Why We Don't Make Everything Gluten-Free
Some of our cakes are gluten-free and some are not. That is a choice. We will not compromise what makes a German cake good just to put a label on it.
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German baking traditions, Asheville food culture, and stories from our micro bakery.
What Germans Actually Eat for Their Birthdays
A customer in Asheville asked for a chocolate birthday cake. I knew the one. But it got me thinking about how German birthdays are different here, starting with the fact that you are expected to bring your own cake.
Kaffee und Kuchen: The German Coffee and Cake Tradition (And Why Our Bakery Is Named 3pm)
Kaffee und Kuchen is the German afternoon tradition of coffee and cake — a daily ritual at 3pm that most Americans have never heard of. It's why our bakery is named 3pm, and it shaped the lighter, less-sweet style of German baking.
What a Bakery Taught Data Scientists About Practical Technology
I had five minutes at SciPy 2026 to tell a room full of data scientists what it is like running a two-person German bakery with open-source technology. The response surprised me.
How Six Months at the Market Made Asheville Feel Like Home
We moved to Asheville not knowing anyone. Six months of running a bakery at the farmers market changed the way we connect with this city.
Meet Wright, the Open-Source Engine Behind Our Bakery
A farmers market bakery built an open-source Python library for production planning and recipe costing. Here is a quick look at wright and why we released it.
How to Order a Whole Cake in the Greater Asheville Area
Need a whole German Cheesecake for a birthday or a tray of Spinach Tartlets for a party? We take custom orders by email or at the market, and we can deliver in the greater Asheville area.
How We Automate Grocery Lists for Market Day Baking
When a single market day means baking across five or six different recipes, the grocery list gets complicated fast. Here's how we built a system that turns a free-text bake plan into an organized shopping list in a matter of moments.
How the North Asheville Market Started Our Bakery
A year ago we walked through the North Asheville Farmers Market as visitors, wondering if this could be our home. We had no idea we'd leave with the seed of a business.
Why We Make Vanilla Sugar and Pudding Powders from Scratch
In Germany, pudding powder and vanilla sugar are pantry staples, the kind every Oma makes herself. When I moved to the US and read the ingredient lists on the American versions, I knew we'd have to make our own.
What Is Quark? The German Ingredient I Learned About the Hard Way
My wife Mary sent me to a German grocery store for quark. I had no idea what I was looking for. Now it's the reason our cheesecake is different from every other bakery in Asheville.