12trees

12trees is the name of the recently established ‘’patisserie’’ in Mandarin Village.

Mr. Albert Twelvetrees was a Jewish emigrant from russian origin with dutch roots who arrived in the US in 1904 (at the age of 24 and with no family left) on the wave of the Progroms that broke out in 1903 – 1906.

Being frightened someone might trace him in his new homeland and in an attempt to erase all his russian related footprints he did not reveal his real name to the american immigration officers. Many of his fellowpassengers on the RMS Atlantic had done the same before him. At that time, the best name he could think of was Twelvetrees, refering to the 12 linden trees he helped planting in the municipal park of his native village.

Having arrived in the New York metropole, Albert Twelvetrees started his own little business : a bakery annex patisserie. The news of his skills spread rapidly and after a year of hard labor, he was known for making the best brownies throughout the whole district of New York.

Many years had yet to come before Albert Twelvetrees decided to retire after a long career as one of the few remaining olde world famous bakers.

In 1948, at the age of 68 he silently passed away and his eldest son Isaac took over the business. In february 2008 his grandson Jeremy decided to expand dramatically and opened a ‘’patisserie’’  in  Mandarin Village,  a neighborhood in Noble City, Lovia.

As a tribute to his great-grandmother a dutch "melkmeisje" Jeremy created a "still live"  featuring a typical windmill and a rich harvest. This latest creation is to be displayed in the window of this newly opened patissery.