The Bread Stand

02/11/2022

We first opened our doors three years ago (tomorrow 2/12, technically). It’s a reminder of how quickly time passes and how far this idea has evolved. Originally we thought a of small breadstand outside of .nj , then a bread-only bakery somewhere downtown, then a somewhat full scale bakery operation all the way on the other end of town (our next “then” is still a work in progress). Major thanks and gratitude for your support and helping us to keep doing what we love. Happy birthday to us and cheers to you ✌️❤️

01/29/2022

Doors are open, sidewalks are mostly shoveled, bread, pastries, Ashley, Kristin, Lucio, house music, some champagne papi, pina colada danishes, green pepper croissants, cakes, bread for .nj, plenty of coffee, are all here and ready. Sandwiches and focaccia in a bit for lunch.
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Here until 5 ✌️

01/10/2022

Cold out there, cozy in here. Breads, pastries and coffee are almost ready. Doors open at 8. Hope to see you!✨

01/10/2022

Cold out there, cozy in here. Breads, pastries and coffee are almost ready. Doors open at 8. Hope to see you!✨

12/11/2021

Shannon getting it all nice for you. Rainy Saturday bread, pastries and coffee at 419 Boyden, all day : )

11/25/2021

Last minute bread, cakes,
pastries and house music. Doors open at 8. We baked some extra bread, first come first serve. Happy thanksgiving!

11/10/2021

Hello Instagram fam. It’s been a while since we’ve posted. First and most importantly, thank you and we’re forever grateful for your support. Our bakery has grown so much this year and it’s all because of you 🙏🙏
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As thanksgiving approaches, most of our breads, cakes and pastries are available for pre-order for both thanksgiving and thanksgiving eve. Please feel free to email ([email protected]) or even better, stop in so that we can chat in person.
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Hope to see you ✌️♥️

09/05/2021

We are excited to share that the bakery will again be open everyday (m-sa 8-5 / sun 7-3).

First round of danishes are ready and doors open at 8. Hope to see you!

09/04/2021

The Bread Stand updated their business hours.

The Bread Stand updated their business hours.

08/22/2021

Rustic breads over grassy knolls and work boots. S**e, we took this next to the dumpster over the grass that Manuel hasn’t cleaned out yet. Looks good for the gram, though. Here until 3!

08/07/2021

Friends, we’re going to scale back our hours a bit for the rest of the summer and close on Mondays and Tuesdays. The goal is to be back to seven days sometime around Labor Day.
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On a brighter note, we are baked up and ready for you. Hope to see you soon!

08/02/2021

Happy Sunday night, friends. We are going close for a few days and take our talents to to help with their reopening.
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We’ll be back on Thursday with normal hours for the rest of the week. Moving forward, we anticipate closing a day or two each week for a bit. We’ll keep you posted.
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Thanks for stopping in this weekend, it was a great one at 419 Boyden.

07/20/2021

We’ve been on a bit of a social media break but just wanted to check-in and say thanks for visiting, hanging out and making things feel a bit more normal.
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We still have a big outdoor section that’s available everyday but we’re hoping to reintroduce tables inside over the next couple of weeks.
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Our seasonal focaccia is heirloom squash with herbs and parmigiano.
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✌️❤️

03/09/2021

Caraway rye was on the first version of our opening menu (and one of the breads that I was most excited about). Unfortunately, after a ton of test runs, we were not achieving the results and balance that we were looking for. Two years later we have finally achieved a pretty decent version and we’re happy to share it. Caraway rye batards, available every day : )

02/18/2021

Snow day bread, baked and ready : )

02/12/2021

An idea that was years in the making advanced three years ago when we found our space and then became a reality two years ago when we opened our doors.
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Our original idea was to find a space where we could bake bread to sell at a bread stand outside of We thought it would be a simpler way for us to bake some bread and sell a few loaves each day (that’s how we landed on our name). Keep it simple, we thought.
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As we continued to dive deeper into our creative process, we realized in order to accomplish both what we really desired and what we were capable of accomplishing, that we needed to open a small bread bakery.
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Suddenly, keeping it simple became opening a bakery despite not feeling like we were ready for it. While we knew very little about laminating dough, bread baking equipment and making oat milk lattes, we knew that we were already able to produce solid bread with limited baking resources at Arty’s.
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We repeated something that we often say when we’re toeing the line on a decision: “let’s do it”
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Construction is generally not the most romantic process but this one was especially challenging. Aside from the predictable unforeseen setbacks (and strange things that are found in a liquor store that had been closed for years), we experienced major second thoughts that almost stopped the project -“is that still maplewood”, “there is no foot traffic”, “why not open in a nicer town” are small examples of what we heard as word spread that we were doing a bakery on Boyden Ave. While it shook us for a bit we ultimately used that underdog energy to push forward and bring this idea to life.
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One of our core values at both places is that we strive to make our small slice of the world a better place -through food, empathy and pride. The joy that our humble bakery has brought to us and our community is hard to capture in words. A bakery has a uniquely special relationship with the community that it serves and we have completely embraced that.
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While it’s already been two years, it feels like we’re just getting started. Major thanks to the entire day 1 team, partners, friends, families and YOU for helping us to get to this point. You go out of your way to see us everyday and we are forever thankful for that. It’s a big part of what continues to inspire us.
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Cheers to two years 🎈

