Rize Up Bakery

Rize Up Bakery Rize Up Bakery is a fast growing black-owned San Francisco bakery focused on reinventing sourdough

06/19/2026

Juneteenth means a lot of things to a lot of people. For me, it is a reminder that freedom is not just a moment in history—it is a journey. It is a reminder that who I am today is connected both to what happened before me and to what I have chosen to transcend.

As a Black artisan sourdough baker, I occupy a space that historically has not always included people who look like me. Every loaf we make, every market we attend, every young baker who walks through our doors and sees themselves reflected in our story matters. Representation matters. Intention matters. Visibility matters.

I did not get here alone. I stand on the shoulders of people who fought battles I will never fully understand so that I could have the opportunity to build something with my own hands, employ an incredible team, and create spaces where everyone feels welcome at the table.

Bread has always been more than bread to me. It is culture. It is community. It is nourishment. It is a way of showing people they belong. On Juneteenth, I think about how powerful it is that something as simple as a loaf of bread can carry stories of resilience, perseverance, and hope.

Today I celebrate freedom even when it feels like once again it is trying to be stripped away.. I celebrate possibility. I celebrate the generations who came before me, the community that supports us today, and the young people who might see our journey and realize there is room for them too.

Happy Juneteenth. May we continue to build a world where opportunity, dignity, and belonging are available to everyone.

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06/18/2026

Big shoutout and heartfelt thank you to TMB for helping us take another big step forward.

As we’ve been working behind the scenes on our new Ube Sourdough Pandesal collaboration with Señor Sisig, we’ve been looking for ways to increase production without sacrificing the quality, care, and consistency that got us here in the first place. This week, TMB helped us bring in a new divider-rounder that will allow our team to shape thousands of buns more efficiently while still keeping our hands, hearts, and craftsmanship in every batch.

Tomorrow, on Juneteenth, these Ube Sourdough Pandesal buns officially launch at Señor Sisig locations around the Bay Area, and we’re incredibly excited to share them with all of you. Moments like this don’t happen alone. They happen because of community, partnerships, and people who believe in your vision enough to help you build it.

From all of us at Rize Up, thank you TMB for helping us continue to grow, create opportunities, and bring more beautiful bread into the world. Every new piece of equipment represents more than steel and motors—it represents jobs, opportunity, and the ability to share our story with even more people.

Now let’s make some Ube buns. ✊🏾🍞💜

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06/17/2026

Running a small business is never easy. Closing one of your locations is even harder.

Our friends and neighbors at Decant have been a part of the fabric of this neighborhood for the last seven years, and this week they’re preparing to close their doors.

If you’ve ever enjoyed a bottle from them, attended an event, received a recommendation, or simply appreciated having an independent wine shop on Folsom Street, now is the time to show up.

Let’s help send them off with the love and support they deserve. Stop by, grab a few bottles of wine, stock up for summer, and help clear their shelves. Every purchase makes a difference as they navigate the difficult and expensive process of closing a business.

Community isn’t just about celebrating wins together—it’s about showing up for each other during the hard chapters too.

Thank you, Decant, for seven years of hospitality, conversation, and helping make our neighborhood a little richer. Let’s send them off in style. ❤️🍷



Decant closes its doors on Folsom June 20.
Fixture, furniture, and equipment sales:
June 21–22, 11am–3pm.
Go buy a bottle (or three). 🍷

06/14/2026

There are moments when I have to stop and really take it all in.

I remember standing in my basement during the early days of Rize Up, setting up my phone and going live while making bread late at night. Sometimes there would be 30 or 40 people watching. We’d talk about sourdough, life, community, and hope. Back then, those few dozen people felt like the whole world to me. Every comment, every encouraging word, every person who believed in what we were building helped carry us forward.

What started on a back porch, then moved into a basement, has grown into something I could have never fully imagined. Today, more than 33,000 people follow along on this journey. Tens of thousands of people who care not just about bread, but about the values behind it—community, inclusion, culture, resilience, and the belief that food has the power to bring people together.

To everyone who has watched a live, bought a loaf, shared a post, told a friend, attended a class, visited us at a farmers market, or simply cheered us on from afar—thank you. You have helped turn a dream into a movement and a small idea into a thriving community.

