"A friend from Westchester (NY) had gifted me several almond cookies years ago, pre pandemic. Although I loved the cookies, at the time, I felt that I couldn’t justify the trip. I live in Bergen County (NJ) and although I had not ventured to the Bakery, i never forgot how incredible those cookies were. I had had some BTW items purchased at Whole Foods but they weren’t the same (although I do adore the Madelines from there). This Saturday, the stars aligned and my husband I made it to the shop in Hastings. OH MY! We purchased a bunch of goodies to freeze. My favorites? Amy Cake and Blondies. I still love the almond cookies but…. SO WORTH THE TRIP! So worth the price gluten free, dairy free, kosher. A HUGE part of my AMAZING experience at the bakery was the fabulous help SHYANA was THE BEST. She was extremely helpful, friendly, kind, patient with my questions and indecisiveness. Although we had placed an advance order, being in the shop with all these edible beauties was overwhelming we bought more while there. It took years for us to get there but we already plan to go back within a couple of weeks. The entire experience of the BY THE WAY Bakery is over the top from their adorable shop, cute packaging, lovely to look at and delicious to eat baked goods, and top staff Shyana. Many, many thanks! Be back soon!"