Toby Matasar is the Pastry Chef, Co-Owner and Manager of Crumble and Flake Patisserie.
She began her career in New York working for Anne Rosenzweig, who would become her mentor and guiding light, as the Pastry Chef at The Lobster Club and Arcadia. She continued in New York working at The City Bakery and Sarabeth’s. Later, she would attend L’École Lenôtre in Plaisir, France, a school specifically designed to bring professional pastry chefs together from around the world for extensive training in French methods.
She came to Seattle in 1999 as the Corporate Executive Pastry Chef for the Tom Douglas Restaurant Group. She was the opening chef of the Dahlia Bakery and created the famed “Dahlia Doughnuts”, along with the restaurants, catering company, and the myriad of other ventures with Tom. She went on to open the award-winning Eats Market Café in West Seattle, a neighborhood favorite with a devout following that loved its “pedigreed comfort food.” She created the baking company Sweet Toby’s, which provided pastries to Whole Foods, Metropolitan Markets, and Central Co-op. Following Eats, she opened Niche GF Café and Bakery, the first dedicated GF café where she created her beloved focaccia paninis, waffle-inis, and devine pastries.
Currently, she owns Crumble & Flake Pâtisserie with her partner, Geoff, and lives with her son, her dog Penney, and her cat Caudi in Seattle.
Wednesday – Friday
8:00 – 3:00
Saturday – Sunday
9:00 – 3:00
Monday – Tuesday
CLOSED
We are a little patisserie making pastries in small batches with precision and love. We specialize in croissants, pain au chocolat, kouign amanns, canelés, and macarons. A fresh take on classic French pastries is why we show up every day. Visit our Capitol Hill location in Seattle to pick up a treat for yourself or a box for your party at home or work.
Visit our Capitol Hill location at
1500 E Olive Way.
Ph: (206) 329-1804
We will be temporarily closed for the rest of this week. One of our employees has tested positive for COVID-19. We want to assure all of our customers this employee has had zero contact with any customers. All other employees have tested negative. We also want to err on the side of caution and take the weekend to assess the situation. We will continue to adhere to the guidelines provided by the Seattle & King Co. Public Health Dept.
We will continue business as usual and be OPEN WED – FRI 8am – 3pm and SAT – SUN 9am – 3pm. We are a take out only place which fits the restrictions set forth by Gov. Inslee – who knew not having a place to sit down would someday HELP our customers. We continue to monitor everyone in our homes to ensure the safety of ourselves and our customers. We continue to remain symptom-free and we are all following the protocol put into place by the CDC and WHO. If you would like to phone in your order 206-329-1804 we will be happy to bring your bag and our card reader outside to you (to the Crumble & Flake “parking spots”). Another way to support local businesses is to purchase gift cards/certificates. Orders can be placed over the phone or through websites www.crumbleandflake.com and they can be available for pick up or by mail. We wish you all the best and stay safe!