News Nearby: Great Harvest Bakery to Move to Maplewood in May

The owners of the whole wheat bakery have been in business since 2003 in Olivette.

After one false-start, the owners of the Great Harvest Bread in Olivette said they are ready to relocate to Maplewood sometime around Mother’s Day. Owners Steve and Alecia Jawor said business had been building over eight years, but went flat the last two. Also, their landlord wouldn’t reduce their rent. Steve Jawor said Maplewood officials enticed them to move into a food district with incentives like forgivable loans and signage reimbursement. Jawor said he’s sad to leave Olivette, but optimistic about moving to Maplewood. “All of the mayors, City Manager Mike McDowell, Public Works Director Mike Gartenberg, Police Chief Knox were always so supportive of everything we did,” he said. “We just want to thank them and all the residents. …

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Companion Bakery To Be Featured at Missouri Botanical Garden Market

The business, which has a location in Clayton, will participate in this October's Best of Missouri Market in St. Louis.

Clayton Piemaker Jane Callahan to Open Bakery This Year

She's coming to a nearby St. Louis city, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

Clayton piemaker Jane Callahan will soon open a Pie Oh My! bakery in a nearby St. Louis city, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported. Quoting from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article: "If things go according to plan, by early fall the smell of fresh-baked pies will be floating out of a shop on Sutton Boulevard in Maplewood." Her pies have been on sale for months at Clayton venues such as Kaldi's Coffee House on DeMun Avenue and Straub's. Read more about Callahan's pies and business plan, and find out where you can try her pies in Clayton in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article. More about Pie Oh My! on Patch:

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Daily PatchCast: Pratzel's Bakery to Reopen in St. Louis, Wentzville Won't Pursue Compressed Natural Gas Facility and More

A roundup of St. Louis news headlines for Monday.

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Plugged In: St. Louis Bread Company is Home Office for Many

The first installment of this occasional column surveys the working conditions at Bread Co. branches, including in Clayton and Richmond Heights.

If you frequent St. Louis Bread Company (known to those outside St. Louis as Panera), you can hardly fail to notice people working. Yes, the employees are busy serving up soups, sandwiches and scones. But I'm talking about the people hunched over their laptops and talking business over coffee and bagels.  “We see interviews taking place," area director Don Hutcheson said. "There’s cubicle zombies that are looking to get out of their office and sit down with a (cup) of coffee. It's a real big escape for lots of people." I am one of those people. Patch does not have offices, so I divide my time between a desk in my spare bedroom and tables at cafés. Bread Co. is ideal for lots of reasons. Plenty of locations around metro St. Louis? Check. …

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New Bakery Set to Open In Richmond Heights

The new bakery by Starrs will feature a variety of fresh goods.

When it comes to from-scratch bakeries in Richmond Heights, the selections are few and far between. Restaurateur Bud Starr is dead set on changing that, though: Starr plans to open a small bakery inside Starrs. The yet-to-be-named bakery was expected to open this month. "We haven't pinpointed an exact date, but we're planning to open the bakery in the next few weeks or so," Starr said recently. Starrs is a popular retailer in Richmond Heights and has been around for the past 20 years. This establishment offers a variety of goods including gourmet coffee, wine and beer. Starrs also boasts an impressive bistro menu, with items such as Louisiana crawfish etoufee ($14.95). This authentic Cajun recipe features fresh crawfish tails alongside …

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