Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe Rise Up! Podcast is a celebration of bakers, the bakeries they created and the people they serve. Join Mark Dyck as he talks with bakers and bakery owners from across North America and around the world. Hear about their struggles and triumphs and learn about the satisfaction that feeding a community can provide.
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Remembering Sarah Black
February 21, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBSarah Black sadly passed away on February 15, 2024. To commemorate this kind and thoughtful baker and teacher, we are re-publishing Mark's chat with Sarah from Episode 153. Recorded in October, 2021 Sarah's family announced her passing via Sarah's Instagram page. Helpful Links Support the Podcast Here Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Community Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck Orange Boot ...
Rise Up! #200 - A Conversation with Daisy Chow and Nate Houge
December 20, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe podcast hits a major milestone by going back to the beginning. In this special 200th episode, Mark is joined by Daisy Chow of Breadboard Bakery in Arlington, Mass. and Nate Houge of Brake Bread in St. Paul, Minnesota for a wide ranging conversation about everything that's changed since they first met back at Wheatstalk in Rhode Island in 2018, when the podcast was an idea but not yet a real thing. Recorded on the Monday before US Thanksgiving, with Nate preparing for a night of baki...
Rise Up! #199 - Claudia Fimbres
December 13, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBClaudia Fimbres and her husband Brad named their store and restaurant Mamacita after Claudia's mother, but these days, it's Claudia who is mother and aunty to an entire community of Latin food lovers in her new home of Pearl Harbour, Newfoundland. In this episode, Mark catches up with his old friend and learns of her life in cooking, from growing up in Mexico, coming to Canada and deciding to move from Regina, Saskatchewan to 'the Rock.' They also discuss the unique challenges running a f...
Rise Up! #198 - Lisa DiVirgilio Arnold
November 29, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBWorking with a coach or consultant can be a leap too far for many small business owners, especially owner-operator independent bakeries. Lisa Arnold set out to bridge the gap in her town of Springfield, Tennessee, with Small Town Startup, a marketing agency, startup incubator, coaching practice and meeting space. Lisa is bringing the skills and best practices usually reserved for large corporations to small businesses in an accessible, affordable, sustainable way. In this episode, Lisa sh...
Rise Up! #197 - Amy Corliss
November 15, 2023 21:28 - 1 hour - 56 MBAfter working as a baker on both coasts, Amy Corliss returned to her home state twelve years ago to open her own place in downtown Fort Collins, Colorado. She recently moved down the road to a new space and is focused on building community, growing her team and feeding the people in a converted 1905 heritage house. In this episode, Mark and Amy talk about her pastry school experience in Vancouver, the benefits of fair but firm teachers, the evolution of good food in the centre of North Am...
Rise Up! #196 - Natasha and Ed Tatton
November 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBEd and Natasha Tatton have been building an outstanding, 100% plant based bakery in Whistler, BC for several years, and have just launched a stellar cookbook from the bakery. The book is both approachable and very detailed, explaining the intricacies and advantages of vegan baking while bringing Ed's incredible flavour combinations to each recipe. In this Episode, Mark talks with Natasha and Ed to learn about what's been happening at Ed's Bred since Ed was on the show in 2021, the challe...
Rise Up! #195 - Martha Barber
August 23, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBMartha Barber began her baking career by taking cookies into the office at Christmas time. Now she's shipping her delicious shortbread all over Vancouver Island and onto the mainland too. In this episode, Mark and Martha discuss the steady growth of her bakery, how strategic partnerships have helped the business grow, finding predictable, repeatable wholesale contracts and why she still thrives on the personal, human touch at her bakery. Helpful Links Martha's Delectables @marthasde...
Rise Up! #194 - Marie-Luce Denis and Brad Labrenz
August 09, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBOkotoks, Alberta is a small community south of Calgary that boasts an old-fashioned main street, beautiful views of the Rocky Mountain foothills and, for the past few years, a top notch bakery and cafe. In this episode, Mark talks to Brad Labrenz and Marie-Luce Denis, owners of French50 Bakery, who are attracting hungry folk from well beyond the town limits. They talk about how they've grown from a market bakery to renting a kitchen to recently opening their own place in an old house jus...