We are still growing. Still learning. Still trying to make beautiful things and create space for people to feel seen, welcomed, and nourished. And while the numbers are bigger now, the mission remains exactly the same.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in us. Thank you for believing in me.

With gratitude,

Z ✊🏾🍞❤️

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06/07/2026

The best meals don't start at a restaurant. They start on a Sunday morning, wandering a farmers market with no particular agenda — until something stops you. A smell. A loaf of bread that looks like someone loved it into existence. That's us. Black owned, Bay Area made, out here every week doing the work.
Come find us. Stock your kitchen. Eat well this week.
📍 Clement Farmers Market
📍 Marin Farmers Market
📍 Heart of the City Farmers Market
📍 Stonestown Farmers Market

06/03/2026

Let me tell you something about garlic. Not the sad, pre-minced stuff sitting in a jar at the back of your fridge. Real garlic. Whole cloves, submerged in olive oil and left alone to do their thing — low heat, no rushing, no shortcuts. They come out soft, sweet, almost jammy. Transformed. That's what's folded into every loaf we make. 🧄
We add thyme, because garlic confit without a little herbal backbone is like a great song with no rhythm section. It needs it. Trust us.
What to do with it:
Don't just eat it out of hand — though you will. It's amazing toasted, just by itself. But also, have you ever had savory bread pudding? Torn chunks, soft herbs — chives, dill, tarragon, whatever's looking at you from the farmers market — served alongside whipped goat cheese. Whisk a few tablespoons of heavy cream to soft peaks, fold in a couple ounces of soft chèvre, season aggressively, and enjoy it deeply. 🌿
Or reheat it in a hot oven, slice it thick, and put it next to roasted chicken, a piece of fish, or a chickpea stew with Iranian spices — saffron, dried limes, turmeric. This loaf has ambitions. 🍞✨

05/30/2026

Last call. 🔥
This is your final weekend to get the All Heat // No Hate loaf. Cheddar sourdough, jalapeño crunchy chile, roasted fire salsa — made in solidarity with , , and . Once they're gone, they're gone. Find us at the farmers market this weekend. 🍞🌶️

05/22/2026

Funny how a piece of equipment can hold so much history.

When we first got our Mono four-deck electric oven, it felt like the biggest leap imaginable. That oven helped us grow from scrappy beginnings into something real. Countless loaves, sleepless nights, breakthroughs, failures, tiny victories… all of it passed through those decks.

But growth has a funny way of making you outgrow even the things you once dreamed about. Since moving into our new space, the oven has been sitting quietly for the last couple years waiting for its next chapter.

Huge shout out to our friends over at TMB Baking for helping make that happen. They put together a sweet deal connecting us with our friend Alex over at Fire Swamp Bakery, and we honestly couldn’t be more excited to see this beautiful machine head into the hands of another passionate baker.

Today it leaves the building, and it feels equal parts emotional, exciting, and like a real rite of passage.

There’s something beautiful about bakery equipment continuing its story — helping the next crew chase their dreams the same way it helped us chase ours.

Massive respect to TMB and all the work they do helping bakers across Northern California and beyond find the tools they need to build something special.

Here’s to good people, good bread, and keeping the cycle going. 🖤🔥

05/20/2026

“I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.”…….

Most people spend their whole lives chasing the proverbial dream, never realizing that they are standing in it the entire time.

At Rize Up, we’ve always been a little underfunded, a little sleep deprived, a little stretched too thin. But somehow, through the fire, we built something beautiful anyway. Not because it was easy. Because the people beside us made it worth it.

Hardworking hands. Kind hearts. Capable people showing up every day trying to make something honest out of whatever life throws at them.

That’s the real destination.
Not the money. Not the applause.
This right here.

Living the dream in real time.

05/20/2026

At Rize Up Bakery, representation isn’t marketing — it’s everything.

Today a kind man named Mike walked into the bakery after seeing us featured on TV. He didn’t come for anything other than to support. And honestly… it made my whole day.

There’s something powerful about feeling seen. About knowing the story, the culture, the struggle, the art — all of it — connects with someone. Every loaf we make carries that intention.

Thank you to everyone who shows up for us, roots for us, and believes in what we’re building. Y’all make my heart smile. ✊🏾🖤

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1160 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
94103

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