August First — These European-style loaves are baked with love. From seven-grain and country French to ciabatta and brioche, the breads are delicious any way you slice ’em.
Other Finalists (Inside Chittenden County)
- Great Harvest Bread Co.
- Klinger’s Bread Company
- O Bread Bakery
- Trent’s Bread
Red Hen Baking Co. — Watch bakers work while you grab a massive miche, open-crumbed ciabatta or “sprouternickel.” Breads are made with grains sourced from within 150 miles of the bakery.
Other Finalists (Outside Chittenden County)
- Bonté Bakery
- Downhill Bread
- The Manghis’ Bread
- Red House Sweets
This article appears in Seven Daysies 2025.