Rise Up! #193 - Anastasia French of BC's Living Wage for Families Campaign
July 26, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWith the cost of living continuing to rise, bakers and other food service workers are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. The Living Wage for Families Campaign is focused on identifying the real costs of living in Canadian cities and works with businesses to move toward paying employees a real living wage. In this episode, Mark talks with Anastasia French of the BC arm of Living Wage for Families about the rise in the living wage standard over the past year across the province...
Rise Up! #192 - Tabitha Langel and Ryan Stoesz
June 14, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBTabitha Langel wanted to serve her community in Winnipeg first and foremost. After much prayer and deliberation, she decided that baking was the way to do it. Now, over 35 years later, Tall Grass Prairie Bakery is at the heart of two core neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In this episode, Tabitha and Ryan Stoesz talk about the origins of Tall Grass, their intentional approach to change and growth, and how they are succession planning for a new generation of owners and bakers. H...
Rise Up! #191 - Steve O'Leary
June 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBBlack Market Bakers is taking off like a rocket ship in Annapolis, Maryland. Steve O'Leary, his dad and his brother have grown the business from a home kitchen (with Steve's mom selling the loaves door to door) to a food truck, to a full bakery/cafe to recently launching a second location. But through it all, the business has had a singular focus on happy people -- happy staff, happy customers and a happy, loving relationship between the business partners. Helpful Links Black Market B...
Rise Up! #190 - Stefan Spicknell
May 31, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBStefan Spicknell knows who his bakery is for. All he has to do is look out his door on Great Western Road in Glasgow and look at the flats, the schools and the people walking by. And his deep focus those people, and his craft, is what keeps Cottonrake Bakery grounded in his community. In this episode, Mark and Stefan talk about Stefan's journey to the Great Western Road, from a rented kitchen, to a tiny shop, to a tiny shop with a cafe down the road. And how he's overcome everything fr...
Rise Up! #189 - Maurizio Leo
May 24, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBMaurizio Leo has been writing the excellent Perfect Loaf blog for a decade now, teaching thousands and thousands of people to bake amazing sourdough bread. His writing and teaching style, paired with top-notch photography, makes his site one of the most important resources in the baking community and his new book is helping him reach an even larger audience. In this episode, Mark learns what drives Maurizio to continually hone his baking craft, why it's important to share what you learn a...
Rise Up! #188 - Ron Bokenfohr
May 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBRon Bokenfohr is looking for a new (old) way to grow grain and feed the soil at the same time. His farming and milling operation north of Edmonton, Alberta is focused on regenerative agriculture: farming with a focus on building a complex, healthy soil. In this episode, Mark and Ron talk about the process of shifting to a regenerative farming model and Ron's progress in building a grain sprouting and milling operation that he hopes will supply bakers from Vancouver to Thunder Bay. Helpf...
Rise Up! #187 - Hilde and Charlie Muller
April 26, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBCharlie and Hilde Muller were bakers before they moved to the middle of the forest in western Michigan and began carving a home, a bakery and a life from the woods. Laughing Tree Bakery has been going strong for the past 14 years, feeding the people via the Muskegon Farmers Market and several stores and cafes in the region. In this episode, Mark, Hilde and Charlie swap stories about their shared baking ancestor, Alan Scott, discuss the early days of Laughing Tree and dig into why the Mull...
Rise Up! #186 - Sage Dilts and Nathan Hodges
April 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBMoving to an island in the Pacific Northwest is not easy. Moving intentionally, with a view of contributing to the community is even more difficult. But Sage Dilts and Nathan Hodges have done just that with their farm and bakery on Lopez Island, Washington. In this episode, Mark learns how Sage and Nathan met in grad school in the Bay Area, where Sage also developed her baking chops, how they found their way to Lopez Island and how the locals embraced their quest to make the best bread f...
