Michael's Artisan Bakery is your neighbourhood bakery offering fresh organic breads baked on-site daily, including gluten-free breads. Stop in for lunch to enjoy our hand crafted sandwiches and soups, with daily lunch specials. Pick up freshly baked muffins and pastries for breakfast, or treat yourself to some fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies and cakes.more...See more text
A European-trained chef, Chander Arora lived in Germany for eight years before he moved to Canada. Settling down with his family, he worked in a number of well-respected restaurants and hotels in the city, all the while searching for the perfect place to call his own.
“A friend told me this place was up for sale after only six months in operation. So I sat here the whole day looking at it and then I worked with the baker for a few nights,” says Chander. “I loved the place, so I bought it and that’s when I learned baking.”
When he took ownership in 2000, Michael’s Artisan BakeryCafé was a bread only bakery, but he soon set out to create the bakery café that it is today. “Customers wanted more than just bread, so we opened up the kitchen to offer soup and sandwiches,” says Chander. “And I brought in a friend of mine, a pastry chef, and we started doing cookies and cakes.”
As his business grew, Chander also brought in a baker to keep the fresh organic bread selection plentiful, so he could spend his days behind the counter preparing lunch, catching up with loyal customers and making friends with new ones.
Since buying the business, chef/owner Chander Arora has expanded the bakery to serve the lunch and dinnertime needs of the surrounding community. Offering classic sandwiches made from fresh and organic ingredients, the bakery has become a destination for those seeking a casual lunch. In addition to their sandwiches, they have a number of soups and daily specials available for takeout and dining in.