The Spoke & Bird Bakehouse

Not only should you eat local, but DRINK local too! Check out our tap list at the South Loop Cafe, which is your favorite? 👇

We LOAF a good behind the scenes of how our sourdough is made!
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We score our sourdough loaves to encourage the dough to rise and create a more even texture. Our bread stands out because of its consistent nature, thanks to our expert bakers at the bakehouse! Don’t be shy, and come by to try out our bread–we’re proud to serve it! Check out the link in our bio to learn how you can get our natural, homemade bread in YOUR restaurant, hotel, or cafe!

It’s time to take on the trails this summer. Why not fuel up RIGHT with our bakehouse granola? Unlike store bought brands, our granola is made in-house by our Pilsen bakehouse team using locally sourced ingredients. With an ingredient list you can ACTUALLY read, why wouldn’t you choose this to energize your ride?

Revel in all its glory. This is our Pain de Mie, also known as a Pullman Loaf. The name comes from very literal terms. “Pain” is the French word for “bread”, and “la mie” is the soft part of the bread, called the crumb in English.

We love this bread because of its versatile uses. Stellar for sandwiches, french toast, or just on its own with a little salted butter and jam. (Available for wholesale and pick-up)

How do you like your bread? 👇

Our buns have 7 ingredients and THAT’S IT. You might be asking, really? Yes. Really. Don’t believe us? Try it for yourself, and on top of it here’s the ingredients listed out. Less than a 30 second read: Flour, eggs, butter, milk, sugar, osmo yeast, and salt. Delightfully simple, and astoundingly delicious.

Fill in the blank: Saturdays are for fresh baked banana bread and ______.
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Orders will be packaged and headed out to their happy homes soon. We love our wholesale partners! Almost as much as we love banana bread😉

Grow, learn, and prosper with us as we take over Printer's Row and Bridgeport neighborhoods. (And get paid while doing it).

Email [email protected] with your resume and something witty to make the hiring manager laugh while reading all these applications.

Happy applying!

The Spoke & Bird is growing and we need Baristas, Servers, and Culinary Engineers interested in helping us expand our sustainable, local field-to-fork concepts.
Where theory meets action, we appreciate individuals that align with our mission: provide delicious and healthy food to the communities we help build while creating a welcoming environment.
We pride ourselves in being a movement that our team is proud to be a part of and in which they can take ownership in and improve.
If you enjoy knowing where your food comes from, and have the morality that leads along with it, you might love working with us.

Send your resume or some semblance of work history along with a short intro to [email protected]

Remember those New Year’s resolutions you had to eat less carbs?
If you’re staying strong, let yourself have a cheat day and indulge. If you’ve left that goal dead in the water, continue to live your truth. We’ve got bagels in store, OR you can buy them wholesale as well! Link in bio for more info.

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Fuel your Monday right, and no other way. Caffeine, great tasting coffee, AND latte art? Your day can't start better than this. Lattes, pastries, and delicious food items to go. 7am to 7pm Monday through Friday, and 7am to 5pm on weekends. Don't be shy, stop by already!
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One example of the many types of bread we offer! From pain de mie to sourdough, and everything in between. We've got you covered. Click the link in our bio to find out more about the wholesale process, and what you can do to become a part of it!

Are you currently working for a chef or owners who don't see your hidden talent?

Read below, visit our website and send a resume to: [email protected]

We're looking for an experienced commercial baker excited about production, organization, efficiency and creativity.

We provide flexible daytime hours and seek a baker 3-4 days a week, with the possibility of full time hours in the future. Some weekends required.

Were you enticed by more money only to find yourself working 70-80 hours a week for "peanuts" pay-per-hour with zero personal time?

Life is Too Short to Work in a Job You Hate!

You mist have relevant, recent experience. Inquiries without a resume (to: [email protected]) will NOT be considered.

ALL our Baristas made between $22 - $30 AN HOUR. This was their base + credit card tips.

Our standards and attention to detail are that of what you would expect from a specialty coffee shop and the tips you would expect from a bar or restaurant!

We need EXPERIENCED baristas, with ~2 years of specialty coffee background.

Please send your resume or some semblance of work history along with an introduction. Make it easy for us to want to contact you and join our team.

We need peeps to be that conduit between our delicious locally sourced food and beverages and our guests.

The Spoke & Bird is growing and looking for Baristas and FOH Leads - ideally all in one - to help us toward our quest of coffee excellence and exceptional service.

If you enjoy knowing where you food comes from and prefer not to order it by number - we might like working together.

We use Counter Culture Coffee single-origin coffees, blends, and espresso. All Spoke & Bird employees are encouraged to enroll in Counter Culture's Counter coffee education courses (which we'll pay for!) and work toward the Barista Certification.

You'll welcome all guests to the store and engage them in discussion of coffee, tea, and food offerings. Learn to make and serve all beverages on our menu in a timely fashion. Complete daily and weekly side work and cleaning duties.

Please - No phone calls.

Hope to hear from you soon.

The BEST savory breakfast!

Bakehouse Strata
A thick slice of savory bread pudding, with eggs, milk, onion, garlic, fresh herbs, swiss, pecorino. Topped with olive oil, salt & pepper

Yes, you do need a cinnamon roll right now

Brioche cinnamon roll filled with maple syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon, topped with vanilla rum icing

Treat yourself now... and later.

Amazing coffee, housemade pastries and baked goods available daily at both Spoke & Bird locations.

We're coming for ya Monday.....

GIBASSIER
Classic French treat made with fruited olive oil, candied orange and anise, and dusted with baker's sugar

With your morning coffee or with your afternoon tea, any time is a good time for a scone

Whether hiking rugged trails or the urban outdoors, our Bakehouse Granola is the perfect fuel for your journey.

Our fresh baked granola is made with thick cut rolled oats from La Crosse Milling Company in Cochrane, WI; lightly sweetened with local maple and a hint of cinnamon.

BRONUT [broh-nuht]

Baked brioche roll, because we don’t make fried food, piped full of our house seasonal jam, brushed with butter and rolled in sugar

We are!

We're in search of rock solid folks with a passion for local, sustainable food & the talent to make the magic happen as a:







Send your resume to [email protected] and tell us how awesome you are

A batch made in heaven....

HAM & CHEESE MORNING BUN
Local ham, swiss, and whole-grain mustard swirled in a savory brioche roll and topped with cracked black pepper and shaved pecorino.