Susan Lawrence Catering

08/29/2026

LABOR DAY DELICIOUSNESS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED!
In addition to our iconic Flag Cake, we have a wonderful selection for your Labor Day Weekend festivities. Celebrate with all-American classics such as Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Kobe Beef Hot Dogs with Brioche Buns, Fall-off-the-bone tender BBQ Spareribs, our famous Corn Salad and a wonderful selection of side dishes and desserts.

You can view our extensive Labor Day menu at https://www.susanlawrence.com Limited quantities of course, so order early.

Please place your orders by 4:00 p.m. Thursday September 3
For pick up on Saturday, September 5 only.
Please note that we are closed on Sunday September 6 and on Labor Day Monday September 7.

Put some joy on your holiday table! Deliciousness awaits....

08/22/2026

THE ART OF THE SANDWICH:
FINE DINING BETWEEN TWO SLICES
Susan Lawrence deliciousness extends far beyond marvelous prepared foods, showstopper cakes and irresistible baked goods. Our sandwiches are something special - imaginative combinations of exceptional ingredients, bold flavors and unexpected touches, all thoughtfully layered between two slices of home baked bread. Beautifully crafted, generously filled and seriously delicious, these are sandwiches elevated to an art form.

Visit our website for our ever-changing daily selection. Our upcoming new seasonal menu will include many new additions along with all your favorites: Roman Tramezzini, Japanese Egg Salad, Freshly Baked Focaccia with Mortadella, Pistachio Pesto & Lemon Mascarpone, Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese, Tuna & Egg Salad Club, Baguette ‘Jambon Beurre’ Sandwiches, Cauliflower Grilled Cheese, Croque Monsieur, Wood Roasted Salmon Club, Turkey Burger French Onion Melt, Meltingly delicious Panini - and SO much more.

Stop in to make your selections and take a moment to enjoy a refreshing Lemon Sorbet Iced Tea in our relaxing Sidewalk Garden Café. Deliciousness awaits....

08/22/2026

THE ART OF THE SANDWICH:
FINE DINING BETWEEN TWO SLICES
Susan Lawrence deliciousness extends far beyond marvelous prepared foods, showstopper cakes and irresistible baked goods. Our sandwiches are something special - imaginative combinations of exceptional ingredients, bold flavors and unexpected touches, all thoughtfully layered between two slices of home baked bread. Beautifully crafted, generously filled and seriously delicious, these are sandwiches elevated to an art form.

Visit our website for our ever-changing daily selection. Our upcoming new seasonal menu will include many new additions along with all your favorites: Roman Tramezzini, Japanese Egg Salad, Freshly Baked Focaccia with Mortadella, Pistachio Pesto & Lemon Mascarpone, Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese, Tuna & Egg Salad Club, Baguette 'Jambon Beurre' Sandwiches, Cauliflower Grilled Cheese, Croque Monsieur, Wood Roasted Salmon Club, Turkey Burger French Onion Melt, Meltingly delicious Panini - and SO much more.

Stop in to make your selections and take a moment to enjoy a refreshing Lemon Sorbet Iced Tea in our relaxing Sidewalk Garden Café. Deliciousness awaits....
www.susanlawrence.com

08/15/2026

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY: EAT CAKE
Sometimes you just don't need an excuse to treat yourself to a little bit of cake. One bite can change your mood and instantly put a smile on your face. So I created 'Snacking Cakes' little 'sheet cakes' in delicious flavors with gorgeous decorations - beautiful, because you deserve something that not only tastes delicious but also looks exquisite. Each one serves 2-4 people if you are cutting small tasting pieces - but sharing is not required! It's one of those cakes that you leave on your kitchen counter with the knife nearby and indulge in little snack treats whenever your cake heart desires. No plates necessary - especially when no one is looking....

'Snacking cakes' - deliciousness you are not required to share but fun if you do.... Today's favors are Chocolate Pistachio and the now iconic Chocolate Caramel Bumpy Cake.

Never underestimate the power of cake!

www.susanlawrence.com

08/13/2026

BUMPY CAKE:
THE NOSTALGIC DESSERT CREATION YOU NEVER HEARD OF....
I first started making "Bumpy Cake" 40 years ago - and like many things at Susan Lawrence, I often move on to new inspirations and sometimes forget about some pretty terrific creations from the past. So this week, from the cobwebs of my mind - returned this iconic and delicious cake. And I was SO surprised by how many customers recognized it from decades ago and said, "you brought back that incredible Bumpy Cake - I'll take two!" There was a lot of reminiscing about my store from long ago - and it was amazing to reconnect and share memories with so many customers.

