Head Baker at Grand Central Bakery in Seattle. Mel Darbyshire is a leader in the sourcing of local grains, helping bakers (and bakeries) shift off big-ag's commodity flour. Along the way, she has been generous with sharing her deep knowledge of everything around...
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Sun to Soil – 21st Century Ancient Grains
As one of 12 children, Jade Koyle grew up on a family farm in southern Idaho. Jade later left the farm to attend college where he studied psychology, engineering and business. Today he puts all those experiences into helping run an innovative farming operation that...
Philip Agnew
I first noticed Pip Agnew on his site, The Fresh Loaf blog Filled with his personal baking notes and photographs of his home baked breads, it followed his journey from the beginnings into the ranks of professional baker. Inspired by his wonderful looking...
Wolfgang Süpke #repost
When looking for guidance on baking German breads, Wolfgang Süpke is my inspiration, whether referring to older posts from his blog - Bäcker Süpke - or more recently on his instagram, where he details current baking with his son Paul. He's a terrific baker with deep...
Johanna Kindvall #repost
Johanna Kindvall is a cook and professional illustrator who explores the world of food (from breads to pickling) as well as pattern design. Originally from Sweden, Johanna's food interests focus primarily on Nordic cuisine. Johanna has both written and illustrated...
Carlo Di Cristo #repost
Carlo Di Cristo is an Italian zoologist and neuroscientist who became fascinated with the world of wild yeast. The one-time professor left the halls of academia to become a full time baker of bread and pastry. His first entry was a blog he called The Soul Crumbs...
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