Rise Up! #210 - Mark Hart & Luis Cabral
Sep 11, 2024
When Mark Hart decided to go out on his own, he built a commercial baking space, but not for his own production baking. Instead, he and his partner Luis Cabral started Rise Baking Lab, a teaching and event space where they can share their love of baking with professional and amatuer bakers alike.
In this episode, Mark...
Rise Up! #209 - Jonathan Stevens
Aug 28, 2024
Jonathan Stevens new book, The Hungry Ghost Bread Book, is a throwback to the first wave of books on artisan baking in the 1990's. And for good reason, because Jonathan has been part of the North American bread scene from the very beginning.
In this episode, Mark and Jonathan take a trip back to the early days in...
Rise Up! #208 - Holly Showalter
Jul 24, 2024
Holly Showalter was a pastry chef in Virginia when the big skies of Montana came calling to her. After several years working different jobs and settling into the local community, Holly opened Wild Oats Baking. Now she's feeding the people and the people are fully embracing her and her food.
In this episode, Mark and...
Rise Up! #207 - Karen Bornarth and Martin Barnett
Jul 10, 2024
Today Mark is joined by Karen Bornarth of the Bread Bakers Guild of America and Martin Barnett of the Baking Association of Canada to talk about the state of the baking industry in North America.
They reflect on the success of two recent national meetings, discuss the range of benefits that nationwide education...
Rise Up! #206 - Lyndsey Bell and Jay Valeri
Jul 3, 2024
Once Lyndsey Bell realized that the corporate life was not for her, she and her partner Jay Valeri dove into the world of donuts and coffee. Since they found their sweet spot and opened Bigfoot Donuts seven years ago they have gone from strength to strength.
In this episode, Mark, Lyndsey and Jay talk all things...