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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Rise Up! #66 - Emily Cayer
July 24, 2019 09:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBEmily Cayer is bringing a lifetime of wildlife conservation and a love of nature to the baking community, through her new collaborative venture, We Knead Nature. Emily is organizing farmers, millers, bakers and brewers to ensure we are all giving back to the source of our great grains, nature itself. In this episode, Emily shares the mission of We Knead Nature and the progress the group has made over the first few months of existence. Mark also discovers how Emily's love of nature and b...
Rise Up#65: Blair Marvin and Andrew Heyn
July 17, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBBlair Marvin and Andrew Heyn are the epitome of bakers who are connected to the community. Through their bakery, Elmore Mountain Bread and their stone mill building company New American Stone Mills, they are building a web of connections in rural Vermont. From the farmers who grow their grain to the quarries that cut the stone for their mills and the people who love their bread, Blair and Andrew are keeping it real and keeping it local. Helpful Links: Elmore Mountain Bread New Amer...
Rise Up! #64: The ClarityCast
July 10, 2019 18:02 - 22 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this solo episode of Rise Up! Mark talks about the fear that generates when comfortable routines get broken and getting clear on who you are baking for. Whether you're reviewing your product lineup or looking at your front entrance with fresh eyes, it's important to remember who are the people that you are serving every day. There are also some awesome listener emails and some big news in Mark's life. Enjoy the show! Helpful Links: Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website Mark'...
Rise Up! #63: Lisa Somerville
June 26, 2019 19:43 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBAsk a chef enough questions and you eventually get work in the kitchen. At least that's what happened to Lisa Somerville. After always finding extra waitress shifts and asking a ton of questions, Lisa embarked on a varied career as a pastry chef in restaurants and hotels, before finally opening her own bakery in the vacation heartland of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. In this episode, Mark and Lisa talk her baking journey and how raising a family and teaching at the community coll...
Rise Up! #62: Mitch Stamm
June 19, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBMitch Stamm had a long and varied culinary career but truly soared when he switched to baking. He is a long serving board member of the Bread Bakers Guild of America, renowned baking instructor at Johnson and Wales University and has coached the very best bakers in America via the Team USA competitive baking team. In this episode, Mark learns about Mitch's circuitous route in cooking from Alabama to Colorado, making the switch to baking and then to teaching. They also discuss the Gu...
Rise Up! #61: Joe Fitzmaurice
June 12, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBJoe Fitzmaurice comes from a long line of bakers and restaurateurs. But when he and his wife Julie closed their successful Dublin bakery to move to a tiny Eco-village in Cloughjordan, he was making a statement about local community, local grain and the Common Loaf. In this episode, Mark learns about life in an intentional community, how Soda Bread is a new 'tradition', what the Common Loaf movement is all about and how if Joe ends up baking less and less bread then he's truly fulfilled hi...
Rise Up! #60: Jerod Pfeffer
June 05, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBThe pull of craftsmanship is strong in Jerod Pfeffer. His bakery, 460 Bread in Driggs Idaho, provides exceptional bread throughout the Teton Mountains. And it's drawn him into the world of competitive bread baking as well. Jerod is a member of Team USA , hoping to compete in the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie next spring in Paris. In this episode, Mark and Jerod talk about building 460 Bread, what compelled Jerod to compete for a place on Team USA and how the experience is making him a ...
Rise Up! #59: ConferenceCast - A Taste For Grain Recap
May 29, 2019 17:19 - 42 minutes - 19.8 MBMark attended the 4th Annual Le Goût Du Grain / A Taste For Grain gathering in Montreal and had an absolute blast. In this episode, Mark shares his impressions of Montreal, gives an overview of the gathering, heaps praise on the organizers and shares his thoughts on the emerging Food Security / Food Sovereignty movement. This revolution will be tasty! Helpful Links: A Taste For Grain Tricot Principal, the conference venue Restaurant Manitoba, where the post conference dinner ...
