Lakeview Bakery in Parsippany, NJ

When I was a kid, my mother would take my brother and I to Lakeview Bakery in Parsippany, NJ. As I’ve mentioned before, I used to go there quite often when I lived in town. My favorite thing as a kid was the frog cupcakes and later in life I gravitated toward the cookies. They had yellow icing cookies with a chocolate icing smile face, chocolate chip, chocolate drop, and sprinkled sugar cookies. After I moved away, whenever I’d go to Parsippany, I’d try to make a point to stop by the bakery and eat about six or eight of my favorite delectable treats. Doing so brought me back to my young years and awakened the child in me. But that will never happen again.

When I got a letter from a friend in Parsippany mentioning that the place had closed, I can’t tell you how disappointed I was and still am. For some reason the bakery seemed like it would always be there and would be something to which I could always return. In fact, eating cookies at the Lakeview Bakery was the only caveat in my sustainable sugar abstinence program. It’s rare that I’m back in NJ and so it wouldn’t have mattered what time of year it was. I would have eaten those cookies guilt free but now I’ll never be able to go there again.

There was a nice lady who worked in the front office of my elementary school. She later worked at the Bakery. To be honest I’m not sure of her age and it’s quite possible she’s not with us anymore. She was always nice when I’d go in and she’d remember me each time. In fact, Lakeview Bakery was kind of like my version of the neighborhood bar. It was my own private “Cheers” (television show) where the former-elementary-school-secretary-turned-sweet-bakery-bartender knew my name. Now I’m lost. No bakery. No childhood. What to do?

My mother says, “Don’t worry, eat cookies.” Maybe she’s right. One day we’ll look back to today and all of the things we are taking for granted around us will have transformed completely. Some places won’t be here. Some people won’t be with us. And, most of all, we’ll never be the same. Still, I’m staying off the sugar!

(As of May 5, 2010 the Google map below still showed the Lakeview Bakery.)

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