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Hewn in the News, Employment Opportunities and Covid-19 Protocols & Procedures

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 upcoming expansion to Libertyville, click here.

Employment Opportunities:  We are hiring for several positions.  A cover letter, resume and professional experience are required to apply for all positions.  Click the link(s) to learn more, or visit our Culinary Agents page for the most updated information about our openings.

Protocols and Procedures:

We offer both same-day/walk-up sales and online pre-order contactless pick-up outside of the store.  Curently. our retail store is open Wednesday through Friday, 7 am-5 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 7 am-3 pm. Follow the guidelines posted outside of the store to enter.  Online pre-orders can be picked up between 8 am – 5 pm Tuesday through Friday and 8am-3pm Saturday and Sunday.  If you would like to place a pre-order, visit our online store.  Once we receive your order, you will be invoiced through Square.  Online orders can be picked up at the east door of the bakery.  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 through TOCK.

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

Thank you for your patience as we continue to navigate through these challenging times.

Revised COVID Protocols as of 8/1/22:

• 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.

Helping Ukraine:

Please consider supporting Good Bread From Good People bakery in Ukraine.  To learn more, click here.