Tabor Bread Explained

Tabor Bread
Current-Owner:Rebecca Tosdevin
Previous-Owner:Tissa Stein
Street-Address:4438 Southeast Belmont Street
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97215
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5164°N -122.6162°W
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Tabor Bread is a bakery in Portland, Oregon's Sunnyside neighborhood, in the United States.[1] Tissa Stein opened the bakery at the intersection of 50th and Hawthorne Boulevard in 2012. The business relocated to Belmont Street in 2022. Rebecca Tosdevin has owned the bakery since 2023, following Stein's retirement. The bakery has garnered a positive reception.

Description

Tabor Bread is a bakery and cafe on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood.[2] Originally, the business operated at the intersection of 50th and Hawthorne Boulevard.[3]

The bakery used a wood-fired oven in its original location on Hawthorne,[4] and has hosted tango events.[5]

Menu

Tabor Bread serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and snacks.[6] In addition to whole grain breads (including sourdough),[7] the bakery serves pastries like muffins, scones, shortbread, and sticky buns, as well as bread pudding, granola, salads, sandwiches, soups, and coffee.[8] [9] [10] A writer for The New York Times described one sandwich with European-style dark rye bread, sheep's milk feta, sprouts, and tomato-onion jam.[11] Special items have included a baklava croissant and a rhubarb-mascarpone danish.[12] The bakery has also served beer.[13]

Tabor Bread makes some of its own butters, jams, marmalades, and relishes.[14]

History

Tissa Stein opened the bakery in November 2012, in a former medical office. According to Portland Monthly, Tabor Break was the city's first retail bakery to mill its own flour and bake breads using a wood-fired oven.[15] [16]

In 2015, Tabor Bread hosted a series of pop-ups by Handsome Pizza.[17] [18] After operating from a red brick house on Hawthorne Boulevard for approximately ten years, the business relocated to Belmont Street in 2022.[19] Stein retired in 2023.[20] Baker and manager Rebecca Tosdevin took over the business.[21] [22]

Reception

In a 2013 overview of Portland's bakeries, Alice Short of the Los Angeles Times recommended Tabor Bread's baguette, which she described as "just the right accompaniment for some butter and jam -- something warm and fuzzy to experience first thing in the morning".[23] In The Oregonian 2017 overview of ten "only-in-Portland dates that are both fun and cheap", Georgina Young-Ellis said Tabor Bread offered "the perfect relaxing day date". She said the bakery had a "cozy" atmosphere and the sourdough "will blow your mind". Michelle Lopez included the business in Eater Portland 2022 overview of recommended eateries in the city for croissants.

Tabor Bread was a runner-up in the Best Bakery category of Willamette Week annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022.[24] In Portland Monthly 2024 "opinionated guide" to the city's best bakeries, Matthew Trueherz wrote: "The menu's guiding question is, Can you sourdough that? Most of the extensive bread and pastry list benefits from the funk, especially those with backbone, like the sweet tangy chocolate babka, and the rough-and-tumble Einkorn wheat loaf. If you appreciate a nice zing, the chocolate croissant is like no other, but not for the faint of heart. If sourdoughification isn't your jam, local grains take on the mantle, like rye in the brownies (totally works) and buckwheat in the chocolate chip cookies (not so much)."