Rise Up! #58: Gus Reckel
May 22, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBFour years ago, Gus Reckel changed careers and sunk his life savings into converting an old print shop into a bakery and cafe on the edge of Bushwick, Brooklyn. L'Imprimerie is going strong, bringing traditional French baked goods (and new flavours too) to the neighbourhood, along with fun, humour and irreverence too. In this episode, Mark learns about the difference between investment banking and bread baking, the challenges with opening a bakery in the midst of the competitive New York ...
Rise Up! #57: Jennifer Lapidus
May 15, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBJennifer Lapidus has made a huge mark all over the Southern USA baking scene. A baker and former bakery owner, Jennifer is the founder of the Carolina Ground mill and a leading advocate for bread wheat production in the South. She's also one of the lead organizers of the famous Asheville Bread Festival. In this episode, Mark tries his best to keep up with everything going on in Jennifer's life. They also talk about her early days as a baker, apprenticing with the legendary Alan Scott, t...
Rise Up! #56: Tara Jensen
May 08, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 26.8 MBTara Jensen is an author and an artist. Her community is so lucky that bread and pastry are her media. Over her baking career, Tara has built and rebuilt bakeries under her Smoke Signals brand, first in North Carolina and currently in rural Kentucky. In this episode, Mark and Tara talk about her journey south from her native Maine, her baking and educational retreats and how starting baking for her community brings some social healing to people who have had a rough go in recent years. ...
Rise Up! #55: Josey Baker
May 01, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBWhen Josey Baker moved West, it was to advance childhood education. But a lucky gift of some sourdough started changed everything. In this episode, Mark and Josey talk about his rapid rise from Community Supported Baker to building out Josey Baker Bread as part of The Mill in San Francisco. But throughout it all, there is a much deeper discussion of culture, values, privilege, mentors and leadership. It's a exceptional chat with a very thoughtful baker. Some links: @joseybaker o...
Rise Up! #54: Daniel Speek
April 24, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBDaniel Speek grew up in the US but now lives in the Netherlands, where he is slowly and steadily growing a following for his bread and baking. It's hard work, especially in a market that does not have a strong bread culture. In this episode, Mark and Daniel talk about the bread scene in Maastricht, alternative ways to bootstrap and grow a micro bakery and what it's like to live and bake in a squat community. Survey requests! Please help Mark design the new Bakers 4 Bakers community by ...
Rise Up! #53: Jeffrey Hamelman
April 17, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBIt took incredible persistence for Jeffrey Hamelman to become a bread baker. From the time he finally convinced a local bakery owner to hire him, he has grown his knowledge and skills to an immense level. Thankfully, Jeffrey's life has been as much about teaching as it has been about baking. In this episode, Mark and Jeffrey talk about the highlights of his illustrious career, from competing in the Coupe du Monde, starting the baking centre at King Arthur Flour and writing arguably the ...
Rise Up! #52: Peter Reinhart
April 10, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 39 MBPeter Reinhart is the author of many books on bread and pizza in addition to being a stellar baker and teacher. His 2001 book The Bread Baker's Apprentice was the first bread book Mark ever bought and kick-started hundreds of baking journeys around the world. In this episode, Mark learns about Peter's winding and accomplished career in baking, writing and teaching, his love of pizza and the amazing bread symposium "On the Rise", held annually at Johnson and Wales University in Charlott...
Rise Up! #51: Marc-Andre Cyr
April 03, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBMarc-Andre Cyr started out with the dream of getting famous as a musician. Now he's famous to the baker family as a baker, teacher and founder of Montreal's hippest grain conference, Le Goût du Grain / A Taste For Grain. In this episode, Mark and Marc talk the vibrant restaurant scene in Montreal, getting started in baking, the challenges of baking in a restaurant, and his vision for Le Goût du Grain. You'll be booking tickets to Montreal after this! Some links: @bakeronthego on Inst...
