Hand forged artisan bread

Hewn in the News, Employment Opportunities and Current Protocols & Procedures

Please consider donating to the GoFundMe fundraiser to benefit Gabi Walker-Aguilar of 4 Suns Fresh Juices in Evanston. Her business was destroyed by a fire on February 3rd.
To make a donation, click here.

Hewn in the News:  Food & Wine magazine featured Hewn as one of the Best Bakeries in America and in the article The Best Bread in Every State. Hewn was listed among the Best Bread Bakeries at the Food Network, and as one of the Best Bakeries in Chicago by Thrillist. Click here to listen to our recent interview on the WBBM Noon Business Hour.  Click here to read Midwest Living Magazine’s “Best of the Midwest.”  Click here to watch  Steve Dolinsky’s recent segment on the bakery on NBC5 Chicago.  To learn more about our expansion to Libertyville, click here.

Take & Bake Instructions:

Morning Buns

Brie en Croute

Employment Opportunities:

Please visit our Culinary Agents page for open positions.

Protocols and Procedures:

Our retail store is open Wednesday through Friday, 7 am-5 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 7 am-3 pm in Evanston.  Our Libertyville hours are Wednesday-Friday, 7am-4pm; Saturday & Sunday, 7:30am-1pm.  If you would like to place a pre-order, visit our online store.  Online ordering is only available for our Evanston Bakehouse. Once we receive your order, you will be invoiced through Square.  Online Pre-Orders must be placed two days ahead of time.  So, if you place your order Thursday, it will be ready for you on Saturday.  We are no longer accepting phone orders.

Special holiday items can be ordered for both locations through TOCK.

We are not accepting Wildcard discounts at this time. Also, we have discontinued our frequent bread buyer cards until further notice.

Revised COVID Protocols as of 9/1/22:

• Our staff is vaccinated.  Masks are optional.
• We are using contactless payment for all transactions and we no longer accept cash.
• Our benches are now available inside the store for customers to sit while waiting for their coffee.

We continue to monitor federal and local guidelines related to the pandemic.  If you would like to learn more about our COVID-19 preparedness plan and prevention protocol, please reach out to Julie Matthei.