We’re getting near the end of our Xmas journey and almost last, but certainly not least is my favorite bakery in Peoria, Trefzger’s Bakery.
This legendary and iconic Peoria bakery has been in business since 1861, making it the oldest bakery in Central Illinois. Four generations of The Trefzger’s family ran this famous bakery back in the day.
In 1993, Jeff and Martha Huebner took over the bakery and they’ve done a sweet job of continuing the fabulous Trefzger’s Bakery tradition!
Trefzger’s started in downtown Peoria and then they moved to a location on Prospect Avenue. In 2016 they moved to their current location which you can read about here.
Now let’s zip over to Trefzger’s Bakery for our 7th Shop in this festive journey!
Here we are at Trefzger’s Bakery, a legendary Peoria landmark!
Let’s go inside and see what’s happening in here.
There’s a decent crowd waiting for baked goods and it smells heavenly in here!
They have a nice Christmas tree in here and it’s decked out with Trefzger’s ornaments.
Here’s some other festive items on display at the bakery. IT’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
This wall has some historical photos from the years gone by at the bakery. There’s quite a history behind this legendary Peoria bakery!
Fresh bakery goods are available from racks and tables inside of the front room.
Ar first I was scared that this was a new Covid variant, but then I read the small print and found out this is a German Christmas cookie.
Whew!
Here’s some of the fresh bakery goods on display at Trefzger’s Bakery. Everything looks so sweet and delicious!
There’s a communal table over here to enjoy your baked treats right in the store.
I decided to buy this box of Christmas cookies for a lucky customer that walks through the doors.
While at the front counter I ran into Martha Huebner who owns Trefzger’s with her husband Jeff. She said business has been good in spite of the pandemic. That was good to hear!
My friend Kayla heard I was in the store and came out to say hi! It was so good to see her and she’s looking pretty as always!
I always love to see Kayla! She said she’d assist me in handing out the gift package.
The two of us caught up while we waited for the next person to walk in through the doors to give the Christmas cookies to.
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The first person to walk through the door was another Kayla that works here at the bakery!
Great to meet her and I told her to share the Christmas cookies with her co-workers!
Thanks to Kayla for helping me with this presentation to the other Kayla at Trefzger’s Bakery!
Ho, ho and ho! Mary Crimble!
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4416 N. Prospect Road
Peoria Heights
309-685-9221
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Bonus MBIP Post: Molly Fitch - A Tribute To A True and Wonderful New Yorker And A Friend Of Mine
The International Bar in the East Village of New York was one of my favorite bars to hang out in and I would occasionally do a blog post from there.
Here’s two photos featuring the owner of iBar, Molly, pouring a drink and holding a “Sip Ahoy” talk balloon that I made at work back then. “Sip Ahoy” was something that iBar regular Uncle Waltie used to say before he took a drink.
You can see Uncle Waltie and many more photos by clicking on this link to the post on Marty After Dark.
Molly was a such a nice person and made everyone feel special and welcome when you came in to her bar. She loved to tell stories and for others to share their tories and have a real social get-together in the bar, rather than have a bar of people staring at their cell phones.
I always had a good time when she was bartending and I loved hanging out with her.
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I was saddened to find out that Molly died on December 12th. She was 51-years-old.
There was a nice tribute to her on EV Grieve and the NY Post.
The last time I took a trip to New York, I went to the iBar and Molly wasn’t there.
I took an MBIP business card and wrote on the back of it, “Hi Molly, it’s Marty! I wish you were here! I hope you’re doing great and I hope to see you on my next NYC trip.” I asked the bartender if she would give it to her and she said she would. I hope she did.
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There’s a lot about New York that I loved when I lived there and that is now gone. I’m sad that Molly is now on that list, but grateful I got to know her.
I did an interview with Jeremiah Moss at the end of my 365 bar crawl and I mentioned how great the International Bar was and there’s a picture of myself, Molly and Shawn, who owned it with her at the time.
Cheers, Molly, New York and the East Village won’t be the same without you.
Everyone will always miss you. But we’ll all be grateful that you were there. Thanks for the good times you gave all of us, Molly. You’ll live forever in our memories.
