History
A few years after graduating with advanced honors from the Culinary Institute of America, The Alternative Baker name was attached to a very small presence selling retail at farmer's markets from the back of a Honda Civic. Also setting up tables at food, artist and holiday festivals The Alternative Baker also started selling wholesale to higher consciousness local food businesses i.e., health food stores, gourmet shops, etc. Then it rented a small farm kitchen briefly until a secure retail spot in Kingston waterfront was opened in 1997. We were there until 2008, when we restored an old brick storefront and opened the expanded retail operation.
Specialties
Breakfast and lunch sandwiches made to order, for here or pick-up. Peasant breads, focaccia, sticky buns, lemoncakes, scones, cookies, vegan items. Plus gluten and sugar-free options. We are very allergy-sensitive--if you give us enough time we can bake anything special for you. We are a boutique bakery, all hand-made small-batch baking, all right here in this spot. Real food made by real people--not a corporation, but a locally owned and operated by the baker/owner and a skilled very kind staff.