It's 2018 and Valentine's Day is swiftly approaching! Check out the list and some pictures of our Valentine's specials...things for your sweeties as well as anti-valentines for the ones you love to hate. And also peruse the menu for our upcoming Valentine's Brunch! Give us a call to personalize your orders or to make brunch reservations, and stay tuned for more info on our other special offerings!
2017 Winter Holiday Specials
Holiday Hours
Open on Sunday, December 24th from 8:00-3:00
Closed from Monday, December 25th – Wednesday, January 3rd
Re-Open on Thursday, January 4th at 7:30 am
Enjoy your winter holiday!
Cookie and Pastry Trays
If you are looking for a special gift or something to bring to a gathering, we make seasonal cookie and pastry trays that are perfect for parties, thank-you presents, and other festive occasions.
Cakes, Pies, Breads, Coffeecakes, Cheesecakes, Turkey Dinners and more!
Click the button for a menu of our other holiday specialtes.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is coming up quickly, and we have a variety of fun cards and yummy decorated cookies in stock for the holiday!
Decorate Your Own Gingerbread House!
In addition to our other seasonal offerings, we are hosting a new event this year! Space is limited, so check out the flyer below and call us at (618)529-4303 to reserve your spot!
Paint-it-yourself Sugar Cookies
Back by popular demand, our set of iced sugar cookies come packaged with edible "paint", a paintbrush, and instructions.
6Pence Gift Ideas
In addition to all the baking we are doing, we have also been stocking up on new merchandise for the holidays. We have a variety of local and handmade items, fun and silly stuff, teas, chocolate, jewelry, art, glassware, t-shirts, ceramics, cards, vintage finds and more! Below are pictures of some of the treasures in our shop.
Thanksgiving!
40th Anniversary and Halloween Celebration
We are celebrating our 40 year anniversary with...40 cent pink cookies all day!
And hosting a Halloween Celebration; A tale of local witches, or at least Illinois witches.
With live music by Toy Cowboy and Lucrative Michael and His Shitones
Three card tarot readings by Madame Zoltan! Come learn your fate!
Event is free. Refreshments will be served. Cash Bar.
Accepting donations for Puerto Rico hurricane relief.
Saturday, October 28
Doors open at 7:00, show starts at 7:30
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Cookie Design Contest Winners Announced!
We would like to announce and give a big Congratulations to Amanda Atchley, winner of our 2017 Solar Eclipse Cookie Design Contest! Amanda will receive a $40.00 gift certificate and eclipse t-shirt!
We also had so many great entries, that we have 2 runners-up as well! Dayna Hartley and Emily Kircher will each receive an eclipse t-shirt, and all 3 will also get a half-dozen cookies inspired by their design!
Thank you so much to all who entered our contest! We will be making all the eclipse cookies pictured, and possibly adding some of our own designs, and offering them regularly in the shop! If you would like to place an order, give us a call at (618) 529-4303!
Cookie Design by Amanda Atchley
Cookie Design by Dayna Hartley
Cookie Design by Emily Kircher
CALL FOR ART! SOLARDALE!
The Solardale art show is accepting submissions that envision a bright future for Southern Illinois and Carbondale. Submissions are also sought that celebrate the sun, moon and eclipse in any fashion.
This art show is asking you to envision the preferred state. What does a bright future in Carbondale (Southern Illinois) look like? Solardale is for a future that embraces bold initiatives and doesn’t resist positive change. Solardale is regenerative, a leader in all things green and sustainable.
Have you thought of solutions that should be implemented here? How do we make Carbondale more beautiful, more cutting-edge, more renewable? Have you thought about things that are needed? Art installations, green spaces, bike shares, electric public transportation: it’s all fair game. Let’s bring it to life!
Submissions need to be received by July 29th (RSVP needed). The show will hang from August 1st-August 26th with a closing reception/event.
For more information contact Elizabeth Donoghue at 618-525-3099 or Cristaudo’s/6Pence at 618-529-4303, or e-mail us at six.pence@rocketmail.com.
Enter Our 2017 Solar Eclipse Sugar Cookie Design Contest!
Thank you to everyone who entered our Eclipse Cookie Design Contest! It is taking a bit longer than expected for us to select a winner, but we will be making our decision and posting here soon!
2017 Mothers Day Brunch Buffet
We are excited to host our 4th Annual Mothers Day Brunch! Details are below. Call today to make your reservation at 529-4303!
