3/25/2023 0 Comments By the way bakery![]() ![]() “Over our winter break, Etna Enterprises (the contractor who has done nearly all of the construction work at all of our businesses over seven years) replaced the flooring, added tiling in the customer area, installed some retail shelves and repainted. “Our energy was focused on the cafe most of last year so the bakery was purely functional and not customer-facing,” Britty O’Connor said. 7 Maple Avenue had to be redesigned to fit the new needs of the space, and transition from a cafe-style layout to a customer-facing retail bakery. It began the eight-month renovation process in May of 2022. “It’s my favorite spot to eat in Hamilton and can’t wait to try what they offer.” “I think it’s awesome that Flour & Salt is opening a new bakery location,” Greene said. Sophomore Alex Greene echoed this support, noting his excitement to try new bakery menu items. “Flour & Salt is one of the few great places for breakfast in this town and I am extremely happy that they are opening a new storefront,” Kanumuri said. Sophomore Aryan Kanumuri highlighted his positive experiences with Flour & Salt as a reason for his enthusiasm about the new Maple Avenue bakery opening. Student response to the new location has been overwhelmingly positive. “Not only does this contribute to the staff’s professional development by offering opportunities for them to create or hone techniques, but we also get to offer products that might feel like home to a customer because of their origin.” “We’re most looking forward to introducing more unique and delicious foods to the Hamilton, Colgate and surrounding communities,” Britty O’Connor said. ![]() As stated by Britty O’Connor, the bakery is another extension of the O’Connor couple’s desire to innovate the Hamilton food scene. In addition to the Flour & Salt Cafe and new bakery-only satellite shop, they also helm Martha’s On Madison (MOMs), a tavern and specialty store. With the opening of the bakery, the O’Connors now run three brick-and-mortar businesses in the Village of Hamilton. These are specific to weekdays so be sure to check the bread schedule to see what we sell when! We also sell whole cakes, cake slices, cupcakes, macarons, whole pies, gluten-free sweets, cookies and holiday-specific items.” “At the bakery, we sell sourdough-based breads like baguettes, levain and buckwheat as well as other breads like rosemary salt focaccia, challah and whole wheat and brioche sandwich loaves. Bakery is different from anything we’re selling at the Lebanon Street cafe,” owner Britty O’Connor said. In addition, items the bakery sells will be unique from the cafe located on Lebanon Street, which opened last spring in the building previously occupied by The Rye Berry Café. ![]() According to the Flour & Salt Instagram account the bakery will also be used as the pick-up location for special-ordered bagels, pastries and other items. The Maple Avenue location stocks standard bakery items like breads and cakes, in addition to some specialty items. Colgate University alumni Britty and Brendan O’Connor ‘12, owners of Flour & Salt Bakery & Cafe, have opened a new bakery located in the space that previously housed their full-service cafe at 7 Maple Ave.
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