The smells of fresh baked bread and pastries will soon fill the air in the Village of West Greenville when the Bake Room opens in a few weeks.
Owner Wade Taylor said the approximately 1,150-square-foot space at 1296 Pendleton St. is small but functional. A German deck oven will be the heart of the bakery, churning out artisan-crafted naturally leavened breads and breakfast pastries such as croissants, brioche and danish.
The Bake Room will use organic ingredients as much as possible and source flour locally from local flour mills, he said.
Taylor expects to open first as a wholesale shop, selling his baked goods to local restaurants and businesses and taking special orders. As the business gets up and running, he hopes to add retail hours, maybe one or two days a week, and plans to be at a few farmers markets this spring.
“I want to be creative in the way I get my product in front of the people,” he said.
Taylor started out as a line cook in college and then gained baking experience at the Persephone Bakery in Jackson, Wyo. He has family in Greenville and moved here recently after seeing a need for freshly crafted breads in the market. He chose the Village because it’s “a good location, good people and a bright future. There are a lot of neat things happening in the Village.”
Social media accounts and a website are still in the works. For more information, call 864-735-8539 or email scbakeroom@gmail.com.
