop)
Call: 781-934-0134
Email: thefoodsmithduxbury@gmail.com
Our mailing address is The Foodsmith, P.O. Box 609, Duxbury, MA 02331
Check out The Foodsmith's Facebook page, follow @FoodsmithDUX on Twitter and we're on Instagram as thefoodsmithduxbury!
For purchase of eGift cards go to this site: https:///gift/6VTRANW1JSNRY/order
NEED CATERING? WE DO IT ALL!
Bridal + baby showers
Baptism brunches + luncheons
Cocktail parties
Corporate luncheons
Remembrance meals
Real estate open houses
Afternoon Tea
Photo shoots
Family dinners
Individual boxed lunches
Picnics for the beach or boat
Tailgate parties
Please email Laura at thefoodsmithduxbury@gmail.com. We can tailor-make a menu for your event! And we LOVE a good theme!