February 2017 Newsletter
Our February Newsletter is here! Take a look to find out about our Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras Specials, our Current Art Show and Reception, Eclipse Merch, and more!
CURRENT ART SHOW
2016 Winter Holiday Specials, Trays and our Newsletter
Cookie and Pastry Trays
Holiday Specials: Meals, Pies, Breads, Coffeecakes, etc...
December Newsletter
2016 Thanksgiving Specials
Thanksgiving is almost here and we think you should relax and leave the work and worry to us this year! As always, we have lots of fantastic specials and baked goodness in store, so take a look at our bread, pie, cheesecake, coffeecake and turkey dinner menus below, and give us a call at 529-4303 for all of your locally delicious Thanksgiving needs!
A WEDDING OF THE DEAD Oct. 29, 2016
Cristaudo’s Invites all who are brave to join us in the resurrection of Daisy Days' & John Robert’s tortured souls at our bakery. There will be a wedding reception complete with a wedding cake, drinks, appetizers and live music. Admission is free; Donations are appreciated.
The Resurrection of Daisy Days & John Robert will take place at Cristaudo’s on the night of Saturday, October 29th from 7:30 to 10:00. Performance begins at 8:00.
For more information about our Halloween Festivities, see our EVENT on Facebook!
March 2016 Newsletter
Spring has sprung here at Cristaudo's and 6Pence and we are making all of the St. Paddy's Day, Purim and Easter goodies to prove it! Check out our newsletter to learn about all that we have in store for you!
February 2016 Newsletter
Our February Newsletter is here! Please take a look to find out about our holiday specials, art shows, our new bread schedule and more!
2015 Winter Holiday Specials
We know you will be busy this holiday season, so why not leave the baking (and cooking) to us! Click on the document below for a .pdf of our Turkey Dinners, Cheesecakes, Pies, Rolls, Stollen, Coffeecakes, Italian Panettone and more!
You can surprise your loved ones this year with a Buche de Noel (Yule Log Cake). We make this traditional holiday treat by rolling rich chocolate cake with regular or mocha butterfluff, covering it with chocolate ganache, and decorating it with handmade meringue mushrooms.
If you are looking for a special gift or something to bring to a gathering, we make holiday cookie and pastry trays that are perfect for parties, thank-you presents, and other festive occasions.
This year we started making paint-it-yourself sugar cookies, inspired by our friends in Boston. Our iced sugar cookies come packaged with edible "paint", a paintbrush, and instructions.
And don't forget we have special Hanukkah offerings as well...including fun cards, cookies and gifts!
2015 Thanksgiving Specials
Thanksgiving is upon us, and as always, we have lots of fantastic specials and baked goodness in store! New this year, we are also happy to introduce our "pie it forward" THANKSGIVING PIE FUNDRAISER. If you order your Thanksgiving pies from us, 10% of the cost of each pie will be donated to The Good Samaritan House. Take a look at our bread, pie, cheesecake, coffeecake and turkey dinner menus as well as our fundraiser flyer below, and give us a call for all of your locally delicious Thanksgiving needs!
Victorian Halloween Masquerade Fete and 4th Anniversary Party
6Pence and Cristaudo's are hosting a fantastic fete from 5-8pm on October 31st.
The Cabinet of Curiosities will open its doors to unleash the sideshow shadows! Performers and Musicians unite to create a show for you!
Performance, Palm Reading, Temporary Tattoos, Ghoulish Foods and Beverage to drown your thirst and more! Join us after the Pumpkin Race and Before Blood at the Glove for a full Halloween Experience!
Suggested donation of $20, proceeds to support Carbondale Community Arts.
Call 549-4303 to let your presence be known!
You can read more about our event by clicking HERE
LOCAL FOOD FEAST on September 12, 2015
Cristaudo's and SIUC Farm to Fork Sustainable Vegetable Farm are partnering to create a seasonal meal utilizing local ingredients, in conjunction with the "EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE"
50% of the proceeds from this dinner will go to benefit The Good Samaritan House & Food Pantry
Tickets are $30/adults, $15/kids 4-12 and free/kids 3 & under
Seating is limited, so call 529-4303 soon for more information and/or to reserve your spot!
Summer 2015 Newsletter
There is a lot going on this summer, so peruse our newsletter to find out more about the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce "Eat Local and Win!" program, the "Eat Local Challenge", a special farm to table dinner we're hosting, as well as information about current art shows, local flowers, and more!