About
Since Bethel Bakery opened for business in 1955 in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, generations of patrons have made their way to the shop for the bakery's signature pastries, cookies, and one-of-a-kind cakes. With a number of years of bakery experience, a stint in the Navy behind him, and a small inheritance, Morris Walsh, with characteristic determination, made his dream of owning his own bakery a reality when he and a partner opened for business during the Eisenhower administration. After his business partner left the venture within a few months, Morris soon gained another associate, his future wife, Anna. Together, the couple built the neighborhood bakery into one of the busiest and most beloved purveyors of high-quality baked goods in Western Pennsylvania. And they did it while raising seven children, all of whom worked in the family business. Today, a second generation of the Walsh family manages the bakery. John and his wife, Chris, took over day-to-day operations in 1991 and expanded the already extensive inventory of baked goods, but Morris and Anna's legacy of exceptional quality and customer service lives on. People travel for miles for a taste of Bethel Bakery's signature buttercream icing and couples across the region wouldn't dream of celebrating their nuptials with anything but a hand-crafted, custom-designed Bethel Bakery cake decorated by one of the shop's talented designers.
