Breads On Oak

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Restaurant information
Established2012
Owner(s)Sean & Chamain O’Mahony
Food typeVegan
Dress codeCasual
CityNew Orleans
CountyOrleans
StateLouisiana
CountryU.S.
Coordinates29°57′04″N 90°08′06″W / 29.9510°N 90.1349°W / 29.9510; -90.1349
ReservationsNo
Websitebreadsonoak.com

Breads on Oak is a bakery and café in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that specializes in organic ingredients, breads, vegan cuisine, and a café style menu of breakfast and lunch food offerings. There are two locations, the original bakery on Oak Street and a second location on Carondelet Street, which opened in 2020. Upon its opening in 2012, Breads on Oak was the first bakery and café in New Orleans to use only organic ingredients.[1]

History

Sean and Chamain O’Mahony founded Breads on Oak in 2012.[2] Sean O'Mahony was born in New Orleans. After serving in the United States Marines, he worked at a bakery in Utah.[1] He studied baking at the French Pastry School and decided to return to New Orleans to open a French-style bakery.[3] The bakery is located in a former appliance store. Chamain is vegan, which led to the O'Mahonys offering a small selection of vegan items on their menu.[2] Starting in 2018, they expanded to offer an entirely plant-based menu.[2][4][5]

In 2016, VegNews named Breads on Oak's Boston Cream Stuffed Brioche one of the 50 best vegan desserts in the United States.[6] That same year, the bakery was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect robbed the register and four customers.[7] The following year, in 2017, the bakery was named the best bakery in Louisiana on Yelp.[8] Eater named Breads On Oak one of the best vegan restaurants in New Orleans in 2019.[9]

In January 2020, Breads On Oak opened a second location on Carondelet Street, connected to a Hampton by Hilton.[2] A few months later, the new location was temporarily closed and the Oak Street location shifted to take out only due to COVID-19.[10]

Cuisine

Breads On Oak specializes in breads and vegan cuisine. They use organic ingredients, including flour, and source locally much of their produce, including growing their own fruits and herbs.[1][3] They make six types of bread: miche, multigrain, fruit and nut, olive, baguettes, and ciabatta.[4] Their baked goods include vegan king cakes, with optional "adult king cakes" that are filled with liquor-based creams.[2] Breads on Oak also makes brioche filled with vanilla cream with chocolate ganache on top; chocolate chip walnut flax cookies, gluten free brownies, muffins, and vegan croissants.[1][4]

The café menu, which is the same at both locations, serves breakfast all day and lunch items.[2][4] It includes biscuit sandwiches, quiche, salads, burgers and crab cakes made with hearts of palm and chickpeas.[2] They also offer a vegan version of a muffuletta called a "muffanada."[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Breads on Oak, New Orleans' organic bakery and cafe - IntheNOLA.com". In the NOLA. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g McNulty, Ian (8 January 2020). "With vegan king cakes and biscuit sandwiches, Breads on Oak opens second bakery in CBD". NOLA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b DiBenedetto, Christopher. "The 10 Best Bakeries in Louisiana!". bestthingsla.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Pesono, Carla. "ALL NEW Carla's Menu at a 100% vegan and organic bakery & lunch spot, Breads on Oak!". Breads On Oak. Retrieved 11 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Webber, Jemima (20 June 2018). "New Orleans Bakery Ditches Meat, Dairy, and Eggs and Goes Vegan". LIVEKINDLY. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ "50 Best Vegan Desserts in America". VegNews. October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Lane, Emily. "'This is a bakery. We don't have a safe,' victims tell Breads on Oak robber". NOLA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ Telling, Marie. "Here's The Best Bakery In Every State, According To Yelp". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ^ Lorell, Clair (9 July 2018). "The Best 15 Vegan Restaurants in New Orleans". Eater New Orleans. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. ^ Lurye, Sharon (27 April 2020). "Along Oak Street, business owners preserve their community during the stay-at-home mandate". Uptown Messenger. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. ^ "See It: New Orleans". Breads On Oak. National Geographic. Retrieved 11 May 2020.[permanent dead link]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Breads On Oak.
  • Official website
  • "Breads on Oak: Vegan & ‘Adult’ King Cakes" Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine on WLOX
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