Renato Poliafito

After years in the advertising business, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito decided to leave their day jobs and open a bakery in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Baked opened in January 2005 to instant rave reviews. The authors have been featured on Oprah, the Food Network, Martha Stewart’s daytime show, and the Today show. The bakery has been reviewed in countless magazines, both local and nationwide. Lewis and Poliafito live in New York City.

Renato Poliafito's Titles

Baked Occasions Desserts for Leisure Activities, Holidays, and Informal Celebrations

Baked Occasions

Celebrating a year in desserts, BAKED's beloved duo Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito offer cookies, puddings, whoopie pies, cakes, brownies, and...


Baked Elements Our 10 Favorite Ingredients

Baked Elements

From the creators of the famous Baked bakeries: Seventy-two inventive new recipes featuring ten irresistible ingredients.In Baked Elements, the...


Baked New Frontiers in Baking

Baked

Hip. Cool. Fashion-forward. These aren't adjectives you'd ordinarily apply to baked goods. But that's what rave reviews have said about Matt...


Baked Explorations Classic American Desserts Reinvented

Baked Explorations

Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito's 2008 Baked was published to national critical acclaim and raved about across the blogosphere. Since then,...