BACK
ROOM
BAKERY

The back room

BRB JOURNAL

Founders notes, experiments that worked, kitchen disasters that definitely didn't, and watching this whole thing grow in real time. We're keeping the doors wide open and skipping the polished brand nonsense. Just real bread, honest mistakes, and a neighborhood figuring out what tastes good together. Grab a loaf and watch the mess unfold.

How your email finds me
covered in flour.
OOO
out of office. oven's on.
Action item
eat this, or I will.
Per my last email
bring butter.
Deep work
feeding the starter.
Meeting notes
this meeting could have been bread.
The people behind the loavesAugust 18, 2026

How a loaf earns its name

Someone requests it. Alyssa experiments. People keep asking for it. It becomes part of the Back Room story, and then it gets a name. Not customers, characters. The Hazel, The Maya, The Jules, The Sophie… who's next?

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In the back roomAugust 18, 2026

Chasing a higher-hydration crumb

Pushing for a more open, custardy interior this month. Some loaves are gorgeous; a few come out gloriously flat. That's the fun of a living starter, so we'll share the wins and the flops, because honesty over perfection.

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Delivery daysAugust 18, 2026

Bake days & how pickup works

We bake to order and set pickup windows around the oven schedule. Order a couple days ahead so your loaf gets the full slow rise it deserves. Real life isn't perfect, and neither is our timing, but the bread is worth the wait.

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WHAT ARE YOU BRB-ING FOR?

brb is a permission slip to step away and make room for something good. In the meantime, we'll be in the back, baking bread.

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