Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck

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Rise Up! #51: Marc-Andre Cyr Apr 03, 2019

Show notes

Marc-Andre Cyr started out with the dream of getting famous as a musician. Now he's famous to the baker family as a baker, teacher and founder of Montreal's hippest grain conference, Le Goût du Grain / A Taste For Grain.

In this episode, Mark and Marc talk the vibrant restaurant scene in Montreal, getting started in baking, the challenges of baking in a restaurant, and his vision for Le Goût du Grain. You'll be booking tickets to Montreal after this!

Some links:

@bakeronthego on Instagram

A Taste For Grain

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #50: Sheena Howdle Mar 27, 2019

Show notes

Sheena Howdle is travelling the world, baking bread wherever she goes. After graduating from baking school on Vancouver Island, she slowly moved East, spending time in Saskatoon before making the big leap to the United Kingdom.

In this episode, Mark and Sheena talk about her life as a professional bread baker; where she first realized a life in food was for her, combining travel and baking. the struggles and rewards working in the food industry and where she's headed next.

Some links:

@sheenster42 on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #49: Sarah Rossi Mar 20, 2019

Show notes

Sarah Rossi worked at bakeries from a young age, but never saw baking as a career choice. But after the Great Recession hit, she figured working with dough was close to working with clay and the rest is history.

In this episode, Mark and Sarah talk about the Rhode Island School of Design, life as a bread baker in one of Boston's premiere bakeries, the generosity of the baking community and dealing with a killer commute as she tries to move home to New Hampshire.

Some links:

@srossi000 on Instagram

Clear Flour Bread

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #48: Teisha Huff Mar 13, 2019

Show notes

Not only was Teisha our first intern at Orange Boot Bakery, but she also moved to Regina full time after graduation and became our Head of Bread. These were Orange Boot's blissful days, where we had a full team and were rocking out the best baked goods in town.

But after a few years together, things got hard for Teisha and she felt she needed to switch careers for a while. Thank goodness that didn't last too long. These days she's in Saskatoon, back to baking the good stuff at Night Oven Bakery.

In this episode, we have a great chat and get caught up on all the cool things Teisha's done in her young life. We also dig into exactly what it's like to be a young baker, working the early shift when it seems the world around you is on an opposite schedule. And we figure out how to be at peace with that - as much as possible anyway.

Some links:

@_teishalynn on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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 #47: Lieschen Moller Mar 06, 2019

Show notes

Lieschen Moller has a busy career in the health care field, but bread baking has her in its gluten-y tentacles. Last year, she started Lizzy's Bakehouse, a cottage microbakery that is making awesome bread for her subscription customers.

In this episode, Mark and Lieschen talk about starting a microbakery as a side hustle, the connections she's made with bakers, the joy and perils of Instagram and being part of "Rofco Nation." Then they get into the role of bread in her childhood. Whew! What a talk!

Some links:

Cooking with Butter and Lizzy's Bakehouse on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #46: Paul MacEwen Feb 27, 2019

Show notes

Slow Rise Bakery has been an inspiration for Mark ever since Paul and his partner built their timber framed bakehouse and brick oven in 2007. Yet this is the first time they've met and had a chance to get to know each other.

In this episode, Mark and Paul discuss running a bakery within the constraint of living on a small island, designing a lifestyle around bread baking and what it's like to use the first wood fired commercial deck oven in Canada.

Some links:

Slow Rise Bakery Facebook Page

Bassanina Ovens

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #45: Helene Godin Feb 20, 2019

Show notes

When Helene Godin left her law career, she dreamed of opening a cute bakery that served her local community in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. And she did that, at least for a little while.

By The Way Bakery now has four locations in New York and is in over 40 Whole Foods Markets. In this episode, Mark and Helene talks about making the switch from the corporate life, getting started, then leaping to wider distribution.

Oh, and By The Way, everything Helene makes is gluten free, dairy free and kosher!

Some links:

By The Way Bakery Website

@bythewaybakery on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #44: Suzanne Slomin Feb 13, 2019

Show notes

Green Rabbit Breads isn't Suzanne Slomin's first sourdough bread bakery and it's not her first bakery set on a farm. However Green Rabbit is her first solar powered bakery, nestled in the picturesque Mad River Valley of Vermont.

In this episode, Mark an introduction into running a small year round bakery in tourist country, the fun of getting a commercial oven from the gravel road to the bake house and the challenges of running a business that is bigger than only the owner, but not much bigger.

Some links:

Green Rabbit Breads Website

@greenrabbitvt on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

Mark 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! #43: Jeff McCarthy Feb 06, 2019

Show notes

Jeff McCarthy is bringing the good stuff to the people of Greensboro, North Carolina. Bread from his new microbakery is popping up at farmers markets and being dropped off via a new subscription service. And he's also caring for two kids as a stay at home dad at the same time.

In this episode, Mark learns about Jeff's wild and crazy journey in food and pastry before getting bitten by the bread bug, what it's like baking in your mother in law's kitchen and why a babysitter will likely be his first bakery employee. It's a fun chat with a very interesting fellow.

Some links:

Breadservice Facebook Page

@breadservice on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark 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! #42: Travis Gerjets Jan 30, 2019

Show notes

Travis Gerjets is the owner of Prairie Sky Breads in Minot, North Dakota. It's a popular farmer's market and subscription bakery and Travis is working hard to expand into his own production space.

In this episode, Mark learns about how Travis got into baking, what life is like in Minot after the Great Flood of 2011 and how Travis is methodically and confidently planning for his expansion. He's an excellent example of how to go into things with your eyes wide open.

Some links:

Prairie Sky Breads website

@prairieskybreads on Instagram

Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

Mark on Instagram

Credits:

Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin