Arizmendi Bakery Explained

Type:	Worker cooperative
Industry:	Bakery
Predecessor:	Cheese Board Collective
Founders:	-->
Area Served:	San Francisco Bay Area

Arizmendi Bakery is a network of independent bakeries located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States, including locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Rafael, and in Oakland.^{[1] [2]} They are all worker-owned cooperatives which are independently operated but share similar products and recipes. In 2011, Arizmendi was voted the best bakery in the east bay by the East Bay Express.^{[3] [4]} The bakery makes pastries, pizza and bread. Arizmendi Bakery were inspired by and supported by the Cheese Board Collective, with the first location, on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland, opening in 1997.^{[5] [6]} It was named after Basque priest and labor organizer José María Arizmendiarrieta.^[6] Food reviewer Tamara Palmer, from SF Weekly, called their Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle the best cookie in San Francisco.^[7] They also make fruitcake, using local dried fruits from the Rainbow Grocery Cooperative. During December 2011, the San Francisco location sold 400 fruitcakes daily.^[8]

External links

• Official website
• San Francisco website
• Members of the San Rafael location on Making Contact
• "Why Buy Local: Arizmendi Bakery and Pizzeria" from Secret News
• "Arizmendi bakery collective rises in Emeryville" from SFGate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria . https://archive.today/20130121103707/http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/Resources/Reviewed-Restaurants/index.php/name/Arizmendi-Bakery-Pizzeria/listing/88252/ . dead . 21 January 2013 . Critics' Reviews . Diablo Magazine . 1 November 2012 .
2. News: Dineen. J.K.. Arizmendi bakery set to open in San Rafael. San Francisco Business Times. 1 November 2012.
3. Web site: Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services. Best of the East Bay. East Bay Express. 1 November 2012. 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806193548/http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/readers-poll-winners-goods-and-services/BestOf?oid=2928576. dead.
4. Web site: 2022-10-19 . Upscale—but Affordable—SF Bakery Forced To Raise Prices Amid Inflation . 2023-04-25 . The San Francisco Standard . en-US.
5. News: Gold. Amanda. 49 Square Miles: Arizmendi Bakery tops in the Inner Sunset. Food. SFGate. 1 November 2012. 4 March 2012.
6. Web site: Arizmendi Bakery and Pizzeria. East Bay Express. 1 November 2012.
7. Web site: Palmer. Tamara. Arizmendi Bakery's Secret Weapon: Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle. Cook E. Monster. SF Weekly. 1 November 2012.
8. Web site: Gordon. Megan. Rejoice: Arizmendi Bakery's Remarkable Fruitcake. Bay Area Bites. KQED. 1 November 2012. 26 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121126025242/http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/12/02/rejoice-arizmendi-bakerys-remarkable-fruitcake/. dead.