Rise Up! #185 - Tom Giancola
March 29, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBTom Giancola caught the bread bug watching Netflix seven years ago, and his friends and neighbours have never been happier. His generous spirit feeds an ever larger group of people in Annapolis, Maryland, through his exceptional basement bakery, Makeathe. In this episode, Mark and Tom talk about the intricacies of building a professional bakery under your living room, how his baking has been embraced by Annapolis food-lovers, how giving is a key part of what makes Tom tick, and how he hel...
Rise Up! #184 - Byron Fry
March 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBFry's Bakery has been a stalwart of Craigflower Road in Victoria for a decade, a shining as an example of how a baker with an old mixer and a brick oven can feed a neighbourhood. In this episode, Mark and Byron sit down at the bakery (well, directly above it) to talk about how the world needs a bakery in every neighbourhood, about starting businesses at a young age, and how leadership is important in the baking industry and around the bench. Helpful Links Fry's Bakery @frysbakery on ...
Rise Up! #183 - Daniel Saez
March 01, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBAll it took was a well made hollandaise sauce for Daniel Saez to switch from life as a lawyer to a life in food. Starting as a culinary chef in his native Venezuela, Daniel eventually made his way to Canada and shifted from culinary to pastry and finally to bread. Now his bakery, Noctua Bread Project in the Junction in Toronto is focused on serving the best possible baked goods to the people in his vibrant, eclectic neighbourhood. In this episode, Daniel shares his story of deciding to l...
Rise Up! #182 - Haley Landa and Curtis Helm
February 01, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBHaley Landa and Curtis Helm met in pastry school and have been steadily building their skills and experiences in hotels and restaurants in Canada and beyond. All this work has culminated in opening Goodside Pastry House in Victoria last month, opening to huge lineups and extremely happy customers. In this episode, Mark takes a trip to the bakery to chat with Curtis and Haley around the bench, in between some test bakes and the start of their weekly croissant production. They talk about t...
Rise Up! #181 - David Aplin and Camelia Proulx
January 18, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBDavid Aplin was a rock guitarist who apprenticed as a baker at Loblaws. Camelia Proulx was building a career in the food industry front-of-house. Together, they spent the past 12 years rocking the baking world in Scarborough, Ontario at their bakery Cliffside Hearth. In this episode, Mark, David and Camelia sit down to talk bread, wood fired ovens and getting the maximum production from a very small baking space. And Mark discovers just how closely his baking journey has aligned with Da...
Rise Up #180 - Anna Gordon
January 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBAnna Gordon started selling her amazing cookies at the Brooklyn Flea in 2010 and has since created a delicious destination bakery in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. In this episode, we kick off 2023 with a vibrant conversation about Anna's love of creating layers of flavours and textures, visualizing the perfect day of a bakery owner, and what it's like to create a platform that does so much tasty good in her community. Helpful Links The Good Batch @thegoodbatch on Instagram Support the ...
Rise Up! #179 - Karen Bornarth
November 02, 2022 21:18 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBKaren Bornarth has been an active part of the American bread scene for over two decades. This past July, she was named Executive Director of the Bread Bakers Guild of America and is fully engaged moving the baking profession forward. In this episode, Karen shares her baking story, from late nights at Amy's Breads to her baking and education work at Hot Bread Kitchen. And they dig into Karen't vision for the Guild as they celebrate their 30th anniversary and set course for the next 30 yea...
Rise Up! #178 - Kitty and Alex Tait
October 26, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWhen Kitty Tait was 14, she went through a very rough time, and baking bread was key to her recovery. She baked, and baked, and baked some more, until her friends and neighbours were well fed, and she kept on baking. Soon Kitty and her dad Alex were baking by subscription, then at a retail shop and are now running The Orange Bakery in Watlington, UK full time. In this episode, Mark, Kitty and Alex sit down to talk about the remarkable growth of the Orange Bakery, their excellent book Bre...
Rise Up! #177 - Josh Houston
October 05, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWhen Josh Houston started teaching cooking at his local high school, the incumbent chef put him in charge of the baking program. It didn't take long before Josh was baking so much bread and pastries in order to 'crack the code' of yeast and gluten that he needed to start selling his extras. Stark Raving Bread was born. In this episode, Mark and Josh discuss the birth and growth of Josh's bakery, moving from home to a commercial kitchen and soon back home again, and how he is finding the ...
