La Brea Bakery Celebrates National Bakery Day

This coming Friday is National Bakery Day, and we felt there was no better way to celebrate than by giving you a sneak peek of a day in the life of our DVP and Executive Chef, Henk Drakulich, to see what life in a bakery is really like. For Henk, every day at La Brea Bakery is a different adventure…

Will 2019 be bread’s biggest year?

It’s 2019 and bread is back! Thanks to greater transparency around ingredients and a deeper understanding of the baking process, bread has officially shed it’s “bad-for-you” reputation. Our friends at Food Business News recently spoke with our SVP of R&D and master baker, Jonathan Davis, to gain…

Vodka in pie crust? Chef Henk Dishes His Best Baking Secrets

The holidays are a special time of year, filled with an abundance of friends, family, and of course, delicious baked goods. During the holiday season, the La Brea Bakery Café is spreading holiday cheer with freshly baked artisan breads filled with hints of rosemary, sage, cranberries and more. But…

Holiday Gift Basket

Tis the season for giving and receiving and eating and eating! For many of us, December and January are filled with get-togethers with friends, parties with colleagues and soirées with family. Often when headed to fellowship, you don’t want to arrive empty-handed. What’s a thoughtful, creative…

LIVEKINDLY and Jonathan Davis Perfect Tomato Toast

It’s time to branch out from the tried and true avocado toast and get in on the newest trend: tomato toast. To help get you started, we helped our friends at LIVEKINDLY to develop a step-by-step guide for building the perfect tomato toast with tips from Master Baker Jonathan Davis. A good, artisan…