http://leko.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] leko.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2009-10-16 08:07 am
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Who sells pumpkin muffins?

My girlfriend and I want to figure out who has the best pumpkin muffins, but we're not sure who even has them. We checked Diesel last night, and they didn't have any (although it was late).

So who has them? We're hoping to find 10 different places in the area, no just limited to Davis, but centered on Davis. Non-chains are obviously preferred, but we're willing to try everything, even things like the bakeries at grocery stores.

[identity profile] jadasc.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm thinking Neighborhood Muffin, in Teele.
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[personal profile] cnoocy 2009-10-16 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Quebrada on Mass Ave in Arlington has them.

[identity profile] m00n.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm eating one right now!

...but it's home made. :-)

[identity profile] whaler.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't see pumpkin muffins at magnificent muffin the past couple times I was there. I don't know if they do seasonal stuff.

[identity profile] jamiesquared.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not usually a fan of their muffins but I do really like the pumpkin muffin there :)

[identity profile] exsplusohs.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
My suggestion was going to be "make them!" I made some AWESOME ones last year with a cream cheese filling....Omnomnomnomnom!

Best pumpkin muffins ever

[identity profile] joylewis.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
But I substitute garam masala for the allspice. (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pumpkin-Muffins-350633)

[identity profile] anotherjen.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I had one the other day from the Magnificent Muffin and Bagel (or Bagel and Muffin?) Shop here in West Medford. It's next door to the post office. It wasn't my favorite, though. I recommend the Triple Berry and Double Chocolate. *droool*

[identity profile] anotherjen.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oops, sorry, missed this. I commented below that they have them now.

[identity profile] submerge.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
starbucks has them too; pumpkin cream cheese muffins.

[identity profile] bettyw.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
The Biscuit (www.visitthebiscuit.com) has been having them as the low-fat special muffin this week.

[identity profile] kimmercake.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
can't speak to muffins but I can tell you Henrietta's Table has the most divine pumpkin whoopie pies served with hot apple cider. I DIED.

[identity profile] lemonlies.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I found a recipe that I don't think can be topped involving the cream cheese filling. Must make more!

[identity profile] jadasc.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, I'm not sure. Tiny place, open from 6a-noon or thereabouts, sells bagels?
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[personal profile] ceo 2009-10-16 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely not ordering those, then.

[identity profile] kimmercake.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
on my birthday too, no less!

[identity profile] syntheticnature.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't tried them myself, but the folks on chowhound.com are pretty big on the muffins at the Gingerbread Construction Co. in Winchester. (http://www.gingerbreadusa.com/muffins.php)

[identity profile] schpahky.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
That's Magnificent Muffin.

[identity profile] blunderblunder.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Re: bakeries at grocery stores: this is East Somerville, not Davis, but I've been very pleased with the muffins at the Stop n Shop on McGrath Highway. I'm not sure they have pumpkin, but I wouldn't be surprised.

google gives their address at 775 McGrath Hwy, Somerville, MA.

[identity profile] fluffpot.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
!!!

Could you share? This weekend looks like baking weather.

I guess this is a "thirded!"

[identity profile] lonelyholiday.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Seriously, I don't like DD muffins in general, but their pumpkins are my favorite thing in the world. I like to support independent/non-chain too, and do when we're talking about things that are of equal quality, I'll always go indie. But the pumpkin muffins are so good that I refuse to go with ideology over taste.

(There's one sitting on my desk right now waiting for lunch. YES!)

[identity profile] lemonlies.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure. I'll send it via a message either tonight or tomorrow morning.

[identity profile] latvianchick.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Diesel does have them
Petsy Pies will probably have them (on Beacon Str. near Shaws)
Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts
Hi Rise has pumpkin bread - don't know how closely you want to define "muffin". They aren't exactly at Davis, but they do bring their goods to the Davis farmers market.

Further afield:
Danish Pastry House (come to Harvard Sq farmers market on Tuesdays)
Sherman's (Union Sq.)
Mariposa Bakery (Central Sq.)

I don't know if any of these have pumpkin muffins, but they make muffins and it's fall, and you can call them to ask.

Do report back!

[identity profile] belladonna.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Not quite a muffin, but close enough for this pumpkin connoisseur, When Pigs Fly has incredible pumpkin, date, pecan (I think?) bread.

[identity profile] mamajoan.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Au Bon Pain has them, but they're not very good (in my opinion).

[identity profile] genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Can I be nosy and ask "Why?"? Are you just HUGE pumpkin muffin fans and want to have a big tasting party? Is there a recipe you want to try that involves pumpkin muffins? As someone who often embarks on similar questions, I'm just being curious.

[identity profile] mistresshellena.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Pembury Farms on Mass Ave has a big bakery section. Diesel used to have wonderul pumpkin muffins. I hope they return! (for your sake, I don't live in the area anymore)

[identity profile] wocka-wocka.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for this post - I went to DD in Davis just to get a Pumpkin Muffin -- delicious. McKinnon's also has Egg Nog, so pair them together and voila, perfect day.

[identity profile] turil.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I second the Hi Rise bakery at the farmer's markets. It is pumpkin bread, which isn't in a small round shape, but it's just as yummy!

[identity profile] squonk.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
JP Licks in Harvard had frosted pumpkin muffins when I was in there today. Don't know if the one in Davis has them as well.

[identity profile] sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
i know she's no one's fave, but rachel ray had a recipe for pumpkin whoopie pies in her mag one year and i make it every autumn now, they're pretty easy and DELICIOUS.

Petsi Pies....

[identity profile] nvidia99999.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/petsi-pies-somerville

[identity profile] pearlythebunny.livejournal.com 2009-10-17 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Lyndell's has pumpkin bread, which is delicious. Not sure about pumpkin muffins, but they do make muffins, so it's possible.

[identity profile] soft-shoulder.livejournal.com 2009-10-17 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Except their food is made with pure hate, as delicious as it is.

[identity profile] soft-shoulder.livejournal.com 2009-10-17 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Yes yes they do.

[identity profile] cynickalone.livejournal.com 2009-10-17 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
seconded.

also, their pumpkin loafs. yummmm.

goes fantastic with a cinnamon dolce latte.

[identity profile] eeyorecol.livejournal.com 2009-10-18 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Renee's had pumpkin crisp muffins over the weekend. AWESOME