Tall Shadow, known for its popular craft sourdough often found at farmers markets, officially has a storefront. Co-owners Cass Helps and Dayle Kennedy, together with industry veterans Miki Ellis and Stephen Whiteside, have opened Tall Shadow Bakery (2474 East Hastings Street) in the heart of East Vancouver.
The new 2,000 square foot brick-and-mortar location features quite a group of experienced hospitality talent. The front-of-house is led by fellow baker and cook Annabelle Choi, while celebrated pastry chef Kiko Nakata is in-charge of all the delectable pastries, cookies, and sweets.
“We started our business out of a local commissary over four years ago, and are so humbled by the incredible growth and support we’ve experienced so far,” says Helps. “Dayle and I are thrilled to team up with Miki and Stephen, to open this bakery and storefront. We love what we do, and we love sourdough. We’re so glad our community feels the same way.”
Tall Shadow is known for using organic grains and a slow fermentation process for their signature sourdoughs. At the bakery, they have also expanded to making milk bread, bagels, buns, baguettes, and sandwich loaves.
In addition to bread, Nakata has filled its bakery shelves with a selection of treats, from seasonal pop tarts, cream puffs, funfetti cookies to buckwheat scones, oat bars, and cornbread.
Guests can also enjoy drinks from a full beverage menu, including coffee, featuring beans from local micro-roaster Modus, and tea from Cultivate.
“East Vancouver is our community, and having Tall Shadow Bakery be our neighbourhood cafe is definitely a dream,” adds Ellis, who also co-owns Dachi, Hanai, and Michelin Guide-recommended Elephant with business partner Whiteside. “Cass and Dayle are incredible and so talented. We’ve been ordering their bread for Dachi since we first opened, and are so thrilled to now work even closer together.”
Tall Shadow features 16 seats inside, with a couple outdoor communal benches available. The cozy interior was personally designed and built by the team.
Guests can continue to get their Tall Shadow fix at select farmers markets across Vancouver and at Mucker Next Door. The East Hastings bakery is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 9 a.m. until sold-out.
For more information, please visit www.tallshadowbakery.com.