02/07/2021

Plenty of super bowl/snow day breads, pastries and cheer at 419 Boyden Ave. Here until 3 ✌️❤️

01/22/2021

Our version of an Italian-American sandwich: Local coppa & soppressata, provolone, gem lettuce, some kind of vinaigrette that we’re still tweaking and really nice dried oregano. Available starting tomorrow : )

01/09/2021

Mushroom danishes are ready, breads are coming out, happy saturday fam ✌️❤️

12/21/2020

Friends, last call for Christmas orders. Feel free to email, call or stop in. Breads, pastries, torta della nonna, polenta pound cake and ricotta tortas are still available 🎄✨

12/16/2020

Hello Everyone! We are collecting shelf stable goods, school supplies, toiletries and kid’s books throughout the holiday season, with our friends . Next time you stop in, bring what you can, big or small! We appreciate you ❤️

12/14/2020

Friends, we’re still accepting holiday orders. Feel free to give us a call or email [email protected]. We’ll be open Christmas Eve for a bit and closed on Christmas Day.
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Happy holidays and we hope you’re ok ✌️❤️

12/07/2020

Rustic, crunchy & soft, whole wheat batards. Ready for you : )

11/14/2020

11/12/2020

Friends, we would be honored to be part of your thanksgiving table (however different that may look this year). We’re accepting pre-placed orders for breads, cakes, cookies and pastries. We’ll be open on thanksgiving but will only have a limited amount for spontaneous purchase. Please send us an email ([email protected]) or stop in, we would love to see you in your finest mask. Hope everyone is hanging in there ✌️❤️

10/08/2020

⚠️❗️Our oven is finally back and we are ramping up. We’ll have a few pastries throughout the rest of today and a full lineup tomorrow. Sorry, thank you and please stop in soon 🙏🙏

10/03/2020

Our pasty oven went down again this morning and we’re pretty bummed about all of these prepped and uncooked pastries. Double unfortunate is that the part we need will not arrive from France until the end of next week.
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We’ll adjust on the fly just like pretty much each day of the last six months. *No pastries for most of next week*. Extra bread, extra toasts, extra focaccia and plenty of coffee and other refreshing beverages.
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Sorry for this and hope to see soon ✌️❤️

09/22/2020

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Croissants are just coming out
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Doors open at 8
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Danishes by 8:15
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Sandwiches at 11 / focaccia at 11:30
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Here until 5 : )

09/19/2020

We baked a couple of extra trays of berry danishes today : )
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Updated hours: Mon-Sat 8-5 / Sun 8-3
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Hope to see you soon ✌️❤️

09/07/2020

Baked up, masked up and ready for you, friends : )

08/22/2020

Everything croissants. We’ve been working on our version of everything seasoning for a bit and finally found one that we liked. Hope you enjoy and hope to see you : )
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Sandwiches at 11
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Focaccia at 11:30

08/17/2020

What up! Perfect morning to have the door open, the counter is full and Teek & Olivia are ready for you ✌️❤️

08/01/2020

Our bread oven is not working today so we’re improvising with croissant sandwiches. Unfortunately no bread or focaccia. Plenty of pastries and tomato salad left. Apologies for the inconvenience, friends.

07/29/2020

Crunchy, healthy and delicious. We’ll have this for a few days. Local heirloom cherry tomatoes, summer vegetables, feta and some bread. A perfect summer meal (that may not look as pretty in a take out container 🤷‍♂️). Hope to see you soon 🙂

07/24/2020

Jersey tomatoes, homemade mayo and local greens on our sandwich baguette. We’ll be eating this one daily until late September : )