Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

The Bakery of the Village on Facebook

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #99 - Kostas Karamichos Jun 17, 2020

Show notes

Kostas Karamichos may live and bake in a tiny village of 400 people in the mountains of Greece, but he is connected to people from around the world. While he bakes for the people of his village and cooks for special events, he also hosts travellers from across the globe, sharing his special piece of paradise.

In this episode, Mark goes on a virtual tour of Kostas' bakery as the delve into what being the Village Baker is truly all about.

Helpful Links

@the_bakery_of_the_village on Instagram

The Poetry of Bread Making - Kostas' bakery on YouTube

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Buy Khaled's cookbook here!

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #98: Khaled Mahmassani Jun 10, 2020

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Khaled Mahmassani grew up in Dubai, but his family was originally from Beirut. Khaled moved back to Lebanon to when he became a professional baker, and has been making the good stuff for the people of Beirut ever since.

Switching from baking to teaching before the Covid pandemic, Khaled continues to teach baking in Lebanon and the Arabian peninsula. In this episode, Mark learns about Khaled's baking journey and how it led to publishing an Arabic cookbook for the bakers and online video courses.

Helpful Links

@khaled_mahmassani on Instagram

Khaled's YouTube channel

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

@challengerbreadware on Instagram

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #97: Jim Challenger May 27, 2020

Show notes

Jim Challenger is a passionate home baker who can't just sit with an idea. After trying every current method of baking great bread in a home oven, Jim created the Challenger Bread Pan, a cast iron baking pan specifically for bread. Response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive.

In this episode, Mark and Jim talk about the intricacies of designing and producing a new product, why it's so important to Jim to give back to the community, and how sometimes a good surname is a huge bonus.

Helpful Links

Challenger Breadware

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

@seastarbakery on Instagram

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #96: The FutureCast with Emily Squadra and Annie Moss May 20, 2020

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The Covid19 pandemic has thrown us all for a loop, forcing some bakeries to close and others to quickly adapt and change. But not all change has been bad.

In this episode, Annie Moss and Emily Squadra, bakery owners from Portland, Oregon join Mark to discuss how their businesses have changed in the time of Covid, and how the crisis has helped them remember what is truly important to them and to their businesses.

The bakery of the future will be different, for sure. It might be much better as well.

Helpful Links

Seastar Bakery

Wildflower Baking

@wildflowerbaking on Instagram

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

@thebreadstation on Instagram

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #95: Christoffer Hruskova Apr 22, 2020

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Chris Hruskova travelled the world as a chef before settling in London. There, he teamed up with his friend and successful former bakery owner Per Brun to open Bread Station, with Chris running a location in London and Per in Copenhagen.

In this episode, Mark learns how this multi-national partnership came to be, how adapting to English bread culture meant seeking wholesale customers and how the current pandemic is causing Bread Station to adapt once again.

Helpful Links

Bread Station website

@christofferhruskova on Instagram

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #94 - Ciril Hitz Apr 15, 2020

Show notes

Twelve years ago, Ciril Hitz wrote two of the most influential baking books around, complete with a companion DVD to bring his baking to life. He continues teaching and sharing his skills to this day, through Johnson and Wales University, personal classes and his popular BreadHitz website.

In this episode, Mark learns about Ciril's early days as an Industrial Design student, how Peter Reinhart forced him to try out for Team USA and how that experience, and his early videos, continue to influence his work to this day.

Helpful Links

BreadHitz website

BreadHitz on YouTube

Ciril on Instagram

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

@matthewjamesduffy on Instagram

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Rise Up! #93: Matthew Duffy Apr 08, 2020

Show notes

Matthew Duffy is all over Instagram with his baking and cooking videos, spreading the good word about great bread. He's also teaching the next generation of bakers at Centennial College in Toronto.

In this episode, Mark learns all about Matthew's long and winding career, cooking for celebrities and with celebrity chefs, while slowing and steadily developing his baking chops to the point where he can share them with his students.

Helpful Links:

Matthew & Centennial College Bread Program (YouTube)

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

Bonus Episode: Join Our Live Baker Call March 30! Mar 26, 2020

Show notes

It seems that every baker and bakery owner out there has been affected by Coronavirus.

We are hosting a free live Zoom Call on Monday March 30 at Noon PT to get together with bakers from all around the world to talk about how you are adapting in a world turned upside down.

You are invited! To join the call, sign up to Bakers4Bakers.org (the free online community about the business of baking)

Once you sign up, head to the Community Calendar for all the call details.

Hope to see you on the call!

Rise Up! #92: I Don't Want To Go Viral Anymore Mar 18, 2020

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How are you dealing with The Virus? Are you hanging in there? In this episode, Mark riffs on the impacts to bakers, how what was impossible is now possible, and how we need a better story once this crisis has passed.

Now is not the time to give up! We can get through this together!

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Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series