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ZU Bakery

Coordinates: 43°38′54″N 70°15′52″W / 43.648411°N 70.264448°W / 43.648411; -70.264448
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Street address81 Clark Street
CityPortland
StateMaine
Postal/ZIP Code04102
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°38′54″N 70°15′52″W / 43.648411°N 70.264448°W / 43.648411; -70.264448

ZU Bakery is a bakery located at 81 Clark Street in Portland, Maine that won a James Beard award in 2024.[1][2][3]

The bakery opens at 9 a.m. to serve French pastries. As those sell out they are replaced by breads and finally pizzas. In addition to traditional French-style pastries and breads, it bakes Irish scones and Italian biscotti.[1]

History

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ZU Bakery was founded by Barak Olins in a Freeport, Maine barn owned by his brother and sister-in-law in 2000.[2] It moved to Clark Street in Portland's West End in 2022. The bakery uses wood-fired ovens to bake French-style pastries.[4] It won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Bakery in 2024.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Walker, Genevieve (2023-03-07). "Designed to Flow". The Maine Mag. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Pols, Mary (2014-04-27). "Barak Olins of Zu Bakery". Press Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ Ross, Andrew (2022-12-14). "Dine Out Maine: The Best of 2022". Press Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ "Portland bakery, pastry chef win 2024 James Beard Awards". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ Severson, Kim. "The Full List of the 2024 James Beard Chef and Restaurant Award Winners". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.