Rise Up! #50: Sheena Howdle
March 27, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBSheena Howdle is travelling the world, baking bread wherever she goes. After graduating from baking school on Vancouver Island, she slowly moved East, spending time in Saskatoon before making the big leap to the United Kingdom. In this episode, Mark and Sheena talk about her life as a professional bread baker; where she first realized a life in food was for her, combining travel and baking. the struggles and rewards working in the food industry and where she's headed next. Some links: ...
Rise Up! #49: Sarah Rossi
March 20, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBSarah Rossi worked at bakeries from a young age, but never saw baking as a career choice. But after the Great Recession hit, she figured working with dough was close to working with clay and the rest is history. In this episode, Mark and Sarah talk about the Rhode Island School of Design, life as a bread baker in one of Boston's premiere bakeries, the generosity of the baking community and dealing with a killer commute as she tries to move home to New Hampshire. Some links: @srossi000...
Rise Up! #48: Teisha Huff
March 13, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 35.4 MBNot only was Teisha our first intern at Orange Boot Bakery, but she also moved to Regina full time after graduation and became our Head of Bread. These were Orange Boot’s blissful days, where we had a full team and were rocking out the best baked goods in town. But after a few years together, things got hard for Teisha and she felt she needed to switch careers for a while. Thank goodness that didn’t last too long. These days she’s in Saskatoon, back to baking the good stuff at Night Oven B...
Rise Up #47: Lieschen Moller
March 06, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBLieschen Moller has a busy career in the health care field, but bread baking has her in its gluten-y tentacles. Last year, she started Lizzy's Bakehouse, a cottage microbakery that is making awesome bread for her subscription customers. In this episode, Mark and Lieschen talk about starting a microbakery as a side hustle, the connections she's made with bakers, the joy and perils of Instagram and being part of "Rofco Nation." Then they get into the role of bread in her childhood. Whew! ...
Rise Up! #46: Paul MacEwen
February 27, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 26.9 MBSlow Rise Bakery has been an inspiration for Mark ever since Paul and his partner built their timber framed bakehouse and brick oven in 2007. Yet this is the first time they've met and had a chance to get to know each other. In this episode, Mark and Paul discuss running a bakery within the constraint of living on a small island, designing a lifestyle around bread baking and what it's like to use the first wood fired commercial deck oven in Canada. Some links: Slow Rise Bakery Faceboo...
Rise Up! #45: Helene Godin
February 20, 2019 09:00 - 51 minutes - 24 MBWhen Helene Godin left her law career, she dreamed of opening a cute bakery that served her local community in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. And she did that, at least for a little while. By The Way Bakery now has four locations in New York and is in over 40 Whole Foods Markets. In this episode, Mark and Helene talks about making the switch from the corporate life, getting started, then leaping to wider distribution. Oh, and By The Way, everything Helene makes is gluten free, dairy fre...
Rise Up! #44: Suzanne Slomin
February 13, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBGreen Rabbit Breads isn't Suzanne Slomin's first sourdough bread bakery and it's not her first bakery set on a farm. However Green Rabbit is her first solar powered bakery, nestled in the picturesque Mad River Valley of Vermont. In this episode, Mark an introduction into running a small year round bakery in tourist country, the fun of getting a commercial oven from the gravel road to the bake house and the challenges of running a business that is bigger than only the owner, but not much b...
Rise Up! #43: Jeff McCarthy
February 06, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBJeff McCarthy is bringing the good stuff to the people of Greensboro, North Carolina. Bread from his new microbakery is popping up at farmers markets and being dropped off via a new subscription service. And he's also caring for two kids as a stay at home dad at the same time. In this episode, Mark learns about Jeff's wild and crazy journey in food and pastry before getting bitten by the bread bug, what it's like baking in your mother in law's kitchen and why a babysitter will likely be h...