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Halloran, Amy . The New Bread Basket: How the New Crop of Grain Growers, Plant Breeders, Millers, Maltsters, Bakers, Brewers, and Local Food Activists Are Redefining Our Daily Loaf . 2015-06-26 . Chelsea Green Publishing . 978-1-60358-568-2 . en . 2024-05-15 . 2024-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515221028/https://books.google.com/books?id=ct4BCgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA174&dq=%22Tabor+bread%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22Tabor%20bread%22&f=false . live .
  2. Web site: Brooks . Karen . Trueherz . Matthew . 2024-03-13 . An Opinionated Guide to Portland's Best Bakeries . 2024-05-15 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2022-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414203708/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-bakeries-portland . live .
  3. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2012-05-21 . Townshend Tea on Division; Tabor Bread on Hawthorne . 2024-05-15 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208102801/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/5/21/6585009/townshend-tea-on-division-tabor-bread-on-hawthorne . live .
  4. Web site: Johnson-Greenough . Ezra . 2022-11-04 . Filipino Pop-Up Barkada and Hawaiian Food Cart Hapa Howie’s Will Go Brick-and-Mortar in a New Brewery . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206004600/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/11/03/filipino-pop-up-barkada-and-hawaiian-food-cart-hapa-howies-will-go-brick-and-mortar-in-a-new-brewery/ . 2023-12-06 . 2024-05-15 . Willamette Week . en.
  5. News: Clarke . Jessica Colley . 2016-03-08 . In Portland, Oregon, a Warm Embrace of Tango . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616142418/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/travel/portland-oregon-tango.html . 2022-06-16 . 2024-05-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Young-Ellis . Georgina . 2017-04-21 . 10 only-in-Portland dates that are both fun and cheap . 2024-05-15 . The Oregonian . en . 2022-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819023509/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2017/04/10_cheap_portland_dates.html . live .
  7. Web site: Let’s Get This (Not That) Sourdough Bread . 2024-05-15 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2023-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231217160436/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2023/12/taste-test-best-sourdough-bread-portland-oregon . live .
  8. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2012-11-21 . Inside Tabor Bread, Now Baking on SE Hawthorne . 2024-05-15 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204223633/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/11/21/6518589/inside-tabor-bread-now-baking-on-se-hawthorne . live .
  9. Web site: Tabor Bread . 2024-05-15 . The Southeast Examiner . en-US . 2022-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122034013/https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2013/03/tabor-bread/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2012-11-27 . Totally homemade bread, from wheat to shelf . 2024-05-15 . . en . 2015-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150808154827/http://www.thrillist.com/food/portland/or/97211/hawthorne-dist/tabor-bread_breakfast_coffee_dessert . live .
  11. News: Kugel . Seth . 2014-09-04 . 8 Portland, Ore., Meals for $8 or Under . 2024-05-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . 2023-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629191126/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/travel/8-portland-ore-meals-for-8-or-under.html . live .
  12. Web site: Lopez . Michelle . 2021-04-02 . Where to Find Flaky, Crackly Croissants in Portland . 2024-05-15 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021151334/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/croissants-portland-savory-sweet-bakeries . live .
  13. Web site: Damewood . Andrea . 2018-06-27 . Brewed by Gnomes’ Uniquely Herbal Beers Just Got a Lot Easier to Find . 2024-05-15 . Portland Mercury . en . 2022-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710124421/https://www.portlandmercury.com/craft-beer-issue-2018/2018/06/27/20899391/brewed-by-gnomes-uniquely-herbal-beers-just-got-a-lot-easier-to-find . live .
  14. Web site: 2014-05-07 . Market Guide 2014: Bakeries . 2024-05-15 . Willamette Week . en . 2021-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419100702/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22491-market-guide-2014-bakeries.html . live .
  15. Web site: Jones . Allison . 2012-11-27 . Inside SE Hawthorne's Tabor Bread, Now Open . 2024-05-15 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2023-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422182304/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2012/11/inside-se-hawthornes-tabor-bread-now-open-november-2012 . live .
  16. Web site: 2012-11-27 . Slide Show: Inside SE Hawthorne's New Tabor Bread . 2024-05-15 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2023-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321074013/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2012/11/slide-show-inside-se-hawthornes-new-tabor-bread-november-2012 . live .
  17. Web site: Centoni . Danielle . January 13, 2015 . Handsome Pizza Hosting Sunday Pop-ups at Tabor Bread . Eater Portland . May 15, 2024 . October 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002081429/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/1/13/7540321/handsome-pizza-Sunday-night-pop-ups-at-tabor-bread . live .
  18. Web site: Korfhage . Matthew . 2016-03-22 . How Handsome Pizza Got Too Fancy for Its Own Good . 2024-05-16 . Willamette Week . en.
  19. Web site: Wong . Janey . 2022-12-16 . The Fate of Southeast Portland Dive Bar Holman’s Hangs in the Air . 2024-05-15 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604202202/https://pdx.eater.com/2022/12/16/23511973/southeast-portland-dive-bar-holmans . live .
  20. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . 2023-03-03 . Sourdough Maven and Tabor Bread Founder Tissa Stein Is Retiring . 2024-05-15 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923000829/https://pdx.eater.com/2023/3/3/23624098/tabor-bread-founder-tissa-stein-retiring-new-owner-location . live .
  21. Web site: Hamilton . Katherine Chew . 2023-03-02 . Whole Grain Bakery Tabor Bread Has a New Owner and New Belmont Street Location . 2024-05-15 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2023-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404230519/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2023/03/tabor-bread-bakery-new-owner-and-location . live .
  22. Web site: Acker . Lizzy . 2023-07-20 . Tabor Bread’s new location is as good as the original, and it’s only getting better . 2024-05-15 . The Oregonian . en . 2023-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811194308/https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2023/07/tabor-breads-new-location-is-as-good-as-the-original-and-its-only-getting-better.html . live .
  23. Web site: Short . Alice . 2013-02-11 . Portland, Ore., sweets, just in time for Valentine's Day . 2024-05-15 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2024-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515220932/https://www.latimes.com/food/la-xpm-2013-feb-11-la-dd-valentines-day-sweets-portland-oregon-bakeries-20130211-story.html . live .
  24. Web site: 2022-07-13 . Food Winners . 2024-05-15 . Willamette Week . en . 2022-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715144318/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2022/07/13/food-winners/ . live .

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