I'd like to believe that there have been positives that have come out of the last year of…read morequarantine, isolation, social distancing, masks, and dealing with the pandemic. I think one of the positives has been a renewed emphasis on discovering and really supporting local. One of my discoveries during this time has been Monastery Baked Goods, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana offering baked goods that are sold in support of the ministries and mission of the Sisters of St. Benedict. If you've never been to the Ferdinand, Indiana area I regard it as a rather holy place. There's simply a sacred feeling being there and I've come across in my life a couple of the Sisters of St. Benedict including one teacher who was key in finding out how I learn best. She almost single-handedly guided me as I went from a C+ student in high school to a college valedictorian. So, when I discovered this way I could have tasty treats and support the Sisters of St. Benedict I was all about it! Monastery Baked Goods began as an outreach by the Sisters during Christkindlmarkt, an annual German festival held in Ferdinand. They started making and selling springerles, a German cookie. From there, they experimented and began making the almond-based almerles. They then began offering a cookie in honor of the 12th century mystic St. Hildegard. Simply Divine Bakery was formed, but in 2015 the name changed to Monastery Baked Goods as a way to truly identify a relationship with their monastery. They have an online gift shop that includes bourbon-soaked fruitcake, springerles, Hildegard cookies, St. Hildegard Crunch Mix, Hildegard mini-cookies, Simply Lemon cookies (these are wonderful), gingersnap cookies (these are wonderful), chocolate shortbread cookies, shortbread cookies, buttermint with chocolate cookies, prayerful pretzels (these are awesome), and a bunch of other options. They also offer gluten-free options and recently introduced mint julep cookies. They offer bundles and specialty options. They offer their products wholesale and in Indy you can get them at A Taste of Indiana at 65th and Binford. Prices vary, though I've found them incredibly reasonable and, of course, they also support a good cause. While many religious communities continue to suffer in terms of numbers, it seems like the Sisters of St. Benedict continue to do well. The Monastery Baked Goods website is a page on the Sisters website and it's inspiring to see new Sisters commit to monastic life and to see all the ministries of the Sisters of St. Benedict. I'm inspired by this ministry and I love the products. While I don't get to Ferdinand often, it's nice knowing that I can still support the ministry as I live only about 10 minutes from A Taste of Indiana and can pick up my Monastery Baked Goods there.

We came in and got four ice cream's for my family. They're essentially five dollars a scoop which…read morethings about average nowadays I am it was about $20 and some change. The ice cream itself was good. We all enjoyed it. Unfortunately the lady behind the counter had zero interaction with us. Not sure why the facility was very nice and the ice cream itself was good I would recommend

Local women minority owned!!! The ice cream here is goood! The espresso is my favorite! The shop is…read morecute! Very spacious and has tons of games. If I'm ever back in this neck of the woods, I will comeback to try other flavors. Downfall is ice cream is not homemade.

Super moist cake with the best butter cream icing I've ever eaten! My friend Barb ordered the cake…read moreand cupcakes for their July 4 celebration get together. Absolutely delicious!!!

Not only does Just Baked, in Bardstown, make beautiful and delicious cupcakes, cakes, treats,…read moredeserts and lunch, they also offer the best personalized customer service of any restaurant I've ever experienced! Thank you, Just Baked, for making my daughter's 17th Birthday so perfect!

Such a cute place on main street. The candy and homemade treats are amazing…read more We got chocolate covered pretzels, cookie dough filled Twinkie's, and so many other chocolate covered items.

During this time of social distancing, I am so happy to have this delivery option here! My…read moremother's birthday is this weekend and she works at City Hall! I was able to communicate with the Shop owner via Facebook messenger, paid the invoice online, and she delivered a box full of goodies to my mother the next day! My personal favorite is the Chocolate Dipped twinkies, infused with Bourbon! I gave the shop a dollar amount and told her to make a random selection of goodies, and to please include the bourbon twinkies and some bourbon balls and cake pops. She did a wonderful job and my mother loved it!! Spread some cheer and support local business!