Rise Up! #42: Travis Gerjets
January 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBTravis Gerjets is the owner of Prairie Sky Breads in Minot, North Dakota. It's a popular farmer's market and subscription bakery and Travis is working hard to expand into his own production space. In this episode, Mark learns about how Travis got into baking, what life is like in Minot after the Great Flood of 2011 and how Travis is methodically and confidently planning for his expansion. He's an excellent example of how to go into things with your eyes wide open. Some links: Prairie...
Rise Up! #41: Judith Norell
January 23, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBJudith Norell faced an uphill battle breaking in to the bread baking scene in New York but her tenacity and resilience paid off in the end. Silver Moon Bakery has been a mainstay in Manhattan's Upper West Side for eighteen years now and Judith and her crew show no signs of slowing down. In this episode, Mark and Judith talk about her first career as a musician, the challenge finding work as a middle aged, female baker and the special place Silver Moon holds in the neighbourhood. Some li...
Rise Up #40: The Return of Peter Claybaker
January 16, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 23.1 MBEpisode #37 of Rise Up! ended with Peter Claybaker, owner of Marquette Baking Company, dealing with downsizing his bakery and eliminating his retail service. Since then there have been some major changes in Marquette and Peter is in a much better place. In this episode, Peter shares his news and tells the story of how brittle the business model of small bakeries can become. But it's also a story of the enduring attraction of the local bakery and how help can come unexpectedly. Some...
Rise Up! #39: David Norman
January 09, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBDavid Norman fell in love with bread during a trip to northern Europe. So much so that it baking became his passion and career for over 30 years. After baking all over the USA he settled in Austin and opened Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden, which has just opened its second location. In this episode David shares what triggered his bread obsession, the many mentors he's had over the years, the difference between training and teaching and what it's like working with talented business...
Rise Up #38: The PopupCast. Thoughts about sunk costs and stealing like an artist
December 19, 2018 09:00 - 28 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode Mark riffs on a recent conversation he had about pop up events and the impact they have on brick and mortar businesses. Rather than simply complain about pop ups, how can bakeries combine the best of pop ups with the best parts of their existing business? Some links: Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin
Rise Up! #37: Peter Claybaker
December 12, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBMark first met Peter Claybaker in San Francisco when Peter was buying the deck oven for his brand new bakery. 10 years later, Marquette Baking Company continues to serve this small college town on the shores of Lake Superior, although the business has changed significantly in the last year. In this episode, Peter explains how he got into baking and how he built Marquette Baking Company. They also discuss how several business challenges caused big changes at the bakery in 2018 and what th...
Rise Up! #36: Suzanne Gessler
November 28, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBSuzanne Gessler was a social worker and city planner. In a way, she still is. As owner and baker at Penny Loaf in Winnipeg Manitoba, Suzanne is making sure her bakery plays a key role in her neighbourhood's vitality. In this episode, Mark and Suzanne talk about changing careers to open a bakery, how she built a little gem in the Corydon neighbourhood of Winnipeg and how she built the massive wood fired brick oven that bakes all the bread. Some links: The Penny Loaf Bakery website @th...
Rise Up! #35: Jessica Carpinone
November 21, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBJessica Carpinone has a passion for bread, for her team and for equity. And as co-owner of the Ottawa bakery Bread By Us, she's able to work in all her passions every day. In this episode, Mark and Jessica talk about the impact of the recent tornado that hit the Ottawa area, how Bread By Us is there for the community regardless of income or other circumstances, and the challenges faced by the modern food service employee. Articles mentioned in this episode: The True Price of Bread, b...
Rise Up #34: Nicole Davis
November 14, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBNicole Davis never planned to take over the family farm. But the call of the country was too strong, so strong in fact that she also bought the stone mill next door. As the owner of Daybreak Mill, Nicole is hard at work building connections with bakers of all sizes and transforming a staple product into a cool consumer brand. In this episode, Mark and Nicole talk about how she made her way back to the farm after high school, how she's bringing a mill with a lot of history into the 21st cen...
