Rise Up! #42: Travis Gerjets
Jan 30, 2019
Travis 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...
Rise Up! #41: Judith Norell
Jan 23, 2019
Judith 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...
Rise Up #40: The Return of Peter Claybaker
Jan 16, 2019
Episode #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...
Rise Up! #39: David Norman
Jan 9, 2019
David 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...