The walls of the Old Mill District’s new brick and mortar are having a hard time containing the customers flocking in for fresh bread, pastries and coffee. After only two weeks since its soft opening, M’s Bakery has a consistent line out the door, and the smell of sourdough wafts through the beautiful, tall archways from the kitchen. By the end of the month, this production area will have a glass gate door so customers can still bear witness to the magic of what’s baking. The terracotta light fixtures, green tiles and wooden benches add beautiful visual accents to the white, clean walls. From Mexico City and Arizona by way of southern California, the owners Dario Muciño Trujillo and Macy Davis have created a southwestern vibe with a modern flare.
The bakery is well staffed with happy faces all working together, pairing fantastic service with a beautiful array of baked goods. Personally, I found it hard to choose between the staple sourdoughs: classic, country wheat, olive and sesame. But when I realized the olive was made with Castelvetranos, it was a shoo-in, and a great choice it was. The generous pieces of olive added a texturally pleasant shift from the fluffy dough surrounded by a full-flavored crust. The blueberries in the buckwheat muffin were very fresh, and the croissant was the way a croissant should be: The outer layer was crispy, encasing buttery, flakey, pillowy layers. What wowed me most was the monkey bread — not only because it’s incredibly rare to see monkey bread on a menu, but the harmony of taste and texture was spot on. Coated in just the right amount of powdered sugar, each pull-apart bite was light and quickly melted in your mouth. M’s drink menu is stacked with a variety of coffees, teas and sparkling drinks.
M’s Bakery will celebrate its grand opening at the end of January, at which point the hours will be 7am to 3pm. Until then, the hours are truncated — 8am to 1pm — and the seating is limited while some construction is finished. No need to wait until the grand opening though, even in an unfinished state M’s Bakery is a delight for all your senses!
This article appears in The Source Weekly January 23, 2025.
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Can’t wait to get after this! Sparrow, for too long, has rested on tourist books telling you that’s where you need to go. The bread………..is not good. Sparrow makes a hell of a cookie though. COCC is up there with the best cookie anywhere, IMO.