"Bumpy Cake" if you don't know, was created in the 1900's by Fred Sanders of the Sanders Confectionary Company in Michigan. Legend has it, that one day he was making cakes and ran short on buttercream frosting and could only pipe alternating ridges across the top, then covering it all with a rich chocolate glaze. To this day it remains an iconic and much loved cake in Michigan. My version replaces the vanilla buttercream bumps with a beautiful caramel buttercream which adds an incredible dimension of flavor. It's the ideal, 'snacking cake' and now it has returned to Chappaqua....

Because so many of you ask, the china pattern shown is from my collection of antique tableware. This is one of my favorites, and even more special because it was gifted to me decades ago by my sister Susan with whom I built Susan Lawrence into the marvelous gourmet destination you know today. The china pattern, Wedgewood Strawberry Fruit, England, 1890 - is quite rare, but I have been fortunate to discover more pieces over the years and expand the collection far beyond the original four plates originally given to me by my sister Susan.
Never underestimate the power of cake!

https://www.susanlawrence.com

08/12/2026

SUMMER DELICIOUSNESS:
NEW CULINARY ARTISTRY AT SUSAN LAWRENCE
So many wonderful new things this week at Susan Lawrence! We are celebrating August with our stunning new Blueberry donuts, gorgeous and summery Pistachio Cheesecake & Raspberry Tarts, everyone's new favorite Meltaway Danish Cake, those incredible 'Peach Cakes' made with 'Big Smile' peaches we truck up from South Carolina, and our new Peaches & Cream Donuts are like taking a bite into summer....

And SO much more! See you soon, we'll have the refreshing Lemon Sorbet Iced Tea waiting....
www.susanlawrence

08/08/2026

THE SUSAN LAWRENCE DONUT SHOP PRESENTS:
SUMMER PEACHES & CREAM
Take a bite of summer with this irresistible brioche-style donut filled with a peach infused custard cream made from fresh juicy South Carolina peaches. Each one, artfully crafted with a sugar flower, and sprinkled with crystalized peaches.

Today at www.susanlawrence.com

08/06/2026

MELTAWAYS:
THE NOSTALGIC COFFEE CAKE WITH A DELICIOUS HISTORY
They call them "Meltaways" because the rich, buttery flaky Danish dough simply melts in your mouth. They were popular in New York area bakeries long ago, and although a few shops continued to bake them over the years, they have now virtually disappeared. Until now. Just today at Susan Lawrence, we have revived this almost forgotten tradition. But the story gets better!

Since 1994, Dennis Zach has worked in the Susan Lawrence kitchens; in the early years, first as a chef and now, decades later as the company's General Manager & Business Director. Our Meltaways are recreated from Dennis's own family recipe - his parents, Karl and Maria Zach owned Zach's Bakery in College Point Queens, where each day, they made thousands of Kaiser rolls, cakes, breads, cookies and of course their iconic creation; the Meltaway Danish. Karl Zach was from Gerersdorf, Austria, moved to America and opened his bakery which became very successful and popular in the 1960's. It was a huge operation, with the whole family; Karl, Marie, Aunt Lottie and many others making everything by hand just as they did back in Austria. Dennis remembers the bakery very well as a child - and the blur of activity with everything being made with such care and precision from scratch.

So today, we honor the Zach Bakery and its history by recreating their famous Meltaway Danish Coffee Cake. It's incredibly delicious - created just like Karl and family made them in their Queens bakery long ago - billowy soft, tender, buttery, flaky and irresistibly delicious. You will find this original 'Zach' version much less sweet than recent incarnations once found locally. And just like the Zach old timers, we use pure butter, real Madagascar vanilla and a lot of love in making these wonderful cakes. They were often made in a variety of flavors; cinnamon, cheese, chocolate - and just out of the oven now, we proudly present the popular fresh raspberry version. When you come to pick one up - say hello to Dennis and hear more stories about his family bakery and his Dad, the Austrian pastry chef.

Over the years, Karl would often stop in at Susan Lawrence and give us pointers from his decades of baking experience. I think today's revival of the 'Zach' Meltaway would make him very proud indeed...

https://www.susanlawrence.com

08/05/2026

PEACH HEAVEN!
THIS WEEK AT SUSAN LAWRENCE
Every day this week, fresh out of the oven, enjoy our famous ‘Peach Cakes.’ They are only available for a few weeks in August - made with the most delectable juicy ‘Big Smile’ peaches from South Carolina. They have been raising this one-of-a-kind peach variety for 80 years and we bring truck loads of them up to Chappaqua just for our incredible Peach Cake.

Not quite a cake, but a delicate all-butter shortbread crust topped with peaches baked in a delicious cake batter. Moist, full of tender ripe fruit, this miraculous dessert is the ultimate peach experience. Don’t miss it! See you soon!

Whole cakes and slices too! They are irresistible!
Deliciousness awaits.....
https://www.susanlawrence.com

07/30/2026