Mary G's Artisan Breads has brought genuine old world breads back to the new world. The recipes and centuries-old, wood-fired methods of Europe now can be savoured in the Greater Toronto Area. Our breads just don't look artisan, they are artisan. Each recipe is created specifically and authentically for the type of bread selected by our customers. No compromises.

 

We are dedicated to reintroducing the pure, fresh, complex tastes, the superb textures and tantalizing aromas that have been lost to North Americans in our rush to mechanize and mass produce. Only a wood-fired oven and true artisan methods offer the discerning palate these gourmet results. This is the same dedication shown by Toronto's many exceptional chefs and fine restaurants. Our goal is to bake real breads to the same fine standards.

 

Mary G's brick oven was hand-built by the head baker. The ingredients are the freshest available, selected from the world's best sources. Our loaves are hand formed, risen slowly to the peak of flavour, then slid from wooden peels onto the brick hearth and baked to perfection. Our breads are made to uncompromising standards. They're created for taste, yet the masterful simplicity of the ingredients gives you nutrition unadulterated by additives.

Mary G's Artisan Breads might not be bread as you know it today, but it will become bread as you'll love it tomorrow.

 

 

Right now, from anywhere in the GTA, you can buy our breads directly from us through our Contact Us page. Every Saturday from 8 until 1, our breads are available at The Markham Farmers' Market, two lights north of Hwy 7 on Main Street, Markham, Ontario.

Toronto is justly famous for its Italian wood-fired pizza restaurants, because the crusts, textures and flavours are so superior to pizzas made in ordinary gas ovens. Mary G's Artisan Breads brings you that same refinement, that same delicious difference, in a wide variety of old world breads. There really is no comparison. What our customers say: "Mary G's breads are a cut above all others. They're visual artistry and a palette's delight. After warming in the oven, slicing, lightly buttering and serving, all that was left by our guests were crumbs and pleas for more." Patrick Farina, Los Angeles, CA   “Thanks so much, Jim, for your extraordinary gift of your priceless (FREE), articulate, comprehensive, well illustrated, e-Book on bread baking in a masonry oven. I have no doubt that if I were to follow Jim's instructions, and lived in Toronto, that after a lifetime of experience I'd pose serious competition for Mary G's Artisan Breads. This is the quintessential contribution to your library; plus you don't have to worry about getting the pages greasy!” Marcel Demiranda, Oregon   (See our What's New Page for instructions on how to download The Wood-Fired Bread Cookbook.)   "Just a word to let you know how much we enjoyed your baguettes and bagels. The bagels were some of the best I have ever had and look forward to knocking on your door for more in the near future. Needless to say, one of the baguettes was gone by the end of the day!" Ann D., Port Perry, Ontario