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What Happened to Les Madeleines After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Les Madeleines has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 30, 2022.

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lesmadeleines.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: The bakery's own website posts a closure notice dated December 30, 2022 thanking customers for 19 years of support, and a Yelp listing updated September 2026 marks the business closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Les Madeleines was a French-inspired bakery and cafe at 216 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, run by pastry chef Romina Rasmussen and best known for its kouign-amann, a laminated Breton pastry the shop helped popularize in Utah. According to Les Madeleines' own website, the shop closed its cafe and bakery location on December 30, 2022, after 19 years in business; the same announcement thanks customers for their support over that period. A Yelp business listing for the address, updated in September 2026, marks the business closed. The website says some Les Madeleines products have since been available through Romina Rasmussen's Chez Nibs venture and at The Neighborhood Hive in Sugar House, and kouign-amann pastries have been shipped nationally through Goldbelly.com.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 4
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Salty Goodness
What was featured
the bakery's signature kouign-amann pastry
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Les Madeleines

Frequently asked questions

Is Les Madeleines still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Les Madeleines has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 30, 2022.

What happened to Les Madeleines after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Les Madeleines was a French-inspired bakery and cafe at 216 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, run by pastry chef Romina Rasmussen and best known for its kouign-amann, a laminated Breton pastry the shop helped popularize in Utah. As of September 2026, Les Madeleines has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 30, 2022.

Is Les Madeleines permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Les Madeleines has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 30, 2022. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Les Madeleines located?

216 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Les Madeleines?

Season 2, Episode 4 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Salty Goodness”.

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Address
216 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Venue type
bakery
Official website
lesmadeleines.com

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