Our story

A small bakery, built slowly.

What started in a home kitchen with a single jar of starter has become a quiet ritual on NE Alberta Street.

Vintage bakery interior with shelves of bread and warm lighting

It began with Margot.

Margot is our sourdough starter. She was born in 2017 in a Mason jar on a windowsill in Northeast Portland, fed nothing but flour and rainwater. Two years later, we opened our doors.

We've never used commercial yeast. We've never rushed a fermentation. We've never sold a loaf that wasn't baked that same morning. These aren't marketing promises — they're just how we work.

Our team is small: five bakers, a pastry chef, and a couple of friends out front. We bake what we can do well, and not a loaf more.

What we believe

The way we work.

01

Patience over speed

Good bread takes time. We let our doughs rest, ferment, and develop flavor on their own schedule — not ours.

02

Grain has a source

We know every farmer who grows our wheat. We visit their fields. We mill what they grow within days of harvest.

03

Hands, not machines

We shape every loaf by hand. We score every crust by hand. The signature on each bake is a real one.

04

Nothing wasted

Unsold bread goes to Blanchet House by 5pm. Crusts become breadcrumbs. Even our starter discards become crackers.

The bakers

The hands behind the bread.

Female baker smiling in apron holding a loaf of bread

Hanna Voss

Head Baker & Founder
Male pastry chef arranging croissants on tray

Marcus Pell

Pastry Chef
Young baker scoring a sourdough loaf with razor

Junie Park

Hearth Baker

Come share a loaf with us.

Doors open Wednesday through Sunday at 7am. We'd love to see you.

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