I found Grannie's Secret, proprietor Bobbie, at the Friday Farmers Market in Evansville at 2nd &…read moreSycamore St. Grannie's Secret isn't a secret anymore! I leave the baking to the professionals, and so, my husband's mini coconut cream pie was "the best he's had in a decade" (since his grandmother passed over 10 years ago). His stamp of approval actually tells me just how excellent the quality really is! For me, I got the mini carrot cake. OMG. Delicious! The mini treats make a great gift, such as the mini cobbler and mini hummingbird cake I'm taking to my neighbor. Grannie's Secret does bake-to-order to ensure ultimate freshness. Mini, regular size, and large size to feed a big group! You'll be a star for serving Grannie's Secret - I know I was!!!

Just stopped in for some dessert and found out they mostly do orders BUT they had some dessert for…read moresale. We got the chess pie and Hummingbird cake. Talk about fresh and homemade AND DELICIOUS!!! VERY Friendly and kind lady helped us out. Great little hidden gem!

The Sweet Spot Just wanted to let everyone across the…read morecountry know that if you are looking for a bakery in the Radcliff area of Kentucky please call The Sweet Spot Dessert Cafe. We live in Southern California and our Aunt and Cousins live in Kentucky. My Aunt's birthday is coming up in February and we were looking for a great place who delivers. I was so lucky to get to speak with Rachel who was so sweet and professional. Rachel kindly recommended many of their specialties from cakes, cupcakes, chocolate covered strawberries, macarons and cheesecakes in a jar! Needless to say we are so happy with the great customer service we received and can't wait to have our birthday specialties delivered to the best Aunt in the world for her very special birthday. Thank you Rachel at The Sweet Spot!!

This place is amazing and the cobbler is sooo good. I love cobbler and I'm always trying to get…read moresome and it's hard to find. I'll definitely be back!

I've been to multiple locations, this one is my least favorite. Peach cobbler tasted old. Place was…read moreclean, staff was nice, cobbler was 3/10. Ice cream was pretty good, the peach cobbler factory sweet tea in a bottle was not good at all, should have got a bottled soda. The other locations I have been to were awesome, not sure what the disconnect was this time.

I was not a fan of this place. The atmosphere was great! Super fun, old school vibes, but lacked…read morecustomer service. I went Saturday evening so most sweets were sold out. There isn't a big menu visible and the girl behind the counter wasn't helpful at all. We realized there was a small paper menu available. I got a hot fudge sundae. The fudge was not hot and there was caramel on it (not requested by me). It costs $9 and was pretty small. You can definitely tell the ice cream is home made, but not in a good way unfortunately. This place is super cute so I hope they get better employees and step up their ice cream game.

With a sweet tooth like mine, I will surely be back. Baked AF has unique pastries that are executed…read morewell. I ordered a strawberry shortcake cupcake and I enjoyed it. The cake is very dense and then the icing is also a little sweet and thick. I would recommend a lighter like whip cream-esque icing to let the moist dense cake shine a little easier. In addition to the cupcake I order the Cinnamon Toast Crunch ice cream. This was amazing tastes great, just one small note, there are some pieces of the cereal like big pieces so just be sure to chew. Overall I enjoyed the selection of pastries and will be back. The staff were great this night too. The staff who helped kept great conversation with my friends and I and told us everything about the menu items.

For such a little shop, this place has a huge number of options. Do you want chocolate sweets?…read more Got'em! How about baked items like brownies and cookes? Got'em! Coffee? Ice Cream? Chocolate covered caramel pecans? They got'em! There is a small amount of seating in the front of the shop. Metered street parking is available out front. The guy behind the counter was friendly and helpful, getting us our selection right away. As with most chocolate shops, you can expect to pay a higher premium for the fresh products. But with so many options, you will have fun picking out what you want to try next. Review #2112

A once great local institution, but something has gone awry these days -- two weeks before…read moreChristmas, their website accepted an online holiday order. But as the holidays arrived, there was no sign of life, no answer to phone calls or online messages. It's bad enough for the place to be defunct, but to be defunct with a zombie website borders on fraudulent, unfortunately.

I arrived to this location. The parking is just tricky because it have limited space…read more BUT the place have the charms. The front entrance was so cute. Once you enter the building, it is much cuter and plenty of settings. You can either eat there or to go. I decided to have it to go because I had to go somewhere. I ordered three things because I want to try them all but I will come back once a while to try others. The service was nice and easy to do. I have tried few of them and I love them all. I love the coffee one the most.

Stopped by based on Yelp reviews! Small little place, clean and friendly staff…read more Desserts are average, nothing to rave about, cake is a bit on the drier side. Oh and we got the wrong dessert and the cake was sliced up by the box insert