The Chef and The Baker

Gourmet Eats and Homemade Sweets We look forward to bringing tasteful experiences to your home, office, or if you just want to walk in and say hello.

Karen and I are a husband and wife team, two dedicated culinarians who just want to share all of the tasty treats that we have learned along our epicurean adventures. We have decided to make a go of becoming small business owners in Peoria, Illinois and we hope that you will come and be a part of our growing enterprise. Please keep checking back frequently as we will be updating our page daily. Bon Appetit!

07/17/2024

We were responsible adults and returned from vacation. We are open for your lunch needs. :)

06/29/2024

Sorry everyone, but we forgot to change the answering machine in our rush to get on the first leg of vacation! Have a great couple of weeks Peoria, we’ll cya when on July 17!

Photos from The Chef and The Baker's post 06/25/2024

Good afternoon Peoria!!! Just wanted to remind everyone that we will closed for our annual “get outta town” trip starting July 1st-July 16th. We are celebrating the milestone achievement of them obtaining their black belts in taekwondo! We will reopen on July 17th on our normal business hours. Thanks for all the support, love and understanding!!!!

06/11/2024

Good mornin P-Town!!!! Just wanted to let y’all know that we will be closed this Friday (June 14th)- we have a large catering event that day. Thanks for understanding and just a reminder that we will be closed at the end of the month for our annual closing, cleaning and vacation. Have a wonderful day everyone!!

05/21/2024

Hey, Peoria.

Here’s our schedule for the week as we want to be apart of the some of the end of the school year activities with the kids.

We will be closed on Wednesday (5/22).
We will be closing at 1pm on Thursday (5/23).
We will also be closed on Friday (5/24).

Sorry for the inconvenience. But family first. :)

04/02/2024

Hey hey P-town, wadda ya say!!! Just wanted to give a lil PSA….today is the first day of menu flip. So please take a look at the menu online for the changes as some things may have gone away for the springtime. Thanks so much for all the love and support, have a wonderful day! Pictured below is the Power Bowl: Quinoa dressed with a strawberry oregano vinaigrette on a bed of heritage blend lettuces along with feta cheese, edamame, garbanzo beans, English cucumbers, sliced red onions, farm fresh grape tomatoes and garnished with spiced almonds.

03/21/2024

Gabe would like to challenge any customer to a speed cubing race (3/21). I told him, “If the customer wins, I’ll give them a free cupcake.” His response was, “If they win, you should buy their lunch!”

It maybe a hard thing to juggle here at the restaurant, but if you challenge the boy and win, we’ll buy your lunch. 🙂

You can challenge him to sport stacking too, but winner only gets a cupcake… he just started this weekend. 🙂

Just trying to make spring break a little more fun around here.

03/15/2024

WOW!!! Thanks everyone for swinging by for Corned Beef today- we sold out!!! Everyone has a safe and green weekend, we appreciate all the love and support💕💕

03/13/2024

Alright, alright, alright….so we’re 2 days away from some Corned Beef goodness!!! I made about 80 orders for Friday and I’ve already got 20 sold, so get it while it lasts!!!!

03/08/2024

Hello, Hello, Hello P-Town!!!!!! So as the weather changes, so must the menu - but I'm willing to bet that both are equally looked forward to! You can say you heard it here first...we are going to be switching over to our Spring Menu on April 2nd (Tuesday). Just as we've done in the past we've taken off some of the heavier items and we are going to introduce some new ones....I know ya'll will be sad the Chicken Pot Pie is going away but I promise you'll like the new stuff lol. So here are a few of the things that we'll be adding to the menu.....
Quinoa Salad
Red and white quinoa served over a bed of mixed greens with sliced seedless cucumbers, spiced almonds, edamame, farm fresh grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, garbanzo beans and feta cheese accompanied by a strawberry oregano vinaigrette.
The Heat
Smoked turkey breast sliced thinly and layered on top of a mandarin orange tortilla accompanied by a chipotle mayo, smoked gouda cheese, red onions, and crisp leaf lettuce and farm fresh roma tomatoes.
Sweet, Salty n’ Spicy
Delicious shaved black forest ham served with whipped brie cheese and house made hot pepper jelly accompanied by farm fresh tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions, and crisp lettuce on our house made rye bread.
AND.........back by popular demand the ole
Trusty Krusty
Our house made herb focaccia served with whipped brie spread accompanied by a cup of our tomato basil soup.

Don't forget about the CnB St. Patty's Day Friday Feature next week! Thanks for all the love and support, we greatly appreciate it and you!

03/04/2024

Hey hey hey!!! Just wanted to let y’all know that even though St Paddy’s day falls on a Sunday this year-we will be serving our famous house made Corned Beef and Cabbage Friday 3/15. We will be serving corned beef and cabbage instead of our delicious meatloaf that Friday. Corned beef accompanied by parslied red skin potatoes, braised cabbage and baby carrots served with a thick slice of Irish soda bread. Stay tuned…I’ll put out some reminders in the next couple days! Thanks Peoria!!

02/22/2024

Just playing around, feeling a little feisty- we have about a dozen orders of our house made Tres Leches garnished with farm fresh strawberries! Come get them so I don’t have to take them home😉
Have a great day P-Town!!

02/14/2024

S’more goodies today! Chocolate soufflé with Amareno Cherries, Chocolate covered raspberry, S’mores, Angel food cupcakes garnished with strawberries and mascarpone whipped cream. Happy Valentine’s Day P-town!!

Photos from The Chef and The Baker's post 02/13/2024

You guys know what holiday it is!!! While they last-if you need something sweet for your sweet we gotcha covered!

