Opening Day Delayed for Monteleone's

We’re still patiently awaiting the re-opening of our favorite local bakery, Monteleone’s on Court Street — which will soon be Monteleone & Cammareri Bakery — but local blogger Lost City is getting concerned:

“At last report, the combined bakery said they would open this past weekend. But by midweek this week, miniature cream puff one hadn’t been sold. The cookies are all sitting their in their glass display cases waiting to be bought. It makes one wonder if all the legal problems that have been rumored over the months are true, or worse.”

It pains us to see almond macaroons going stale in the display case. Anybody know what the deal is, or when this place is actually going to open?

UPDATE: They’re open! We stopped by Friday night — the bakery was hoppin’ and the renovation looks great. We picked up some cookies, which were as delicious as ever, chatted with the very sweet girls behind the counter, and were even handed a free loaf of bread from the guy who appeared to be the owner. (And we didn’t even mention the Brooklyn Record — so this wasn’t a publicity bribe!) Gotta love this place.

Monteleone and Cammareri Plays Hard to Get [Lost City via Gowanus Lounge]
Monteleone’s is Making a Comeback [Brooklyn Record]