Rise Up #33: The ProfitCast
November 07, 2018 09:00 - 26 minutes - 12.5 MBBakery owners are on a mission. We want to make the best baked goods we can and both feed and nourish our community. We want a happy team, happy customers and happy farmers and millers too. But is there room in all this happiness for profit? In this episode, Mark shares his thoughts on the book Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, which was recommended by Rebecca Channer, founder of the amazing ProsperCity. The book has changed the way he thinks about money in general and profits in par...
Rise Up! #32: Corina Gaffney / The Joycast
October 31, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBAfter years and years of dreaming and planning to open her own bakery, Corina Gaffney is the proud owner of Great Lakes Baking Company in Hudson Ohio. The bakery has been around for over 20 years and now Corina and her team are focused taking the bakery to whole new level of taste and happiness. In this episode, Mark and Corina sit down on her patio to talk about her decision to purchase an existing bakery and what it takes for the new owner and the staff to gel into an excellent team. ...
Rise Up! #31: Giacomo Salata
October 24, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBGiacomo Salata took the traditional Italian path to being a pastry chef, including deciding on his path in life at age 13. But his career so far has been anything but traditional, taking him from his hometown of Padua to England, Saskatchewan and Ottawa, Ontario. In this episode, Mark learns more about how one becomes a pastry chef in Italy, what it's like to work at a major fusion restaurant in London and how Giacomo and his partner Martina made their way to Canada. Some links: S...
Rise Up! #30: Jesse Merrill
October 17, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBDepending on how you count, Polestar Hearth has been around for 18 months or 10 years. That's because 18 months ago, Jesse Merrill moved his bakery from his backyard to a gorgeous retail space in Guelph Ontario. This little gem is now a hub for bread lovers from all over town. In this episode, recorded on site at Polestar Hearth, Mark and Jesse discuss his move from a home business to a retail bakery, how he's built his team and the strong emotional connection between his customers and g...
Rise Up! #29: Ontario Trip Report / Arlo Brandl
October 10, 2018 08:00 - 40 minutes - 19 MBMark and Cindy are back from a massive road trip through Ontario and into the Midwest USA, checking out the amazing trees and lakes and visiting as many bakeries as humanly possible. In this two-part episode, Mark shares his thoughts on the trip, with an emphasis on the wide variety of community bakeries they saw throughout Ontario. Then, Mark and Arlo Brandl from Tecumseh, Michigan have an in-person chat about Arlo's new bakery and his recent success in becoming the BBGA's seventh Certif...
Rise Up! #28: Michael Sellers
October 03, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBMichael Sellers left a successful business career to open his solo bread bakery in Peekskill New York. And it truly is a solo operation, from baking to packaging and delivery to all over Westchester County. In this episode, Mark and Michael talk about the ins and outs of running a subscription bread operation, the challenges of working in a shared space and how the need to connect with customers can lead to extremely long work days. Michael also turns the tables and gets Mark talking abo...
Rise Up! #27: Don Guerra
September 26, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 23.6 MBDon Guerra is not simply an awesome bread baker. He’s also a leader in the Community Supported Bakery movement and is at the forefront of the local grain movement in Tucson, Arizona. In this episode, Mark and Don have a lively discussion about Don’s life in baking, including a significant detour right in the middle, and how his local community supported his reboot, first in his garage and then with his retail bakery. They also marvel at the connections bakers make with each other all...
Rise Up! #26: Melina Kelson
September 19, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBMelina Kelson is a baker, teacher and wood fired oven officianado. She is also long serving board member of the Bread Baker’s Guild of America. In this episode, Mark and Melina discuss her path to becoming a renowned baking instructor, what the Guild board does on a non-WheatStalk year, her bootleg baking project and her new role as Operations Manager at Princi Kitchens in Chicago. Some links: Bootleg Batard Princi Kitchen Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website Mark on I...
Rise Up #25: Martin Philip
September 12, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBMartin Philip spent time as a musician and a financier before turning his attention to baking and many, many people are glad that he did. Martin is the Head Baker at King Arthur Flour in Vermont and author of the amazing memoir and bread book Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes. In this episode, Mark and Martin talk about Martin's journey in baking, how he convinced Jeffrey Hamelman to take him on at King Arthur and what it was like to write his book. But mainly the...
