Art Business

Baking a Truck

Running a bakery has been one of my life’s most amazing and difficult dreams. Business was sort of slow when I was starting up and I was working two other jobs just to stay afloat the first few months. But ever since our store has gained some traction, I’ve been able to relax down to just working my regular hectic schedule. I’ve been at my corner for about 4 years and have plenty of regulars but I have recently been thinking about trying to expand.

There’s no way that I have enough revenue for a second “brick and mortar” store but I have given some thought to maybe a mobile station. I was searching around for information on food trucks but I don’t think that they are the most bakery friendly ideas. Instead, I’m going to setup a couple of corner side bakery tents maybe our logo on the side and do a kind of bagel/donut on the run stop.

Farmers Market Weekend

You know what really stands out in the crowded sea of farmer’s markets? The smell of something so delicious that you can’t but help yourself in tracking it down. We have a small farmer’s market that is right around the corner that opens up just about every weekend in the warmer months and I didn’t really use to be a big “let’s go to the farmer’s market” kind of person but this year is different.

My girlfriend stopped by one there one time and brought home some of the most delicious fresh baked bread. I mean I ate almost the whole loaf by myself. Next time we went together, we couldn’t find it right away but the second a caught a wiff of baking bread, I turned into a bloodhound and we found our way.