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Corvus Coffee Expands to the Burbs, Adds Extraordinary Fox and Raven Bakery
via 303 Magazine
Posted July 17, 2022 10:41 pm
by Paul Bonneville
Adding The Fox & The Raven Bakery to our database, which is a sister company to Corvus Coffee, after running into Erik and Savanah at the Grain from the Plains Wheat Harvest Festival this past Saturday. Did a little research and came across this article from September of 2020 that talks about the original launch of the joint venture:
Before evidencing a closely-linked culinary ideology, Czarnecki made a strong impression on Goodlaxson in the form of a thoughtfully-prepared “bribe.” “She came in and interviewed and brought a bunch of really good baked goods,” laughed Goodlaxson. Coming from a science background, Czarnecki began baking after becoming disillusioned with a career in oil and gas. After an apprenticeship at Babettes Artisan Bread in 2018, she was hired in 2019 for Frasca’s bread program, where she worked under head pastry chef Alberto Hernandez.
Her locally-oriented philosophy and on-site milling have rightfully received a cosign from Dry Storage bread baker Daniel Gray, with miller Colton Steiner actually helping to set the millstones in Fox and Raven’s kitchen. While the bakery clearly provides an outlet for Czarnecki’s natural talent, much of her approach is still informed by her more technical background. “My recipe book looks like a lab notebook,” she smiled.
Appears that Claire Czarnecki has moved on (didn't chat about history with Erik), but sounds like their bakery is going strong. We hope to get down to visit them in the near future.