Rise Up! #182 - Haley Landa and Curtis Helm
Feb 1, 2023
Haley Landa and Curtis Helm met in pastry school and have been steadily building their skills and experiences in hotels and restaurants in Canada and beyond. All this work has culminated in opening Goodside Pastry House in Victoria last month, opening to huge lineups and extremely happy customers.
In this episode, Mark...
Rise Up! #181 - David Aplin and Camelia Proulx
Jan 18, 2023
David Aplin was a rock guitarist who apprenticed as a baker at Loblaws. Camelia Proulx was building a career in the food industry front-of-house. Together, they spent the past 12 years rocking the baking world in Scarborough, Ontario at their bakery Cliffside Hearth.
In this episode, Mark, David and Camelia sit down...
Rise Up #180 - Anna Gordon
Jan 11, 2023
Anna Gordon started selling her amazing cookies at the Brooklyn Flea in 2010 and has since created a delicious destination bakery in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
In this episode, we kick off 2023 with a vibrant conversation about Anna's love of creating layers of flavours and textures, visualizing the perfect day of a...
Rise Up! #179 - Karen Bornarth
Nov 2, 2022
Karen Bornarth has been an active part of the American bread scene for over two decades. This past July, she was named Executive Director of the Bread Bakers Guild of America and is fully engaged moving the baking profession forward.
In this episode, Karen shares her baking story, from late nights at Amy's Breads to...
Rise Up! #178 - Kitty and Alex Tait
Oct 26, 2022
When Kitty Tait was 14, she went through a very rough time, and baking bread was key to her recovery. She baked, and baked, and baked some more, until her friends and neighbours were well fed, and she kept on baking. Soon Kitty and her dad Alex were baking by subscription, then at a retail shop and are now running The...