We are very pleased to be mentioned in an article discussing the impact of refugees in our community. The article is hosted on https://www.tastecooking.com and written by local author Shane Mitchell. Shane Mitchell is author of Far Afield. She is the James Beard M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award winner for 2018. Follow her on Instagram @shanefarafield. (https://www.tastecooking.com/wednesdays-nguyen-phat/)
We would like to send out a big thank you to food blogger feistymomma. After reading the recent Food & Wine write up, she was moved to drive to Utica and sample our baked delights. Please take some time to read her blog below.
Feast Your Eyes On Utica Bread Bakery’s Croissants & Tomato Pie
On June 26th, 2018 Food & Wine delivered a very flattering article about our little bakery in Utica, NY. It has the usual negative slant about Utica’s economy that every national publication seems to add but it comes around nicely.
It opens:
“Unless you’re in France, one of the best chocolate croissants you’ll eat all year is hiding out at a bakery in mostly-overlooked Utica.”
See the rest of the article here:
https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/utica-bread-new-york
A big thanks to David Landsel, the Food & Wine writer who happened to stop in and try our favorite pastry.
With summer finally upon us, it is time to turn your weekly grocery list into a visit to your local Farmer’s Market! There are so many reason to support your local food system. Shopping for your food at a local farmers market is part of the creation of a healthy lifestyle. You will gain a relationship and perhaps a friendship with the producer of your food while fostering stewardship for the environment. Add that to the support of the local economy and agriculture, all the while bringing freshness, quality and flavor to your families table
Utica Bread is proud to be a part of the local food economy. We are excited to get out and meet our friends and neighbors this summer at a few of our great local markets!
Clinton Farmers Market – Thursdays from 10:00am-4:00pm (every third Thuesday until 6:00pm!)
Oneida County Public Market – Saturdays from 9:00am-1:00pm
We will have our entire line of crusty European Breads available for you! From Baguette to Whole Wheat Levain, we will find the perfect loaf for you!
Tomato Pie, Quiche, Croissants + Assorted Pastry, Maple Butter and PRETZELS!
We look forward to seeing you all summer long and we cannot wait to put fresh baked bread on your table.
Cheers!
Alyssa Dibble, General Manager
Lots of great things happening at Utica Bread – one of which is the recently released Whole Wheat Levain!
Our Whole Wheat flour is sourced from Farmer Ground Flour in Trumansberg, NY. At Farner Ground, the wheat is stone ground and unrefined. A grain of wheat, or kernal, is composed of the bran, endosperm and germ. They key difference between white and whole wheat flour is the removal of bran and germ from the kernal in white flour. What’s left is endosperm, which has the highest starch content. Keeping the whole kernel adds complexity, flavor and allows you to produce a healthier flour.
Check out the link below where we sit down with our friends at Farmer Ground and talk about their process and flour.
So I URGE you to come check out our Whole Wheat Levain! It has become my morning staple; toasted with blueberry-ginger jam. I hope we can make it a morning staple for you as well.
Cheers!
Alyssa Dibble, General Manager
Utica Bread to Expand Production, Make Changes in Product Offering
Utica, N.Y., August 24, 2016 – Utica Bread is proud to announce that effective August 30th, 2016, it will expand production to meet growing demand from its wholesale accounts. This change will require a reformatting of the retail space and the retailer will reduce its custom-prepared food offerings at the space, to no longer offer sandwiches, soups and salads for the time being.
Utica Bread will continue to operate as a retail and wholesale bakery – seven days per week from 8 am – 2pm. Pre-prepared favorites like pastries, quiche, and the popular selection of savory and sweet croissants will still be available for retail customers on the go.
The retailer has full intentions of revisiting the made-to-order portion of the business in another location as Bagg’s Square and all of Utica continues to grow but, right now, it’s more important to maintain the high-level of quality promised by the Utica Bread brand.
“Since we opened our doors, it’s been all about the bread. We opened with a wide variety of products and services only to quickly find that the space would struggle to meet the demand for bread, pastry and made-to-order sandwiches, soups and salads. With more than thirty restaurants and foodservice establishments currently using Utica Bread, and the expressed customer demand for bread and pastry we almost immediately outgrew our space,” said Owner and Executive Chef Tim Hardiman.
“This is a proud moment for Utica Bread, where we find ourselves with such high demand for our products,” said Owner Chris Talgo.
Utica Bread would like to thank its customers for all their support in its first year of business and looks forward to serving all of Central New York with fresh bread and pastry for many years to come.
About Utica Bread
Utica Bread was opened in July of 2015 with a dream to bring great European bread to the city of Utica. The owners, Mothership Food Hospitality Group, Inc., owned The Tailor and the Cook and felt the area lacked specific quality hand-made artisan breads that they needed to sustain their proud reputation – so, they thought – why not make their own!
“Bread deals with living things, with giving life, with growth, with the seed, the grain that nurtures. It is not coincidence that we say bread is the staff of life.” – Lionel Poilane
Morning Deal
Brioche Breakfast Sandwich and Large Utica Coffee $6.50
Egg Custard and Cheddar Cheese
with your choice of Bacon, Ham, or Veggies!
Lunch Deal
Soup and Sandwich $11.00
Choose from any of our delicious sandwiches and daily soups!
Includes Chips.
Smoked Turkey, Ham & Butter, Utica Cuban, or Egg Salad
We’re proud to be Made In Utica.
Pick up this years Utica Passport at madeinutica.com, then come in for Buy One Get One Free loaves.
After you’ve finished carb-loading you’ll have plenty of energy to visit The Tailor and The Cook or any of the other 25 exciting offers.
We love our city, explore more of it, support local.
Pre-order your pies and cheesecakes today for Easter! Orders will be accepted until Monday March 21!
Call to order 315.624.BAKE!
A great bread deserves a great video.
Thank you so much to Matt Ossowski for this awesome video featuring our Utica Sourdough.