The Bread Workshop

The sad news is that our buffalo burger has left our menu due to increased popularity of buffalo (weird reason, huh? see why below). The good news is that we are now getting some delicious ground turkey from Diestel Ranch seasoned with organic sage, sauteed onions and garlic. This is now available on any of our popular burger combination’s.

This change represents one of the struggles which we are constantly looking at, that is to provide reasonably priced sustainable foods.  The popularity of buffalo in supermarkets, which fetches better prices for the supplier than restaurants, increased our price for buffalo to such an extent that we could no longer afford to sell it at our goal of sustainable products for under $10 (our regular menu goal, though some daily specials are higher). I don’t blame the supplier and am glad that buffalo is getting so popular,  but the best thing is that it led us to another delicious alternative.

For all those buffalo (OK, it’s really North American bison) fans it is still a great meat to eat, environmentally as well as for health concerns! But we, at The Bread Workshop, are trying to focus on sustainability in the wallet as well as all other forms of sustainability.

Thanks

William

These past five days have been a whirlwind of work. We looked at all the recipe’s of our wholesale and sandwich bread in minute details. Carefully playing with better fermentation times we have made the bread more flavorful with much better textures and crusts. Though we changed little of the recipe’s themselves, the techniques are going to be subtly changed over the next few weeks. Our sourdough breads are the best examples of our improved fermentation times.

Our Cafe is going to be closed from July 3rd to July 7 for cleaning, maintenance and improvements.

The Baylist readers voted us the second best sandwich shop in the Bay area for the second year running!

Thank you for your support and congratulations to Ike’s who got number one!

Last year we were voted 2nd bast sandwich shop in Baylist. The voting has just begun for this year! If you like us please, here is the link:

An essential part of sustainability is to be true to seasonal foods. If a food is in season then you can be pretty sure that it has its best nutritional value, its best price points and most important of all its best flavor. Organic production is much easier to do when a product is in season, so the price difference between organic and non organic diminishes. This means it is financially more sustainable as well.
It is now Citrus season! Blood oranges, grapefruits and tangerines are flavorful and cheap. Asparagus is also coming on strong, though it came in a bit later than last year. To find our seasonal weekly and daily specials, check out our Facebook Page.

Happy Hour has started up! Every day from 4:30pm-6:00pm draft beers are $3.50 a pint, and our house wine is $3.00/glass, $6.25/half carafe.

The following appetizers are available:

Tostadas – Two corn tostadas topped with tomatillo sauce, vegetarian or buffalo chili, monterey jack cheese, salsa fresca, julienned lettuce and crème fraîche. [Can be served vegan.] $4.25

Grilled Rosemary Polenta – Organic polenta made with fresh rosemary and asiago cheese, served with roasted bell and poblano peppers. $4.25

Bruschetta – Three grilled slices of our organic Zapaton bread brushed with extra virgin olive oil, topped with organic tomatoes, garlic, basil and provolone cheese. [Can be served vegan.] $4.75

Roasted Aleppo Potatoes – Organic potatoes coated with Syrian aleppo pepper, garlic and olive oil, roasted and then served with crème fraîche. [Can be served vegan.] $4.25

Baguette with Green Onion Cream Cheese Spread – Sliced baguette with green onion cream cheese spread made with Sierra Nevada cream cheese. $3.00

Buffalo Burger Sliders – Three mini burgers made from Big Sky Ranch Buffalo, served with house organic pickles and our organic ketchup. $6.50

Jicama Sticks – Sticks of fresh jicama (a South American Tuber) tossed in a light dressing of lime and salt. $2.95

The newest versions of our Lunch and Dinner menus are now available online, as well as our current menu for Weekend Brunch.