Our story
The Bread Board began in my heart unknowingly as a child. As a young girl, I spent my days visiting and baking with my grandma next door. I loved to be in the kitchen with her. I also grew to love a lady who would show up to our house every week in her station wagon delivering day old English Muffins to my family. I could never remember her name and to this day I think of her as “The Bread Lady.”
In 2017 I had the opportunity to attend a week long sourdough artisan bread baking course. I learned the basics of how to make sourdough breads, bagels, focaccia and English Muffins. At the end of the week, I drove 5 hours to deliver my fresh baked English Muffins to “the bread lady” so I could thank her for weekly blessing my family so many years ago.
In 2018 I decided it was time to begin selling my products that I had been practicing since my class. In the fall of 2020 I began selling to a local market cafe and was so busy baking I had to hire someone so I didn’t have to work six 14 hour days anymore.
January 2021 was the beginning of bread subscriptions from my licensed home kitchen, bringing about a lot of excitement as I got to see the joy on my customers faces when they picked up a fresh baked loaf of sourdough bread that I enjoyed creating for them.
August 2021 I finally opened up my storefront in downtown Pella, Iowa. I have loved expanding my business to more than just breads by adding muffins, cruffins, scones, soups, salads, sandwiches, and more - made from scratch daily. It is such a joy to see so many people stop by and enjoy a variety of food from my kitchen.
Artisan Bread Camp 2017
World’s Best Chicken Salad!
Our Best selling lunch menu item
Our Menu
More than just bread.
The Bread Board
Daily offers fresh homemade soups, new flavors every day, made with fresh ingredients without any additives or preservatives, just how grandma used to do it. Our scones and pastries are also made fresh in house daily. Menu items like quiche, breakfast sandwiches, and all lunch menu items are also made in house for the best possible product. We desire to give our customers an enjoyable and tasty experience whether you order your food to enjoy in house or on the go.
Core Principles
- All employees of The Bread Board will adhere to moral and ethical principles and total honesty, honor and reliability.
Excellence- We at The Bread Board have a high standard for personal achievement because of who God says we are. The products we produce will have distinction and quality. Personal passion and dedication will be the driving force to pursuing excellence.
Creativity- Baking beautiful artisan bread is a creative art. It takes skill and talent and Integritypractice. Each loaf we create is a beautiful artistic masterpiece created for your enjoyment.