Have you ever been inside Pondicheri and wished that pesky restaurant part wasn't attached to the bountiful, glassed-in pastry case up front, laden with cookies and brioche and madelines and begging you to smear that nice, clean glass with your drooly face? Or wished that the small entry area with a table of ghee and curry powders was larger, offered more selections, was absolutely laden with clarified butter and spice blends? If so, Pondicheri Bake Lab + Shop is the place for you.

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt