Podcast appearances and mentions of avery ruzicka

Avery Ruzicka is the founder and head baker of Manresa Bread in the San Francisco Bay Area. On today's episode, Avery and host Jessie Sheehan walk through Avery's recipe for kouign-amann, the buttery, laminated pastry with a caramelized crunch from the Brittany region of France. Avery describes the layering process necessary to create its texture, including how to “letter fold” the dough, and she explains how to keep your butter at just the right temperature throughout the process.Thank you to Plugrà Premium European Butter for supporting our show. Visit Cherry Bombe's Event Calendar for our upcoming event dates, details, and tickets. Hosted by Jessie SheehanProduced by Kerry Diamond, Catherine Baker, and Elizabeth VogtEdited by Jenna SadhuContent & Partnerships Manager Londyn CrenshawRecorded at CityVox StudiosShe's My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.More on Avery: Instagram, Manresa BreadMore on Jessie: Instagram, “Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes” cookbookSubscribe to Cherry Bombe Magazine here.

#56. In the latest episode of The meez Podcast, we had the pleasure of conversing with the masterful Avery Ruzicka, founder and head baker of Manresa Bread. Avery delves into the art of breadmaking, sharing her passion for milling flour in-house and the distinctive flavors it yields. She also enlightens us on the benefits of natural leavening, not just for taste but for digestion too, and offers her take on the ubiquitous all-purpose flour.But Avery's expertise doesn't end at the oven. She's a culinary entrepreneur who's mastered the delicate balance of scaling a business without compromising on quality. From the intricacies of expansion to maintaining excellence across multiple locations, Avery's journey with Manresa Bread is a testament to her dual prowess as a chef and a savvy business operator.Tune in to this insightful episode to uncover the secrets behind crafting exceptional bread and the strategies that have allowed Avery to grow her business while keeping the essence of her craft alive. Thank you, Avery, for an enlightening conversation!Where to find Avery Ruzicka: InstagramLinkedInWhere to find host Josh Sharkey:InstagramLinkedInTikTokTwitterIn this episode, we cover:(02:37) Avery's background(05:08) Organization and calendars(10:07) The benefits of milling your own flour(24:12) Avery's thoughts on all purpose flour(27:54) Surrounding yourself with people who are smarter than you(38:26) The importance of the retention of team members(41:09) The reason behind Avery and Manresa Bread's success (44:35) Delegation in owning and running a business(52:50) Other bread programs Avery favors(57:29) What Avery would do if she had unlimited resources**SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR MEEZ POD LISTENERS**:Just give the code "meezpod24" to your meez Services Manager for a 100% discount on our “Premium Recipe Upload Service- Hourly (coupon covers 4 hours. one time use only, must be a meez customer)

We visit the Manresa Bakery in Los Gatos, California with Partner, Founder and Head Baker Avery Ruzicka. Chef Ruzicka shows us the secrets to making her classic pastry Kouign-amanns, originally from Brittany, France. She deliciously layers her pastry with raspberry plum jam and creamy French butter. Watch this and more baking and pastry videos at https://www.ciaprochef.com/butter/

We visit the Manresa Bakery in Los Gatos, California with Head Baker Avery Ruzicka. Chef Ruzicka shares the secrets to making her scrumptious corn Flour Sablés featuring creamy French butter.  Sables are a traditional French butter cookie with crushed corn added to the dough for crispy crunch. Watch this and more baking and pastry videos at https://www.ciaprochef.com/butter/

When you're part of the Manresa group - a widely celebrated 3-star Michelin rated restaurant in Los Gatos, California - you focus on ingredients and technique. Avery Ruzicka has worked with Chef David Kinch for almost a decade, but over the past few years she's been focused on Manresa Bread, with three locations in Silicon Valley. At her Campbell, CA location, she does a "Pizza Night" on Wednesdays, selling an artisan Sicilian pan pizza; while it's on hiatus during the pandemic, she's hoping to bring it back at the end of June or in July. Steve Dolinsky spoke with her just before the lockdown.

On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, after first meeting Chef David Kinch of Manresa in Los Gatos, CA, Avery Ruzicka was convinced to blindly move across country to work for him. While she begin in the front on the house, she eventually found her way back into bread baking, growing Manresa's bread program. Even past the farmer's market stalls, multiple brick and mortar locations of Manresa Bread no exist., and thousands of pounds of organic flour are milled in-house to make their naturally fermented sourdough loaves and laminated pastries. From levains to kouign amanns, and shipping to the contiguous 48 states, you too can break bread with Manresa.Image courtesy of Aubrie Pick.The Food Seen is powered by Simplecast.  

This one’s for the bread nerds and the fermentation geeks! Manresa baker Avery Ruzicka talks about what happens when your bread starter dies and how to come back from that, yeast strains, and living an Eric Ripert lifestyle. Plus lots of tips for successful bread fermentation. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407

It’s a curious combo, right? It reflects our three distinct guests. Yasmin Khan is the human rights activist turned food writer who is “challenging stereotypes of the Middle East, one pomegranate at a time.” She’s the author of The Saffron Tales and co-host of the online series The Perfect Dish. Diana Yen is the food stylist and founder of The Jewels of New York, the creative studio. She came by to talk holiday entertaining and even brought her famous bunny, Cleo. And for this week’s cookbook call in, Manresa Bread co-founder Avery Ruzicka shares her secrets for the most perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. Radio Cherry Bombe is powered by Simplecast

Avery Ruzicka is the force behind Manresa Bread, the celebrated bakery in Los Gatos, California. She studied politics, international studies, and creative writing at college in North Carolina, but her interest in food led her to culinary school in New York City. She focused on bread baking and after graduation worked with master baker Ben Hershberger at Per Se. She first crossed paths with Manresa Chef David Kinch as a student and eventually made her way out west to work at his celebrated restaurant. But there was a catch. The only job available was a front of house gig, so she worked as a runner and helped out in the kitchen when she could. Eventually, Avery began baking for Manresa full time and put together the restaurant’s bread program. Manresa Bread officially launched in March 2013 at several farmers’ markets in the area. The bakery opened its doors in January 2015 and regulars line up for the sourdough baguettes, football-sized loaves of levain, chocolate brioche, and almond croissants lovingly baked by Avery and her team.