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A new combination pastry and plant shop just celebrated its grand opening in Southeast Portland. The Botanical Bakeshop, a collaboration between the Filipino-owned Daphne’s Botanicals and Shop Halo Halo, just opened up a brick-and-mortar store in the Woodstock neighborhood. KOIN 6 News’ Kohr Harlan visited the shop to get a look at what they are offering. Watch the full video HERE Originally published on KOIN Author: Kohr Harlan

Woodstock is now home to its very own hybrid bakery and plant shop from a pair of Filipina entrepreneurs who crowdfunded their launch. Half the space of Botanical Bakeshop will be devoted to Daphne’s Botanicals, which specializes in houseplants and gifts, and half to Shop Halo Halo, a Filipino bakery that got its start as a pop-up. The grand opening is Saturday, July 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. Pastry chef Geleen Abenoja previously ran Shop Halo Halo as an occasional pop-up, and had expanded to include weekly dessert deliveries and preorders. She and business partner Daphne Peters launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised over $35,000...

The outside of Shop Halo Halo and Daphne's Botanicals, two Filipina-owned businesses collectively known as The Botanical Bakeshop Shop Halo Halo and Daphne’s Botanicals — a pair of new Filipina-owned businesses collectively known as The Botanical Bakeshop — will hold their grand opening Saturday in Southeast Portland with pastries, house plants and more, according to a press release. The collaboration between Shop Halo Halo, Geleen Abenoja’s bakery pop-up specializing in Filipino flavors, and Daphne’s Botanicals, a plant shop and “houseplant design service” founded by Daphne Peters, started after the duo met by chance running adjacent booths at North Portland’s Golden Evening market. The...

People lined up in Woodstock all day long, on Saturday, June 10th, at the new Filipino bakery “Halo Halo”. They had come to buy Filipino pastries, and the traditional dessert called “halo halo” – it’s a mixture of shaved ice, coconut milk, and tropical fruits. Halo, (pronounced “hah-loh”) is a Tagalog word meaning “mix”. Halo Halo is to be found on the floor level underneath the new Novus Apartments on Woodstock Boulevard at S.E. 50th Avenue, and is owned by Geleen Abenoja. The bakery shares an adjoined retail space with the new houseplant and design shop, “Daphne’s Botanicals”. The actual...

When: Saturday July 15, 1pm - 6pm Where: Daphne's Botanicals What:  Plant-inspired beverages, Shop Halo Halo bakery goods, Sacred Elements plant potting workshop, Brand new plant products Fun music, ...and more! Join as at the official opening of the Botanical Bakeshop, home to the Shop Halo Halo bakery and Daphne's Botanicals plant store!  We're so excited to launch our bakery/plant hybrid shop and to celebrate our years of planning, building, and all the friends we made along the way. We love our new space!  Come see the final vision of Daphne’s Botanicals and finally experience Shop Halo Halo treats. Bright,...

Meet Botanical Bakeshop, the new Filipino-owned pastry and plant collective located in the Woodstock neighborhood of Portland.   The Botanical Bakeshop is the first co-venture from two beloved BIPOC and women-owned retail businesses—Daphne's Botanicals and Shop Halo Halo, and the opening of the shop will mark their first brick and mortar together.    Come celebrate and support the fundraiser on June 10th from from 11am-7pm! You will: Enjoy free mimosas from 11am-2pm with a Shop Halo Halo dessert purchase Decorate cupcakes with Geleen Build a mini plant paradise at Daphne's Botanicals Terrarium Bar Purchase tickets for a raffle of prizes...