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Walnut Street Coffee
Walnut Street Coffee is a perfect destination, whether you’re a local or looking for a little weekend adventure. Downtown Edmonds is a charming spot. The baristas are friendly and efficient and they...
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Space Needle
I had the pleasure of dining with Phuong Bui, Macrina’s head baker, and his wife at the SkyCity restaurant to celebrate his 10 year anniversary. It was a big treat and fun for him to see the bread he...
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The Bread Lab: A Washington State Treasure
The flour most of us are familiar with—the inert, white powdery stuff from the supermarket with a long shelf life—is a very modern development in our long relationship with wheat, the most important...
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New Bakery: Making Kent a Little Sweeter!
Lady Macrina watching over us all. Not too long ago, I was working away at our Sodo bakery marveling at how small the space had become. Our team was working shoulder to shoulder, each process a...
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Macrina Cornetti
For years, my business partner, Matt has asked if we could make cornetto. Matt spent a year living in Italy and became quite enamored of the Italian breakfast – a stop at the local café on the way to...
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Macrina Pumpkin Pie: From Seed to Table
Little is more satisfying than cooking from my garden’s bounty. It represents months of work and patience. Every vegetable started as a seed I planted, nurtured and harvested. And while the process is...
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The Joy of Holiday Giving
The Joy of Holiday Giving When the days grow short and cold, my thoughts turn to baking. A warm blast from a hot oven on a chilly winter night, even better if it carries the aroma of baking cookies, is...
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Edible City: A Delicious Journey
On view at MOHAI through September 10, 2017 (Photo courtesy of MOHAI) There may be no better way to know a city than by the way its people eat. Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)...
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Ayako and Family Jam
Ayako and Family Jam During lunch at Sitka & Spruce some years ago, a gentle-spirited dog walked in. Taking a stroll around the restaurant, just checking things out, he seemed to be saying hello...
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Azeite Esplendido: Gold-Medal Winning Olive Oil from Portugal
“There are many good olive oils out there, but few that are exceptional, especially at a reasonable price. I tried Azeite Esplendido at the Fancy Food Show earlier this year and was blown away. Sheila...
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25th Anniversary Loaf: The Gathering Process
Macrina turns 25 on August 27th, and I can hardly believe it. I never imagined baking as many loaves as we do now, not to mention the pastries, cakes, and so much more. Our values have always been...
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October Recipe of the Month
Do you love finding new recipes? Sign up for our Recipe of the Month Newsletter! Toasted Sesame Semifreddo with Mini Ginger Molasses Cookies A semifreddo is an Italian, rich gelato-like dessert that is...
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Roly Poly: Leslie’s Favorite Pastry
Leslie’s favorite pastry is Macrina’s Roly Poly. “The smell of Roly Polys warming in the oven brings me back to childhood memories of being in my Grandmother Bakke’s kitchen. We would wait by the oven...
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Fresh Fruit Crostata
Imagine you’re three years into owning and operating your dream bakery. Then imagine getting a call that Julia Child, the legend herself, wants you to appear on her show Baking with Julia. Back then,...
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Summer Supper: Chez Leslie
When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley on August 28, 1971, no one would have predicted how much she’d change our understanding of natural ingredients, how we grow them, and how we cook...
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Macrina Bakery’s New Cookbook: Seasons
With two beloved cookbooks covering many of our most popular breads and pastries, why did we produce a third? Well, after 25 years of creating impassioned dishes—savory and sweet—for customers at our...
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The (Tasty) Benefits of Heritage Grains
Does “great taste” come to mind when you think of heritage grains? Many Americans consider heritage grains a health food—something they should eat, not something they want to eat. Fortunately, that...
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Seeds of Hope: Garden with Future Gatherings in Mind
Leslie Mackie finds a measure of tranquility in these uncertain times by planting her garden with visions of friends feasting at her table. Planning my next garden begins almost as soon as I’m pulling...
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Spring Gardening
Planning my next garden begins almost as soon as I’m pulling the last of the late fall produce. What would I like more of? Are there new vegetables to introduce? More dahlias? As I’m ordering seeds, I...
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From Seed to Loaf: Growing Your Own Wheat
Now in her second season of growing wheat on her farm, Leslie Mackie shares the challenges and joys of her experience. Baking was my first love, but gardening is not far behind. To me, they go hand in...
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