Bakery + Lunch
DUXBURY, MA
All the Foodsmith’s products, baked breakfast goods, lunch fare, desserts, pies, and other yummy eats are selected and prepared by cook/baker/owner Laura Raposa (and now with assistance from Johnson & Wales pastry chef Roxie Havens).
Laura grew up in a family that owns a large bakery wholesale supply business serving southern New England. She has a lifetime of experience watching how successful bakeries worked and why others failed.
For more than two decades she worked as one-half of “The Inside Track,” one of greater Boston’s best-known newspaper columns. Her job – that also included stints on TV and radio -- brought her in close contact with the city’s brightest culinary stars and the people who marketed their businesses.
While a columnist at the Boston Herald, Laura also operated a small catering business. Later, she worked briefly at Flour Bakery & Café, Boston’s most successful multi-bakery business. She also consulted on the development of a gluten-free bakery on the South Coast.
Laura has also attended many instructional programs and "boot camps" at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., and King Arthur Flour’s Baking Education Center in Norwich, VT.
While in the throes of working up a business plan for The Foodsmith, she volunteered as a chef once a week, preparing dinner for students and teachers at Paraclete Academy, an after-school program in South Boston. She also provided private cooking instruction, catered in clients’ homes, and played wedding planner for a friend's big day at the Commander's Mansion in Watertown.
Laura is married to retired Boston Globe business columnist Steven Syre. They live in Scituate with their spoiled feline, Emma, a British blue.
In her spare time (add a chuckle here), Laura is an enthusiastic historic preservation buff and is on the board of the Westport Historical Society. (Also, the Foodsmith is an enthusiastic business member of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society.)
Check out her blog at www.lauraraposa.com.
The Foodsmith is dedicated to sourcing seasonal ingredients at local farms. Throughout the local growing season, the business supports local farms including Eva’s Garden in Dartmouth, Skinny Dip Farm in Westport and Little Compton, R.I., Plato’s Harvest in Middleboro, R&C Farms in Scituate, and Cretinon's in Kingston.
The beautiful seasonal blooms in the shop are sourced from Little West Flower Farm in Plymouth and Cross Street Flower Farm in Norwell.
Phone
781-934-0134
Location
17 Standish Street
P.O. Box 609
South Duxbury, MA
02332
WINTER Hours
Wednesday through Saturday
7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
FREE WI-FI
Contact Us
The FoodsmitH, LLC
We are located at 17 Standish St., South Duxbury, MA 02332 (next to Scoops ice cream shop)
Call: 781-934-0134
Email: thefoodsmithduxbury@gmail.com
Our mailing address is The Foodsmith, P.O. Box 609, Duxbury, MA 02331
Check out The Foodsmith's Facebook page, follow @FoodsmithDUX on Twitter and we're on Instagram as thefoodsmithduxbury!
For purchase of eGift cards go to this site: https:///gift/6VTRANW1JSNRY/order
NEED CATERING? WE DO IT ALL!
Bridal + baby showers
Baptism brunches + luncheons
Cocktail parties
Corporate luncheons
Remembrance meals
Real estate open houses
Afternoon Tea
Photo shoots
Family dinners
Individual boxed lunches
Picnics for the beach or boat
Tailgate parties
Please email Laura at thefoodsmithduxbury@gmail.com. We can tailor-make a menu for your event! And we LOVE a good theme!
Now that the snow shovels and roof rakes are packed away (or are they?), it’s time to spring into action and think about Easter!
We hope the Foodsmith’s holiday menu will motivate you to hop to it!
Our menu includes some of our springtime classics as well as one or two newer sweets. We will take orders until March 29 — or until we max out. It happens! So, please, email or call us early. We have an itty-bitty staff, and Laura can’t weather a mutiny…
Please email us your order at thefoodsmithduxbury@gmail.com or call 781-934-0134 during normal business hours (Wednesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.). We will invoice you via our Square POS system the week before Easter. Pick up is scheduled for Saturday, April 4, before noon.
Pans of Hot Cross Buns will be ready for pick up on Good Friday before noon.
THE FOODSMITH’S EASTER MENU
DEEP-DISH QUICHE
Quiche Lorraine ... $27
Broccoli Cheddar ... $27
Asparagus Gruyere ... $32
(serves 6 to 8)
PIES
Double Chocolate Cream
Real Key Lime
10-inch pies, serves 6 to 8, $28; Key Lime, gluten-free, $30
CAKE
Coconut Cake
6-inch cake, serves 6, $35
KAYLA’S HAND-DECORATED COOKIES
Bunnies, eggs, chicks, Peeps, 4-inch, $4.25 each
SNOWFLAKE DINNER ROLLS
1 dozen, $17
Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday
6 for $20
MARCH 20, 2026
WE ARE HEADING TO ITALIA THIS WEEK FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SUPPER!
HERE’S WHAT IS ON IL MENÙ …
STUFFED ARTICHOKE
BAKED PASTA WITH FIVE CHEESES A LA AL FORNO
SAUTEED BROCCOLI RABE
ROXIE’S MINI CANNOLI
The cost for this special Italian Friday Night Supper is $50 per person. We will take orders up until Wednesday, March 18 at 2 p.m.
Please email us at thefoodsmithduxbury@gmail.com or call 781-934-0134 on weekdays, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. We will invoice you via our Square POS system on Thursday, March 19. Please pay online for your meal before pick-up on Friday at 5 p.m.
As always, molte grazie for your support of our itty bitty shop in Halls Corner!
(Wine pairings to follow from our friends at Duxbury Wine & Spirits!)