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2025 Press Clips

Eater SF
Eater SF
Solano Bakery
East Bay Express
East Bay Express
Best of the East Bay
7x7
7x7
KA DAY
Culture Spy: East Bay Express
Culture Spy: East Bay Express
KA DAY
Tablehopper
Tablehopper
KA DAY
What the Fork: East Bay Express
What the Fork: East Bay Express
KA DAY
ABC 7
ABC 7
Savor Croissants

2024 Press Clips

Edible East Bay
Edible East Bay
Bakeries of College Avenue
The Mercury News
The Mercury News
Talking Pastry with the King of Kouign
The Mercury News
The Mercury News
12 of the Best Croissants
ABC 7
ABC 7
What is Kouign Amann?
SF GATE
SF GATE
An Oakland bakery put an unusual twist on a cult-favorite pastry. It's delicious.
BAKE Magazine
BAKE Magazine
Perfecting Kouign Amann
Tablehopper
Tablehopper
A Treat Fit for a Kouign
EATER SF
EATER SF
The Best Bakeries in the East Bay
French Morning
French Morning
— FINALIST — Best Croissants in the Bay Area
East Bay Times
East Bay Times
Starter Bakery’s retail outlet settling in just fine in Oakland’s Rockridge

2024 Awards & Accolades

East Bay Express
East Bay Express
— SILVER WINNER: Best Desserts
East Bay Express
East Bay Express
— SILVER WINNER: Best Bakery
SFBG Best of the Bay
SFBG "Best of the Bay"
— WINNER — Editor's Choice

2023 Press Clips

Pastry Arts Magazine
Pastry Arts Magazine
Starter Bakery in Berkeley and Oakland, CA
Diablo Magazine
Diablo Magazine
East Bay Bakeries
Restaurant Hospitality
Restaurant Hospitality
Kouign-amann pioneer Brian Wood expands into retail with Starter Bakery in Oakland, Calif.
The Bold Italic
The Bold Italic
Two New Bakeries Already Set to Stand Among the Bay's Best: Juniper & Starter Bakery
NOSH
NOSH
All the East Bay restaurants that opened in March
QSR
QSR
California's Starter Bakery Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Location
7x7
7x7
Cakes, Kouign-Amann + Bagels Galore at 5 New Oakland Bakeries
East Bay Express
East Bay Express
For Starters
Pure Wow
Pure Wow
Move Over Kouign Amann—This Will Be 2023’s Hottest New Pastry
AOL
AOL
SF GATE
SF GATE
He made kouign-amann famous in the Bay Area. He finally opened an Oakland bakery.
SF Business Times
SF Business Times
Friday Digest: Parkmerced loan may sell at big discount; new eateries crop up
Piedmont Exedra
Piedmont Exedra
New Nearby
Berkeleyside
Berkeleyside
Hotly anticipated new Oakland bakery opens this weekend
Mercury News
Mercury News
New pastries! Beloved Starter Bakery opens first retail cafe in Oakland
Diablo Magazine
Diablo Magazine
Diablo Dish: Starter Bakery Starts Up in Oakland
EATER SF
EATER SF
How Many Test Runs Does It Take to Achieve the Perfect Croissant? Starter Bakery Says 37
SF Chronicle
SF Chronicle
These beloved Bay Area pastries have found a home of their own
WHAT NOW
WHAT NOW
Starter Bakery is finally getting its own brick-and-mortar

2022 Press Clips

Tablehopper
Tablehopper
Some More Fun Holiday Gift Ideas and Seasonal Treats
Mercury News
Mercury News
Panettone choices explode in the Bay Area due to Eataly's arrival
Berkeleyside
Berkeleyside
Where to find fantastic Thanksgiving pies in Berkeley and Oakland
Berkeleyside
Berkeleyside
Berkeley's Starter Bakery is opening a storefront in Rockridge
Eater SF
Eater SF
San Francisco Bakery Black Jet is Selling Adorably Explicit Cakes to Raise Money for Planned Parenthood
Berkeleyside
Berkeleyside
6 of the East Bay's most delightful kouign amanns