July 9,2016-
French baker Pagnol At 3rd Street Bakery is ready to invite the Los Osos community in for their first taste at a “soft opening” of their enterprise on Saturday July 16. Owners Mark Stambler and protoge baker Marcus Marren have invited people to stop by their bakery at 1229 3rd St, Los Osos from 4 to 6Pm to sample baked goods and drink a little wine and”meet the bakers.” Mark founded the Los Angles in-home based Pagno Boulanger some years ago and has made a name for himself not only providing authentic French breads and baked goods using the freshest local ingredients and founded a Bakers organization to promote home baking. His website describes some of his history as a “renegade baker.“ “After being busted by the LA County Health Department in 2011 for selling my homemade bread, I worked with the Sustainable Economies Law Center and Assemblyman Mike Gatto to pass the California Homemade Food Act, which is now California’s cottage food law. As a result, I now proudly make my bread in my home kitchen…” Mark says “I use distilled water, sea salt, organic grains and flour, and wild yeast. I mill all my organic whole-grain flour right before I bake with it, the best way to retain the flavor of the grain.” Publicist Leyna Lightman says Mark bought the former 3rd Street Bakery after owner Richard Webb, a master baker himself, passed away. “Mark often visited the Central Coast and knew Richard.” The building houses the bakery and has living quarters upstairs and the bakery store on the ground floor. Marcus will live upstairs. The reborn 3rd St bakery will open with regular hours in August. The store will offer rustic breads and pastries and fresh coffee from SLO Coffee. Among his awards Mark Stambler was named one of Dessert Professional Magazine’s top ten bread bakers of 2015. 