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New bakery promises to be ‘one-stop-location’ for community
A new bakery wishes to “do something better” for the community it will soon be serving.
Staple Bakery will open in the former East Bristol Bakery (EBB) site on St Mark’s Road from the team behind Chai Guy, just a stone’s throw away.
Co-owner Bahram Ehsas said he was “surprised” when a staff member from East Bristol Bakery came to say goodbye to them at Chai Guy one morning.
Bahram and his team opened Chai Guy on St Mark’s Road in 2023 – Chai Guy
“The moment he told me they’ve closed down, I asked him to give me the bakery owner’s number,” said Bahram.
Even before the news of EBB’s closure, Bahram had been inclined to the idea of artisan bakery products and high-quality food.
The desire to open a bakery was unconsciously floating around until this opportunity showed up.
Bahram said: “It felt like a sign for us to move into that site and take it on, and do something better for the community.
“It was also a chance to give opportunities to the existing staff there.”
Some former employees from the St Mark’s Road site of EBB have now been given roles at the new Staple Bakery, which if everything goes to plan, will open in early April.
Opening within what was previously East Bristol Bakery on St Mark’s Road, Staple Bakery promises to fuel the area with artisan bread, sandwiches and coffee.
The new bakery will be using Britain-born Matthews Cotswold Flour for their bread and specially imported French flour for their pastries. Coffee for the new bakery will be supplied by Hard Lines.
Bahram and his team envision Staple Bakery as a “one-stop-location”, serving everything from a quick breakfast to lunch on-the-go.
Sourdough bread, pastries, eggs, milk – anything that is “staple” for a household will be available at the new bakery in Easton.
Explaining the spirit of the new bakery, Bahram said: “Our genuine, authentic intention behind this bakery is to integrate into the community, a lot like what I’ve done with Chai Guy.
“People in the community know what I do and how I am within the community, and the bakery is more or less the same thing.
“We’re not just opening a place because people need bread or want a sourdough. It’s deeper than that for us.”
Bahram, who has lived in Easton for a while, said the area has one of the “best communities” he has ever experienced.
“To be able to serve them, supply them, the things they love and be able to think about how to do it better and better, from discovering ways to reduce prices to increasing quality, we’re doing it all first and foremost for the people of Easton. So they can have access to a place that cares for them.”
Main photo: Ursula Billington
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