The Model Bakery

About the Business

Specialties

Model Bakery specializes in freshly baked artisan breads, pastries and desserts. We offer breakfast and lunch - try our breakfast sandwich on our world famous English muffins! Or for lunch, freshly made soup, panini, pizza and sandwiches.

History

Established in 1908.

The Model Bakery has been part of the Napa Valley for over 80 years. Our original location is in downtown St. Helena, where our artisan bakers still use original brick ovens built by Italian masons in the early 1920's. Our new bakery and storefront is located at the Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa. We specialize in artisan breads made with organic stone ground flour and the highest quality ingredients. Twice daily our bakes include sourdough, pain levain, sweet french baguettes, toasted walnut bread, or harvest fruit levain. The Model Bakery is a family owned business, run by mother/ daughter team Karen and Sarah Mitchell "Our levain starter, used to start the fermentation in our bread dough, is made from wine grapes from our family's sustainably farmed vineyard. " In addition to a full breakfast and lunch menu, we offer a full line of baked pastries; scones and muffins, filled croissants, morning buns, pain au chocolate. We also have plenty of cakes, pies and desserts!

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Sarah M.

Business Owner

Sarah Mitchell has been an owner of The Model Bakery since 2001. She moved back to the Napa Valley to help run the business with her mother, Karen, who started the business in 1984. Sarah has a degree in politics and Spanish from UC Santa Cruz, and spent several years working in corporate sales - Xerox, Canon and Oracle in the Bay Area. Sarah was tiring of the corporate culture and saw an opportunity to return to the Napa Valley and take over the family business. Sarah has helped grow the wholesale bread business to over 50 accounts in the Napa Valley we deliver to daily!