The Brick Oven

This last week, I had the privilege of visiting and photographing the Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield, MN. Showing up bright and early (4:30am) I was excited to see the goings on of this extraordinary place. Perhaps not as close to the Carleton campus as Goodbye Blue Monday or Quality Bakery, the Brick Oven is a destination seldom traveled to by students in search of a coffee or a cinnamon roll, but it's certainly worth the trip. The presence of the brick oven gives the bakery a very traditional and warm atmosphere, not to mention the breads are fantastic: baguettes, focaccia, challah and their famous caramel rolls. Of course, this is just to name a few, as their baking changes daily. Click here for their website and more information on the business, including daily listings of their delicious food stuffs.

Looking inside through the heat, you could actually watch as the sourdough rose, turning a subtle red to match the brick oven. Some of the pictures I was able to take turned out very well, and can be seen either either here on my personal web space or by downloading the pdf version of my Photo Essay. Please do check it out. I had a lot of fun designing and putting together this essay! Enjoy, and look forward to more posting soon.



For now, here are some more photos.