Haven Brings Old World Tradition to Baking

Local bakery is deeply committed to wholesome ingredients and artisan expression

By Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

have ever eaten — lighter, more flavorful, each bite making me want another bite. I ate not just the original toasted half, but the entire bagel. I proceeded to eat a bagel for breakfast or lunch for the next several days and I immediately understood why Haven was gathering such a following.

While the Everything bagel is the most popular flavor right now according to Myers, the other flavors include Salt,

Jalapeno Swiss, Parmesan, Cinnamon Raisin, Pumpernickel, Plain and several others, which you can see and order online at havenbagelandcoffee.com. You can also find four-packs at local outlets including Market of Choice, Central Oregon Locavore, Newport Avenue Market, Food 4 Less and Backporch Coffee Roasters in Bend, among others. Bagels aren’t the only baked goods Haven is turning out. They’re making other rustic breads and reimagined pastries, honoring old-world traditions and classic technique. Offerings include Morning Glory muffins, Iced Lemon Cake, Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread, Babka Rolls, Pain de Campagne (a classic French country bread), and Maple Cinnamon scones, among others. There’s also a very unique, eye-catching Sunday Roll made with orange zest and crème fraiche that you can order online in an 8-pack. I suggest ordering at least two packs.

Myers says building a wholesale bakery business wasn’t the original plan but it’s been a good foundation. “It just worked out that way and we’ve worked really hard with the wholesale so we want to keep doing it but we also want to open our own artisan cafe.” With seven artisan bakers currently on the team and the entire Myers family involved, including their 16-year-old, who, according to his dad, is “quite the baker,” Haven has plans in the works to open a brick-andmortar sometime later this year. There are plenty of local Haven fans, including this one, who simply cannot wait.

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By Nicole Vulcan