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Kate Smith Soirée is a women-owned boutique bakery in downtown Overland Park specializing in handcrafted French macarons — over 130 rotating flavors — alongside custom cakes and a daily rotating pastry counter, brought to Kansas City by owner Kate Smith after studying pastry arts in Italy.1

Description

Kate Smith Soirée operates out of a street-level bakery at 7911 Santa Fe Drive in downtown Overland Park, occupying the space previously held by Clock Tower Bakery. The shop’s signature product is its French macaron program — a rotating menu of more than 130 flavors, made using traditional techniques with seasonal ingredients. In addition to macarons, the bakery produces a daily-changing selection of pastries, quiche, sweet treats, and custom celebration cakes. Beverage offerings are developed in partnership with Savoy Tea and All The Love Roasting Co.

The Overland Park location is the second Johnson County outpost for the brand, and opened in February 2023 after Smith rebuilt the space in under two months. The bakery has been recognized for accommodating gluten-free dietary needs, appearing on gluten-free dining guides for the Kansas City area.2 The business is women-owned and operated.

Ownership and history

Kate Smith grew up working in her family’s restaurant before earning a Hospitality Management degree from Oklahoma State University in 2017. During her studies she traveled to Florence, Italy, where she studied Culinary Arts and Pastry and became deeply interested in French macaron technique. On returning to Kansas City, she committed to bringing that caliber of French pastry craft to the Midwest.

Smith launched Kate Smith Soirée in June 2019 at the Lenexa Public Market — her first storefront. The brand expanded beyond macarons over time, and by 2023 she had grown the operation to include the downtown Overland Park location at 7911 Santa Fe Drive, taking over a beloved local bakery space.3 Smith has described the Overland Park opening as a personal milestone, noting her pride in transforming the space in less than two months.

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Footnotes

  1. https://www.katesmithsoiree.com/ — official website. Asserts: exact name “Kate Smith Soirée,” address, macaron program description (130+ rotating flavors), custom cakes, current hours. ↩

  2. https://www.findmeglutenfree.com/biz/kate-smith-soiree/5027635635290112 — Find Me Gluten Free. Asserts: gluten-free friendly designation, Overland Park location. ↩

  3. https://johnsoncountypost.com/2023/02/20/overland-park-kate-smith-194155/ — Johnson County Post, Feb 2023. Asserts: owner Kate Smith; OSU hospitality degree (2017); Florence pastry study; Lenexa Public Market first location (June 2019); Downtown Overland Park opening February 2023; formerly Clock Tower Bakery space; partnership with Savoy Tea and All The Love Roasting Co. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Kansas City–owned
  • Overland Park Ks