Essence Bakery Cafe

We specialize in delicate hand-crafted parisian pastries and macarons. We are also dedicated to sourcing local organic ingredients for our French and Greek inspired menu.

Established in 2007.
In 1994 Eugenia and Gilles launched Essence Catering. In 2007 they opened Essence Bakery Cafe in Tempe (2007) and expanded with a second location in Phoenix (2013).

Eugenia T.
Business Owner
Eugenia’s love and respect for food and baking began at age 13 while working in her grandfather’s restaurant–a legendary and loved-by-the-community Ohio eatery established in 1931– still owned and operated by the Theodosopoulos family today. Eugenia’s early specialty–pies! Her talents evolved and in 2011 Eugenia was inducted into the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame and awarded Pastry Chef Extraordinaire.