Our Bread
We bake our bread at our wholesale bakery in the heart of the West Side, where our sourdough culture has been thriving since 2014. We're proud to feature regional grain, local produce, and artisan techniques in our bread production. All of our bread and bagels are sourdough, long ferment and vegan (with the exception of occasional baker’s special breads with cheese in them.) All are shaped by hand around a big table surrounded by a team that cares as much about each other's wellbeing as the quality of the bread – and we care about both a lot.
Bread Schedule
Bread is available Thursday through Monday at our shop or you can find it at our wholesale partners. Fresh bread arrives at our cafe at 10am, we start the day with fresh bagels and pretzels.
Baker’s Special Schedule:
November 2nd & 4th - Sesame Harissa Garlic Sourdough
November 9th & 11th - Herby Potato Sourdough
November 16th & 18th - Sundried Tomato Basil Sourdough
November 23rd & 25th - Rosemary Olive Oil Sourdough
November 20th & December 2nd - Onion Herb Rustic
Wednesday
Bagels
Pretzels
Baguettes
West Side Sourdough
Sesame Semolina
Pain Rustique
Thursday
Bagels
Pretzels
Baguettes
West Side Sourdough
Deli Rye
Pain Rustique
Friday
Bagels
Pretzels
Baguettes
West Side Sourdough
Seeded Sourdough
Sesame Semolina
Saturday
Bagels
Pretzels
Baguettes
West Side Sourdough
Pain Rustique
Baker’s Special Bread (changes weekly! reserve your own weekly loaf with a Bread Club subscription)
Monday
Bagels
Pretzels
Baguettes
West Side Sourdough
Pain Rustique
Baker’s Special Bread (changes weekly! reserve your own weekly loaf with a Bread Club subscription)
Sunday
Bagels
Pretzels
Baguettes
West Side Sourdough
Pain Rustique
Deli Rye
If you're interested in bread baking, we can recommend a few resources for getting started! First, pass the point of no return by making Jim Lahey's legendary No Knead Bread. Known as the bible for bread, Bread by Jeffrey Hamelman is a complete resource for anyone interested in expanding their understanding of how bread works, plus rock solid formulas (and he is super nice.) The Handmade Loaf by Dan Lepard is full of funky Euro recipes using a very cool technique – it includes the inspiration for our pickle brine rye – plus the most mouthwatering photography of any bread book ever. If you're looking for one highly-involved levain method that if followed meticulously will yield the best loaf ever baked at your house, turn to Chad Robertson's Tartine Bread. (Try to find it second hand if you can!)
And yes, we sell our sourdough starter! Our mother culture is about to turn 10 years old and has been thriving on West Side Buffalo wild yeast since before we opened. We love baking with it and you just might too.