The Latest News & Updates
Our baking and culinary teams are always coming up with something new. Find their amazing recipes here, alongside our latest news announcements, information about our beloved local suppliers and partners, and more stories about what makes Grand Central Bakery a Seattle and Portland favorite
Fund raiser for Equity & Inclusion
On Friday 7/28 we’re donating 10% of sales to The Blueprint Foundation and M.U.S.T., providing support and opportunities to Black urban youth.
Fund raiser for Food & Farms
Meet our two nonprofit partners focused on local food and farm systems, Friends of Family Farmers and HAKI Farmers Collective.
Grand Central Bakery is Coming to Hillsboro
Learn about our new westside Portland location, opening in 2023.
5 Habits for an eco-friendly kitchen
Learn our favorite planet-friendly ways to cook and eat.
Sky Valley Farm eggs
Wide open spaces and lots of grass are the secret to those bright beautiful eggs in your breakfast sandwiches.
Bake great bread. Have some fun.
Antonio Bautista leads his swing shift crew by respecting his craft and celebrating fantastic bread.
Donate A Community Loaf
More of our neighbors are facing hunger. Help us get fresh, nutritious whole-wheat bread to local food banks and our community members who need it most.
ABOUT OUR FLOUR
More than half the flour we purchase comes from regional independent growers and millers who source grain for flavor, baking performance, and rich color.
Bristol Bay Salmon
Make way for Bristol Bay wild sockeye, from the world’s most sustainable salmon fishery in Alaska.
Fund raiser for Immigrant rights
We’re donating 5% of sales to NW Immigrant RIghts Project and Pueblo Unido to protect and advance the rights of immigrants in our community.
Arenth Farm Tomatoes
Sweet, vine-ripened local tomatoes are the secret to the best BLT sandwich in Portland and Seattle.
Welcome back, Jo!
A Grand Central Bakery veteran returns as our new Eastlake cafe manager.
Why we’re breaking up with (IMPORTED) avocados
As a company guided by sustainability and values, we can’t continue to purchase this product.
Lil’ Starts Farm
Luke and Lily at Li'l Starts Farm supply kale year-round for salads and a variety of vegetable crops for our kitchen.
Séka Hills Olive Oil
Our house olive oil is smooth, buttery and produced sustainably on ancestral land by an Indian Tribe in California’s Capay Valley.
Pecans from The Nut house
Elbie Powers’ plump, buttery freshly harvested pecans arrive every fall, signaling the start of Thanksgiving baking.
Fund raiser for BIPOC YOUTH
Get to know The Blueprint Foundation and Powerful Voices, two local organizations changing futures for Black youth.
Columbia Blossom Stone Fruit
On a bluff perched over the Columbia River Gorge, Jim Reed grows the juicy organic peaches, nectarines, and apricots that delight and dazzle us in fruit tarts, Danish and coffee cake.
top-tier tuna from the oregon coast
Hook and line, one at a time, is how we like Pacific Albacore. The extra care in fishing and canning means meaty, juicy tuna that’s better for you and the environment.