Rise Up! #176 - Teisha Huff: from bakery to high-end restaurant
September 21, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBTeisha Huff is back! She and Mark catch up on her new project as head pastry chef at the new, chic, contemporary Latin-fusion restaurant Fortuna's Row in downtown Calgary, Alberta. After ten years honing her craft as a bread and pastry baker around Saskatchewan, what's it like to create composed desserts? How do Mom and Dad like having their daughter back? What's it like working the evening shift? Are there cast-iron brownies on the menu? Plus, as many stories as Mark can muster with...
Rise Up! #175 - Nels Leader
September 14, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBNels Leader is the second-generation CEO of the iconic Bread Alone Bakery in Boiceville, New York and is continuing to move their vision to Feed The World forward. In this episode, Mark and Nels talk about how you're never "done", even as the business expands, how Bread Alone shifted to being a carbon-neutral bakery and what the future holds for the bakery and the bakers at Bread Alone. Helpful Links Bread Alone Bakery @breadalonebakery on Instagram Support the Podcast Here! Rise...
Rise Up! #174 - Elizabeth DeRuff
August 24, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBAsking why a communion wafer might make her friend sick started Elizabeth DeRuff on twenty year journey of farming, baking and teaching. As the President of Honore Farm and Mill in Marin County, California, Elizabeth both teaches city folk where their bread comes from and how to bake with flavour and health in the forefront. Recently, the farm has begun growing out Hourani wheat, a heritage grain with, which was retrieved from the ruins of an ancient Jewish fortress in Palestine. In t...
Second Rise: Tracey Muzzolini of Christies Mayfair Bakery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
August 17, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBLet's end this summer season of Second Rise episodes with a bang. It's time for the OG, my friend and mentor, Tracey Muzzolini, from the very first conversation on Rise Up! in 2018. (Rise Up! #2) Tracey is the co-owner of Christies Mayfair Bakery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It's a full on artisan bread and pastry shop, with classic italian specialties and awesome sandwiches too. And they also have a second location in the trendy broadway neighbourhood offering the best neapolitan pizza...
Second Rise: Randy George of Red Hen Baking Company
August 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBRandy George was one of my mentors when we had Orange Boot Bakery, although we never spoke 1:1 until this talk in September 2018. (Rise Up! #24) When I was planning the podcast, Randy was one of the people at the top of my list of folks to talk to, because he was really focussed on putting his employees front and centre in the bakery. He was the guy you turned to when attracting and retaining employees came up. And his bakery is a wholesale operation, which I knew nothing about but was ...
Second Rise: Chris Young of the Real Bread Campaign
August 03, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBCindy and I are travelling in England and Scotland this summer. I expect to be heading to a lot of bakeries on this trip, eating the good stuff and learning more about the #realbread scene there. #realbread is a proper movement in the UK and Chris Young is the guy who keeps the energy high and the momentum growing. So it's only fitting that we bring back the conversation we had last year (Rise Up! #146), prior to another month of celebrations of all things Sourdough. They run a month-l...
Second Rise: Teisha Huff
July 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWe're getting some Orange Boot Bakery nostalgia this week. Because for this Second Rise episode, I'm sharing the talk I had with Teisha Huff in March, 2019. (Rise Up! #48) Teisha was a big part of the Golden Years at Orange Boot. She was our first ever student intern. Our Head Baker for three years. And after she left us for greener pastures, she kept working on her game. She started a sourdough donut pop-up shop and made the best donuts I've ever eaten. She was the head baker at Ni...
Second Rise: Josey Baker
July 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBWhen I talked with Josey Baker back in 2019 (Rise Up! #55) I wasn't sure what to expect. He was already super famous, with a best selling book, talks at Google, and his irrepressible grin all over YouTube and Instagram. In my mind, he was one of the early wave of 'bread celebrities.' The Josey I spoke to was one of most thoughtful men I've ever met. Our talk gave me the confidence to 'go there' and talk about culture, privilege and mental health. It changed me for the better and I thin...
