Rise Up! #185 - Tom Giancola
Mar 29, 2023
Tom Giancola caught the bread bug watching Netflix seven years ago, and his friends and neighbours have never been happier. His generous spirit feeds an ever larger group of people in Annapolis, Maryland, through his exceptional basement bakery, Makeathe.
In this episode, Mark and Tom talk about the intricacies...
Rise Up! #184 - Byron Fry
Mar 15, 2023
Fry's Bakery has been a stalwart of Craigflower Road in Victoria for a decade, a shining as an example of how a baker with an old mixer and a brick oven can feed a neighbourhood.
In this episode, Mark and Byron sit down at the bakery (well, directly above it) to talk about how the world needs a bakery in every...
Rise Up! #183 - Daniel Saez
Mar 1, 2023
All it took was a well made hollandaise sauce for Daniel Saez to switch from life as a lawyer to a life in food. Starting as a culinary chef in his native Venezuela, Daniel eventually made his way to Canada and shifted from culinary to pastry and finally to bread. Now his bakery, Noctua Bread Project in the...
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...