Rise Up #24: Randy George
September 05, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBRandy George is a very generous baker and teacher and not just in and around the bakery he founded in Middlesex, Vermont, Red Hen Baking Company. He's also mentored a great many bakers and bakery owners as an active member of the Bread Baker's Guild e-group. In this episode, Mark and Randy talk about his start in baking, how Red Hen was founded, what it's like running a wholesale bakery and how Randy puts his employees front and centre in his operation. Some links: Red Hen Baking...
Rise Up #23a: The New, Improved Solveig Tofte Episode
August 30, 2018 00:19 - 1 hour - 34.9 MB(This version gets Solveig's and Mark's voices back in sync. So sorry for the mix up!) Solveig Tofte is a fun loving, exceptionally friendly baker with an international reputation. Not only does she own and operate the amazing Sun Street Breads in Minneapolis, Minnesota but she also travels the world teaching baking and connecting with other bakers. In this episode, Mark and Solveig talk about her experience with Team USA at the Coupe de Monde, starting Sun Street Breads and formin...
Rise Up #23: Solveig Tofte (fixed!)
August 29, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBSolveig Tofte is a fun loving, exceptionally friendly baker with an international reputation. Not only does she own and operate the amazing Sun Street Breads in Minneapolis, Minnesota but she also travels the world teaching baking and connecting with other bakers. In this episode, Mark and Solveig talk about her experience with Team USA at the Coupe de Monde, starting Sun Street Breads and forming the best named group ever - the Intergalactic Bakers Federation. Some links: Sun Street ...
Rise Up! # 22: Annie Moss
August 22, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBAnnie Moss is co-owner of Seastar Bakery in Portland, Oregon and she isn't afraid of working with others to make the place of her dreams. She partnered up with three friends to build not just a bakery, but a cafe and pizza joint, all sharing the same space and same oven. The result is a unique neighbourhood place beloved by her regulars. In this episode, Mark and Annie talk about Annie's start in baking, how her time at New York's Greenmarket formed some of her ideas about local food and...
Rise Up #21: Amy Halloran
August 15, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBAmy Halloran is a writer, teacher and activist who is digging deep into how local food economies can revitalize communities. And she's working hard to improve the situation in her home town of Troy, New York. Amy is the author of The New Bread Basket, which described the re-emergence of the local grain movement throughout the US - a movement which has continued to grow and build momentum. In this episode, Mark and Amy talk about how she got into writing and into bread, and the intricate...
Rise Up #20: The Style Episode
August 08, 2018 08:00 - 19 minutes - 9.13 MBSo what style of baking do you do? What does that even mean? In this episode, Mark tries to unpack the answer to the question "What style of bread do you bake", the joys of baking during a heat wave and shares feedback on the Volker Baumann episode - from Volker. Plus, it's listener email time! Some links: Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Re...
Rise Up #19: Volker Baumann
August 01, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBVolker Baumann has helped hundreds and hundreds of bakers during his long career as a baker, bakery owner and renowned baking instructor. In this episode, Mark and Volker renew their friendship as Mark learns the bigger story of Volker's life in baking, from apprenticing in Germany to owning a bakery in Calgary, Alberta to his 25 year career as a Baking and Pastry instructor at SAIT. Retirement hasn't slowed Volker down one bit! Some links: Southern Alberta Institute of Techno...
Rise Up #18: Jim Williams
July 25, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBJim Williams and his wife Lynn own Seven Stars Bakery in Providence, Rhode Island and over the past 17 years have grown to three locations and an extremely cool side project too. In this episode, Mark and Jim talk about how he started as a baker in California, moved to Rhode Island to help Lynn start Seven Stars and the fun and challenges of expanding over the years. They also talk about Jim's renewed interest in single varietal, fresh milled flour and how that spawned Backdoor Bread. ...