We’ve created this page to address some of the questions you might have about the ingredients used in our products. We strive to accommodate a variety of dietary preferences and restrictions; however, it’s important for our customers to know that our environment is not Celiac safe. Despite our efforts, contact-contamination does occur due to the shared use of our kitchen equipment and the fast-paced nature of our operations.
We recognize how crucial it is for our customers to be aware of what goes into their food, especially those with allergies or dietary sensitivities. However, given the wide variety and complexity of our products, it is not possible for our staff to list all ingredients for each item directly at the counter. We do use a color dot system to indicate major ingredients, but please be aware that some of our ingredients may need further investigation to identify sub-ingredients or processing aids used in ingredients we purchase.
At our bakery, we take pride in baking everything from scratch. Because our menu and recipes change frequently, we want to share a bit about the ingredients we use so you can make the best decision for you and your family.
- Oils and Fats
In many of our recipes, we use canola and vegetable oils, and these are often interchangeable depending on what we’re preparing that day. For this reason, we aren’t able to guarantee exactly which oil may be in a particular product at any given time.
For our prepared-to-order menu—such as sandwiches and flatbreads—we only use extra virgin olive oil and real butter. No other oils are used to cook those items. - Starches
Most of our starches are tapioca-based, though we do use corn starch in a few items. - Gluten
Because we are a bakery, there is wheat flour in the air and on our work surfaces. While we do our best to offer a variety of gluten-free options, we are not a celiac-safe facility, and we cannot guarantee against cross-contact with gluten. - Soy
We do not actively add any soy products to our offerings. However, it is hard to avoid soy in a few of our purchased ingredients. Oils will often also contain soy. And all the vegan “butters” we have found will contain soy. - Changing Recipes
Since we create everything from scratch and our offerings are always evolving, we don’t keep a fixed ingredient list or set recipes. This means we aren’t able to confirm in advance that a particular product will meet specific dietary restrictions.
If you have questions about an item on the day of your visit, you’re always welcome to ask our team for more information, but that information might not be known or remembered. However, please understand that we may not be able to promise complete avoidance of certain ingredients or allergens.
We truly appreciate your understanding and support of our scratch bakery!
As artisanal bakers, our recipes are frequently changing; we do not have a fixed roster of ingredients. For example, we use various brands of vegan butter, selecting different ones based on availability and specific recipe requirements at any given time. Having said that, we have realized that all the vegan butters we have access to do contain soy.
Regarding our fruit ingredients, we prefer to source locally and seasonally whenever possible. For most of our jams, coulis, purees, and fillings, we use Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) fruits. This method ensures the fruits are frozen shortly after harvest, preserving their freshness and quality, often surpassing that of fruits marketed as “fresh” by the time they reach us.
If you have specific dietary concerns or need detailed information about our ingredients in a particular item, we encourage you to contact us via email before your visit. This allows us the opportunity to carefully review your inquiry and, if possible, and if you would like to request a special order with sourced ingredients that meet your needs, we can schedule that for you. Please note, though, that while we make every effort to minimize the risk of contact-contamination, we cannot guarantee its complete elimination.
Your safety and trust are very important to us, and we thank you for understanding the limitations within which we operate. We look forward to assisting you and hope to make your dining experience as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Breads that we make and/or use
Our Freshly Milled flour Honey Wheat Sandwich Loaf is made from 75% Organic Hard Wheat Berries and 25% Organic Khorasan. We use raw (local when possible) honey, farm fresh eggs from grass fed chickens, milk, butter and yeast.
City Bakery Ciabatta
Biga (Unbleached hard wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin,
reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, yeast)
Flour, water, sea salt, refined olive pomace oil, diastatic malt, yeast
City Bakery French Bread
Flour (Unbleached hard wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin,
reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water,
preferment, white wheat flour, sea salt, yeast