Second Rise: Charlie Emers of Patchwork Farm and Bakery
July 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBCharlie Emers is an old friend of mine, although only via email, until we got together for a conversation back in early 2021. (Rise Up! #118) Since he was on the show, we've struck up a fun correspondence, with Charlie writing me long emails from his front porch. I imagine him hitting send and then either heading to the bake shop or sneaking out the back of the farm for a hike or a ski. It's a friendship I cherish. Baker, Philosopher and Matzoh maker, Charlie Emers of Patchwork Farm an...
Second Rise: Nate Houge of Brake Bread in St. Paul, Minnesota
July 07, 2022 20:21 - 1 hour - 59 MBWhile Mark and Cindy head out on a summer adventure, we're taking a second look at some of Mark's favourite conversations from the podcast archives. In this episode, we travel back to a conversation with Nate Houge of Brake Bread in St. Paul, Minnesota. It's a peek into the start of a budding friendship that thrives to this day. (This conversation originally aired as Episode 5 in April 2018) Helpful Links Brake Bread @brakebread on Instagram Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up!...
Rise Up! #173 - Joan Kanner
June 22, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBSometimes you just see a need and feel compelled to fill it. After working together in the corporate world and being underwhelmed by the quality of their box lunches, Joan Kanner and Michelle Bond decided to bring the great bagels of their native New Jersey to Baltimore. Starting with pop-ups and market bakes in 2015, by 2020 they opened Bottoms Up Bagels on Greenmount Avenue. Now they are taking their bagel show on the road, after two very successful pop-up roadshows in Bozeman, Montana ...
Rise Up! #172 - Don't Farm on Rented Land
June 15, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this episode, Mark riffs on the challenges faced with building your bakery, or running your marketing, on platforms that you don't own. Plus, listener questions and more! Helpful Links Atomic Habits and The Power of Habit on Goodreads Support the Podcast Here! Ask a question or listen to past episodes on Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Community Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Th...
Rise Up! #171 - Bakery Systems
June 01, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBThere are a hundred moving parts at the bakery, even for solo bakers. Ingredients coming in, food going out, and all the processes in between. Without well defined, repeatable, teachable systems, a day at the bakery can feel like chaos. Get your team on the same page, however, and you can make more product, and feed more people than you ever imagined. In this episode, Mark shares stories of systems gone awry at bakeries and coffee shops he's visited, and his own bakery as well. He ma...
Rise Up! #170 - Laura (elbe) Brannan
May 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBLaura Brannan, aka elbe, has been baking her cannabutter based cookies and cakes since the days when they were allowed as medicine only (and even then it was deeply in the 'grey zone.) Now, Elbe's Edibles are available through cannabis stores throughout Oregon. In this episode, Mark and elbe discuss the significant roadblocks to opening a cannabis business even though it's now a legal ingredient, the advantages of baking with cannabutter and elbe's struggles and successes building a food...
Rise Up! #169 - Nickey Miller and Josie Rudderham
April 20, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBNickey Miller and Josie Rudderham are co-owners of Cake & Loaf in Hamilton, Ontario and are also co-authors of a brand new cookbook called, you guessed it, Cake & Loaf! In this episode, Nickey and Josie share the story of their bakery, their continued commitment to paying a living wage for their employees, even through the pandemic, and the love and care they have put into their book. The love they have for good food and their community shines through! Helpful Links Cake and Loaf Bake...
Rise Up! #168 - Sophie Williams
March 16, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBSophie Williams is the founder and baker at Raven Breads in Bellingham, Washington, right across the water from Mark in Victoria. Sophie has been baking for her community from a shared restaurant kitchen for the more than eight years now. In this episode, Mark and Sophie talk about her path to baking, the importance of place to living a fulfilling life, committing to whole grain baking and Sophie's plans to build a dedicated bakery space this year. Helpful Links Raven Breads @ravenbre...
