Bakery

Kruta’s Bakery Marks 100 Years As A Family-Run Business

Eric Schmid

Jennifer Hammond knows exactly what to do when there’s a birthday at her office. She immediately picks up a cake from Kruta’s Bakery in Collinsville.For…

The Women's Bakery opened three years ago in Kigali, Rwanda. Founded by St. Louis native Markey Culver, it's a social-enterprise business focused on training and employing women.

Economy & Business

St. Louisan starts a bakery chain — but this isn’t the story of Bread Co.

Ryan Delaney

A St. Louisan starts a bakery. It’s a plotline that may make some think instantly of St. Louis Bread Co.But Markey Culver’s chain of bakeries doesn’t mark…

Two bakers pause for a photo with some of Bridge Bread's signature cinnamon rolls on October 25, 2016.

Arts

Bridge Bread's recipe for reducing homelessness in St. Louis? Stable employment — and cinnamon rolls

The goal of Bridge Bread is not to eradicate homelessness in St. Louis. Instead, it aims to impact the lives of a small number of men and women who are…

Health, Science & Environment

Ready Or Not, Local Food Shops Brace For FDA's Trans Fats Purge

The Food and Drug Administration has a plan in the works that may affect your appetite. It wants to ban partially hydrogenated oils -- the major source of…

Arts

Preserving Pratzel's was a labor of love

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 22, 2011 - UPDATE: On March 21, The #SavePratzels campaign officially became the #PratzelsSaved…