Dec 6, 2022
Several of the worker/owners at
Arizmendi Bakery on Ninth Avenue have been
there since the place opened 22 years ago. Around half of them have
worked there for two decades.
Continuing our series on San
Francisco co-ops, this time we travel to the Inner
Sunset and this special place that serves up so many delicious
treats. Whether it's a morning pastry, an evening vegetarian pizza,
or an delicious cookie for dessert, Arizmendi has got you
covered.
In Part 1, Sue Lopez speaks to her own
history as well as how the original spot in the East Bay,
Berkeley's Cheese Board Collective,
spawned what today is a Bay Area group of cooperative bakeries.
The conversation covers such topics as: what it meant for a co-op
to expand to more than one location; the differences among
Arizmendi/Cheese Board locations; how the Ninth Avenue location
brings about new menu items; the cooperative movement of the
late-1960s/early 1970s; the meaning of the name "Arizmendi";
opening the spot on Ninth Avenue, which was the third in the
collective group; and the Inner Sunset community.
Check back next week to hear the stories of a couple other
baker/owners of Arizmendi.
If you missed it, please go back and check out our episode
with Other
Avenues Grocery Cooperative.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
NOBAWC
This episode was recorded at Arizmendi Bakery on Ninth Avenue in
the inner Sunset in November 2022.
Photography by Jeff Hunt