Rise Up! #167 - Hazim Tuğun
March 09, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBHazim Tuğun left a successful career in Environmental Engineering to cook for people in the Bay Area, in Cyprus and in Michigan. Now a Bread Manager at Zingerman's Bakehouse, Hazim is up to his elbows in fresh milled flour every day and is having the time of his life. In this episode, Mark and Hazim talk about getting his start in baking, the tension of leaping into a new career and working on a team where he can be his whole self. Helpful Links @thefig_and_thesea on Instagram Zingerm...
Rise Up! #166 - Natalie Salzman
March 02, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBNatalie Salzman grew up in an Austrian mountain village and wound up living and working in Panama. But she never lost her love of Austrian bread and over time began baking for her family and work colleagues. These days, she's baking full time at her elegant bakery and bistro Krume Backer. In this episode, Mark and Natalie talk about travel, language, culture and design, and of course bakeries, as Natalie recounts her journey from baking healthy bread for her daughter to building and r...
Rise Up! #165 - Rachel Wyman
February 23, 2022 19:09 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBWhen Rachel Wyman sees a need, she does what it takes to meet it, whether it's making life easier for her regulars, motivating local runners with the promise of fresh doughnuts or feeding workers being ignored by the government. And if the problem is many times larger than anticipated, so be it. In this episode, Mark and Rachel talk about her early days baking at Bread Alone and Amy's Bread, embracing being known as the 'doughnut lady', the changing face of baking during Covid, and the th...
Rise Up! #164 - Katie Kopsick
February 16, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBKatie Kopsick wasn't planning on opening a bakery. But when Covid rose up she lost her brand new job and was itching to do something, so Katie started baking bread for friends and neighbours. Two years and two moves later, the Bolivar Bread team is making the good stuff in historic Harpers Ferry and Katie is going from strength to strength. In this episode, Mark and Katie talk about her early days, swapping dutch ovens in her home oven, obtaining her mythical Rofco oven and bringing her ...
Rise Up! #163 - Brian Winzenried
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBBrian Winzenried switched from modelling to baking by taking over his father-in-law's successful bakery in Madison, Wisconsin. After Covid derailed his plans to split time between the midwest and Panama, Brian doubled down in the jungle and opened Gamboa Baking Company. Now he's baking bread for his community and slinging pizzas in the evening too. In this episode, Mark and Brian talk about learning the craft in New York, bringing new skills to the family business, leaving it behind for ...
Rise Up! #162 Guy Frenkel
February 02, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBGuy Frenkel was content digging deep into bread and art from his garage, until an opportunity in 2020 saw him taking over a large baking factory. Now Ceor Bread is gearing up to bring excellent bread to a range of clients, from equisite "couture" breads to beautiful, nutritious loaves for the hungry and homeless. In this episode, Mark and Guy discuss the need for all bakeries to develop a luxury product line, the non-traditional business plan for Ceor and the rise of Cast Your Bread from ...
Rise Up! #161 - Shiri Reuveni-Ullrich
January 26, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBAs a speech therapist, Shiri Reuveni-Ullrich worked with youth and young adults who often found it difficult to connect with others. When she discovered that baking could be the thing that brought them closer together and brought them great joy, she shifted gears and started Rising Above Bakery. Now their cottage bakery is looking for a larger, more permanent home. In this episode, Mark and Shiri discuss the ways baking can be therapeutic as well as nourishing, making the leap from thera...
Rise Up! #160 - Corey Mintz
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBCorey Mintz is no stranger to restaurants, working as a cook, restaurant critic and food reporter. His book "The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants As We Knew Them and What Comes After" explores fundamental problems within the food service industry and describes what restaurants, and most importantly, diners, must do to rebuild food service for eaters, owners and staff. In this episode, Mark and Corey explore the main themes of the book in the context of restaurants and bakeries across No...
Rise Up! #159 - Lara Schuetz
January 05, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBWhile studying for her PhD in Canada, Lara Schuetz made the big decision to shift her studies from literature to food, attending culinary school at George Brown college. Now, back home in Austria, she is studying to be a baker and a certified Bread Sensory Expert. In this episode, Mark and Lara discuss the apprentice / certification process in Austria, her decision to shift to professional baking and the culture of small farms with independent farmer/baker ladies in Lara's special corner...