Celebrate love with an early start and join us for a special evening at Guglhupf’s Valentine’s/Galentine’s Dinner 2026! For one night only, we are taking reservations for dinner service on Friday, February 13th. Indulge in a delicious 3-course pre-fixe menu with the option to enhance your experience by adding a
Come raise a glass and say “Prost” with us at Guglhupf for our Annual Oktoberfest Celebration on Saturday October 4! Chef Dave and his team will be grilling sausages, half chickens, baking up traditional zwiebelkuchen, and more! We will have 10 featured Oktoberfest beers on tap as well as other
Join us for our Valentine’s/Galentine’s Paint N Sip on Tuesday, February 11th from 6pm-8pm Come paint a robin and a cardinal meeting at sunrise with local artist Amy Whitney! She will provide all of the painting supplies and instructions, Guglhupf will provide a glass of wine, you bring yourself and
Calling all wine lovers in Durham! Join us for Wine Night on Friday, December 13th from 6pm-8pm Join us for a night of wine discovery with Dominic DeCastro from Winebow on Friday, December 13th. He will be sharing 5 wines from his amazing portfolio. Shared brotzeit boards will be passed
Join us for our Winter Wreath Paint N Sip on Wednesday, December 11th from 6pm-8pm Come paint a fun winter wreath design with local artist Amy Whitney! Choose either a canvas for your wall or a tote bag to paint! She will provide all of the painting supplies and instructions,
Calling all wine lovers in Durham! Join us for Wine Night on Friday, November 8th from 6pm-8pm Join our super knowledgeable Wine Reps from Winebow for a night of wine discovery! Learn about and taste 5 amazing wines from their holiday wines portfolio. Shared Brotzeit boards will be passed around
Join us for our Fall Pumpkin Paint N Sip on Wednesday, October 9th from 6pm-8pm Come paint a fun fall pumpkin design with local artist Amy Whitney! Choose either a canvas for your wall or a tote bag to paint! She will provide all of the painting supplies and instructions,
Come raise a glass and say “Prost” with us at Guglhupf for our Oktoberfest Celebration on Saturday September 28th starting at 4pm! For the first time in years, Guglhupf is reviving it’s annual Oktoberfest Celebration! Chef Dave and his team will be grilling sausages, half chickens, baking up traditional zwiebelkuchen,
Calling all Mystery Enthusiasts! Join us for an unforgettable evening at our Murder Mystery: Storm Survivors Event on Friday, September 13th, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm! You and your fellow guests will be “stranded” on a desert island where someone is suddenly murdered: it’s up to you to determine “who done
Get ready for a tail-waggingly good time at our Family Fun Saturday: Barktoberfest on September 14th, 4pm-6pm! The fantastic folks from Neshama Animal Rescue will bring along adoptable dogs for you to meet and fall in love with. Want to know more about animal rescue, adoption, or how you can
Having grown up in Germany with farmer’s markets and an abundance of local specialized food purveyors such as bakers, butchers, cheese shops, local farmers and green grocers, Claudia Kemmet-Cooper, Guglhupf’s co-founder and owner, learned early on that food was so much more than just sustenance. Meal times were communal, and foods were carefully sought out and prepared by the women in her family. As with many traditional southern German families, food was often the center of social events or gatherings. Food also acted as a measure of one’s hospitality, sometimes igniting competitive spirits among the hosts that could be frightful to any unsuspecting guest as they would obediently nod to the “oh, you must try my…”.
After brushing shoulders with the corporate world, Claudia quickly turned back to the comforts of the kitchen, and set on the path that ultimately led to the establishment of the popular foodie destination Guglhupf Bakery & Patisserie. After completing her formal training in baking and pastry at Rischart’s in Munich, Claudia, and her then business partner and co-founder, Hartmut Jahn, began tackling the many thorny issues of transplanting a German bakery concept to the US.
Guglhupf Bakery & Patisserie opened in its current location in November of 1998 to enthusiastic customers standing in a line snaking out to the parking lot. In September of 2004 doors opened to the long anticipated Guglhupf Café in its architecturally unique building adjacent to the bakery. Another chapter had begun…
