The Bakery Blog
Where we share bakery news, special events, announcements, recipes, how-to’s and press.
Mushroom Foraging in Vermont with August First Bakery
I love to cook with mushrooms for many reasons. They’re nutritious, have great anti-inflammatory properties, impart great umami flavors into any dish, and pair with just about any other ingredient.
An Insider’s Guide to Burlington, Vermont For Under $10
Jodi has a day’s worth (or two) of recommendations for a wallet-friendly tour of our town. She’s called Burlington home since 1991 and in that time has accrued a list of under-the-radar gems.
August First on the Road: Coffee in Vietnam
Every corner of the world approaches coffee in its own way. Italians savor cappuccinos as they stand at the edge of a bar. Turkish coffee is said to foretell the future. At August First we froth all kinds of milks into a whole lot of a lattes. And in Vietnam, ground coffee is dripped over sweetened condensed milk.
August First on the Road: Breakfast in Vietnam
Jodi isn’t having bacon and eggs for breakfast. Not in Vietnam. Not when you eat oily fish over rice before 8AM.
August First on the Road: Jodi in Vietnam
We can practically smell the stewed fish and hear the crunch of a baguette through the screen. It’s clear that Jodi isn’t in Vermont anymore.
No Laptops, No Wi-Fi: How One Cafe Fired Up Sales
VPR - Customers chat, read the paper and order sandwiches and espresso drinks at the counter of August First Bakery & Cafe in Burlington, Vt., but there's something different here. Where there used to be the familiar glow of laptop screens and the clicking of keyboards, now the devices are banned.