Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck

Kostas Karamichos may live and bake in a tiny village of 400 people in the mountains of Greece, but he is connected to people from around the world. While he bakes for the people of his village and c…

Khaled Mahmassani grew up in Dubai, but his family was originally from Beirut. Khaled moved back to Lebanon to when he became a professional baker, and has been making the good stuff for the people o…

Jim Challenger is a passionate home baker who can't just sit with an idea. After trying every current method of baking great bread in a home oven, Jim created the Challenger Bread Pan, a cast iron ba…

The Covid19 pandemic has thrown us all for a loop, forcing some bakeries to close and others to quickly adapt and change. But not all change has been bad.

In this episode, Annie Moss and Emily Squadr…

Chris Hruskova travelled the world as a chef before settling in London. There, he teamed up with his friend and successful former bakery owner Per Brun to open Bread Station, with Chris running a loc…

Twelve years ago, Ciril Hitz wrote two of the most influential baking books around, complete with a companion DVD to bring his baking to life.   He continues teaching and sharing his skills to this d…

Matthew Duffy is all over Instagram with his baking and cooking videos, spreading the good word about great bread.  He's also teaching the next generation of bakers at Centennial College in Toronto…

It seems that every baker and bakery owner out there has been affected by Coronavirus.  

We are hosting a free live Zoom Call on Monday March 30 at Noon PT to get together with bakers from all around…

How are you dealing with The Virus?  Are you hanging in there?   In this episode, Mark riffs on the impacts to bakers, how what was impossible is now possible, and how we need a better story once thi…

Nicky Giusto is a fourth generation baker and miller and is carrying on the Giusto legacy with great aplomb. Nicky competed at the Coupe du Monde and was the coach of Team USA at the most recent comp…

Jennifer Koertner is in the centre of the action in her micro-bakery, Jen's Breads. Her kitchen is in the local community centre; all the better to make her place part of the fabric of Mt. Morris, Il…

Joanne Chang is a shining light on the North American baking firmament. Owner of the hugely successful Flour Bakery in Boston, Joanne is also the author of several beloved cookbooks.

In this episode,…

Laura Rogerson is bringing the Good Stuff to the people of St. Albert, Alberta.  Having baked for the local farmer's market for years, she is now opening her own downtown space to both bake and teach…

Richard Placzek is really into baking. Really, really into baking. But it was once he teamed up with Sammy Wardrop that his bakery really took off.

In this episode, Mark talks with both Richard and S…

Jodi Whalen and Phil Merrick opened August First Bakery and Cafe in Burlington Vermont back in 2010 and step by step have grown it into a sustainable business for them, their staff and their communit…

It doesn't take more than a handful of products before a bakery owner asks "How can I stay on top of everything?"  Yet once the Pandora's Box of tracking spreadsheets is opened, it becomes harder and…

After a busy holiday season, the start of January is the perfect time for some well deserved rest.  But once your rested, smart bakery owners take some time to plan out their business development act…

Not only is Alexis Hughes-Williams building her pop-up bakery, Something Sweet, but she's building a non-profit to empower young women at the same time.

In this episode, Mark learns about how Alexis …

Eddy Mysliwiec worked as a chef while he got his degree and started working for the City of Victoria. But his love of food was too strong. Moving to Montreal, he started Breddy Boulangerie and is bec…

Janice Mansfield switched careers from an office to personal chef, caterer and gluten free baker.  Now she is the Bakery Manager of Yonni's Doughnuts, the sweet and leavened counterpart to the excell…