“How did I get the name ‘Breakfast Queen’? I gave it to myself!” announced Ina Pinkney. As we learned during the two demo classes she recently taught at BAKE!, the iconic Chicago restaurateur isn’t exactly one to sit around and wait for things to happen. And in truth, the regulars who flocked to her legendary […]

BAKE!, Zingerman’s hands-on teaching bakery, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2016, and this year, one of our most dedicated students has celebrated an anniversary of her own: her 200th class! Briana Chen has taken almost every single class (she’s still considering Fondant Fondamentals) offered by BAKE! She started her journey back when our school was […]

It’s not every day you have a pastry named after you. And it is definitely not everyday you have TWO pastries named after you. Unless you work at Zingerman’s Bakehouse. ong time baker, Patti Weaks, is one such baker, leaving her stamp on our line up. It makes sense. She has been working here for […]

“It’s very sweet and surprising and fulfilling. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years!” says Amy Emberling, co-founder of BAKE! This summer marked a decade in business for the hands-on teaching bakery at Zingerman’s Bakehouse. To celebrate the anniversary, BAKE! hosted special events and welcomed some exciting guests, including James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Dorie […]