SOLVED. Children's or YA novel where protagonist would visit bakery and test their products. [s]

[Erin]

Read this book roughly 2002-2008. I can't for the life of me recall what the actual plot of the story was but have a strong memory of the protagonist (possibly female, a child / teen) visiting a bakery across the street or downstairs every morning (possibly ground floor of a hotel?). The baker (male) would let the protagonist sample whatever new pastries / patisserie items he had baked for the day and there were vivid descriptions of the cakes.

[Orsolya Könyvtáros (formerly Memp)]

Hazel Green by Odo Hirsch?

pg. 11:
But Hazel Green was no ordinary sampler. No one else ever came down so early in the morning. No one else was ever allowed behind the shop into the bakery itself, warm and rich with the smells of ingredients and cooking.

pg. 13:
Hazel looked around the bakery. She hardly wasted a second on the breads. The pastries were laid out on trays stacked high in steel frames. Vanilla slices, chocolate eclairs, almond croissants, strawberry tarts, custard doughnuts, raspberry crunches, ginger fingers . . . Hazel's belly began to rumble.

[Erin]

That is amazing - you've solved this mystery for me! That's exactly the book I was looking for. Thank you

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Erin.

Hazel Green series by Odo Hirsch - Memp's find.

[Orsolya Könyvtáros (formerly Memp)]

You're welcome! The dessert descriptions were unforgettable.