02/01/2024

Need S’more flavors? Been playing around…Karen made some extra flavors today - Coconut and S’more. Come on in or else I’m gonna have to devour these delicious cupcakes by myself! Enjoy the sunshine P-Town!

01/31/2024

Soooo Peoria, have you kept your New Year’s Resolution? If not, come on by we’ve got German Chocolate Cupcakes on display…and if you have kept to your resolution come on by and get a salad!😁 Cya soon!

01/11/2024

Ok P-Town….gonna be a lil wild today (Thurs 1/11)…FIRST 50 CUSTOMERS to come in a tell us a joke will get a free cupcake with purchase of their meal. Of course, limit 1 per person…gotta spread the love. Stay warm Peoria

01/10/2024

Hey Peoria!!! We will be closed Friday due to the impending horrible weather coming our way. We want everyone to be safe, but if you feel you need some cupcakes before you get snowed in -come on by!!

01/03/2024

We’re back!

Usually we usually have a long list of fun filled activities to share with you, but we just took turns being sick and sleeping. So we are well rested to rock in the New Year!!! We can’t wait to see everyone!

12/25/2023

We here at The Chef and The Baker would like to wish everyone the merriest of holidays from our family to yours. We will be closed until Wednesday January 3rd to spend time with families near and far. We would like to thank everyone for their support and love over the last year- it means the world to us. Please enjoy the holidays and be safe, we will see each and every one of you next year!

You Gotta Eat: Gourmet lunches and desserts with a personal touch 12/05/2023

We aren’t as comfortable in front of the cameras as we are in front of the panini press, but it’s always nice to be able to share our spot with more people.

Thanks, Mr. Edgar Sandoval for stopping by to tell our story. :)

You Gotta Eat: Gourmet lunches and desserts with a personal touch Edgar and Andrew visit The Chef and The Baker in Peoria.

11/22/2023

We will be closed Thursday (11/23)& Friday (11/24).

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

We are thankful for this band of Heroes!

11/09/2023

We will be closed Friday, November 11th. We have had a death in our family and will be taking some time off to be with family and celebrate a wonderful life that was lived. Because of his support, we were able to take the risk and open this very restaurant.

11/03/2023

Someone asked nicely, so we have s’more cupcakes today.

Come get ‘Em while they last. :)

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween!!

Come on in and grab a monster! And enchiladas!!!

10/02/2023

Good Morning P-Town!!! It is officially that time again here at the CnB....yep, you guessed it- menu change!! Starting tomorrow we will flip the menu, so be sure to check our website for all the details. So as usual, some things come off and some new/fan favs get a chance to be enjoyed. Before you start to wonder... Yes, the chicken pot pie is coming back lol. So is the enchiladas with those tasty green chips that y'all love so much and I'm even going off the reservation and making a lamb sandwich as well. So the moment you've all been waiting for...
Winter Cobb
Farm fresh kale blend served with dried cranberries, roasted butternut squash, spiced almonds, sharp white cheddar, thinly sliced red onions, and a tomato medley accompanied by a maple vinaigrette.

District III
Triple washed spinach with roasted beets, fire roasted fuji apples, blue cheese, house made croutons, thinly sliced red onions and farm fresh grape tomatoes accompanied by an oregano vinaigrette.

Beef and Blue
Gourmet roast beef thinly sliced and piled high on rosemary focaccia with a blue cheese horseradish sauce served with farm fresh tomatoes, sliced red onions, and crisp lettuce.

Code VII
Smoked turkey breast sliced thinly and layered on top of a mandarin orange tortilla accompanied by a cran-rosemary spread, Danish Havarti cheese, red onions, and crisp leaf lettuce and farm fresh roma tomatoes.

Turkey and Artichoke
Smoked turkey breast served with a thyme artichoke spread and provolone cheese accompanied by farm fresh roma tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions and crisp lettuce on our house made olive bread.

Drunken Hamu
Delicious shaved black forest ham served with sliced aged white cheddar accompanied by a bourbon fuji apple puree with farm fresh tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions, and crisp lettuce on our house made wheat bread.

Also, we are bringing back our daily soups. Which will include fan favs such as Roasted Butternut and Cheddar, Cream of Mushroom, Chocolate scented Chili. We look forward to seeing you and thanks for supporting local. Without your love and support, we would not be able to continue to offer these tasty morsels of goodness.

Thanks Peoria 💕

09/26/2023

Hey guys, here’s what going on at the c and b this week.

We will be closed on Wednesday, for an off site catering.

We will be closed on Thursday as well. The mini baker has asked us to chaperone her field trip. We say no to these requests a lot, but even now and then you have to say yes or else she might stop asking to hang out with us.

And Friday will be the final day of this current menu. We will post the new menu here soon. And update the website this weekend.

Sorry for any inconvenience this week. Hope to see you guys soon.

09/06/2023

The calendar says fall starts in about 2 weeks. So maybe this pumpkin cupcake is a little early, but come enjoy them anyways.

Just a heads up, we will be closed Thursday (9/21) for a fundraiser for our kids’ school.

We will be closed Wednesday (9/27) for an off site catering gig.

And the plan is to flip the menu the first week of October, so come on in and enjoy the last couple weeks of this menu.

07/18/2023

Hey P-Town!!!! So normally our Thursday feature is a French dip sandwich, but we decided we were going to fool around a lil bit!😉 Sooo the result was this glorious creation💥💥
So until menu change we will be serving this as our Thursday feature:
Braised beef sandwich accompanied by havarti cheese and house made pickled peppers served on our CnB hoagie buns with a side of chips.
We will update the website and menus today. Thanks for all the love and support!!!💕

07/11/2023

Well, The Hostess with the mostess is back!!! We are officially off vacation and open! Can’t wait to see y’all, come on by and say hi!

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