A sweet selection of bakery news and restaurant openings

Got a sweet tooth? There are lots of developments in the world of pastry, starting with the big news last week that the owners of Edelweiss Bakery + Wine Bar ( edelweissbakerypl.square.site ) in Prior Lake are up to something we can only hope involves more of their outstanding, quick-to-sell-out caramel rolls . Owners Laurie and Joe Lin closed on a nearby building, one with a pedigree. It’s the former Fong’s Restaurant and Banquet Center at 4770 SE. Pleasant St., they announced on social media . Fong’s closed in September after 32 years. They don’t have anything more to say about their plans at this time, “but we have some ideas,” they wrote on Instagram. In Blaine, Glazer Donuts is now sharing space with Treats Cereal Bar & Boba, at 10340 NE. Baltimore St. ( instagram.com/glazerdonutss ). Get sprinkled cake and raised glazed offerings, plus some fun-flavored combos, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. The operation opened Nov. 7. Advertisement And in Eden Prairie, A’Mora Patisserie opened Nov. 8 at 8345 Crystal View Dr. ( amorapatisserieusa.com ). The menu boasts classic viennoiserie, Danishes and macarons, plus egg tarts, fruit tarts and cakes. There are some surprising savory twists, too, such as the Bolognese Danish. It’s open daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Smith Coffee & Cafe is now in its soft-open phase in Edina, in the former D’Amico & Sons space at 3948 W. 50th St. ( smith1877.com/edina ). It’s just coffee drinks for now, but fresh-made pastries and breads will be joining the lineup soon, daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can get pastries at Baba’s Hummus House , too, along with egg mana’eesh and a lineup of fall lattes, now that the Minneapolis cafe launched breakfast at 8 a.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. weekends, at 2220 Lyndale Av. S. ( lovebabas.com ). Expanded image view The North Loop will soon be home to Minnesota's first branch of PopUp Bagels, which has gone viral on the East Coast for long lines and its 'grip, rip and drip' eating method. ( Alexander Stein/Provided ) The hottest openings are ... chains and franchises Cheesecake Factory may have made headlines recently, but in the Twin Cities, the next generation of national restaurant names is drawing long lines and filling social media feeds. PopUp Bagels, Chicken Salad Chick and Cava are all among them.