Varsity Bakers

We loved being part of the lead up to the World Cup in LA! Over the past 5 months we’ve catered 4 World Cup events, including 3 community days focused on bringing Angelenos together over soccer and coffee. Here are a few photos from the final 2 events, one in DTLA and one in Inglewood. Big thanks to our bakery partner @varsitybakers for supplying the incredible pastries 🥐 And of course huge thanks to @losangelesfwc26 for hosting these community events. One month to go! ⚽️ #worldcup #coffeecart #coffeecatering #losangeles #cafecitacoffee

Say hello to our neighbors at ORA Urban Cafe! We were so excited to team up with ORA at the end of last year, and it just keeps getting better. . . Beyond creating delicious meals that feed body and soul, ORA is out to transform the very food landscape of South LA, and to right the wrongs of a an urban food desert. They believe that access to healthy food is a fundamental human right, and they are putting that belief into action every day, with so much love on every plate. Founded by Tina Amin and Tony Jolly, an amazing husband and wife team, ORA is deeply dedicated to their Leimert Park Village, and offers a welcoming gathering space to the community - when you visit, plan to stop and stay awhile, we promise you won’t be in a hurry to leave. In addition to all-day brunch and smoothies, ORA is also the perfect place to get your morning (or afternoon) coffee. All their beans are hand picked and ethically sourced, and roasted by their sister company Crenshaw Coffee, and you can purchase beans to brew at home! We continue to be so grateful to our new friends in baking, who show so much hospitality and passion for what they do - look for our pastries in their case and our country sourdough deliciously filled with their house smoked brisket, chicken or enoki mushrooms. The food is delicious, the people are everything - we hope you visit soon! ORA Urban Cafe Open: Monday - Saturday, 8am-6pm Sunday, 10am-6pm 4331 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles #leimertpark #cleaneats #coffeeandcommunity #oraenergy #varsitybakers

✨ Introducing our newest friend in baking: Cafecita Coffee! ✨ Founded by our near neighbor, Natalie Webb, Cafecita is a women-owned coffee company that partners exclusively with sustainable, women-owned coffee farms from around the world.  🌎 Every delicious cup supports regenerative farming practices and fair pricing for growers. Cafecita roasts all of their own coffees and serves them in 100% compostable vessels from an all-electric trailer parked inside a gorgeous native plant nursery. ☕️🌿 Really, the more you know, the more there is to love. We’re so excited to have Varsity Bakers pastries alongside their beautifully crafted coffee drinks! 🥐 You can find Cafecita Coffee every weekend at Flora Grubb Gardens in Marina del Rey—treat yourself and stop by! You can also join their coffee club for freshly roasted beans delivered to your door, or book them to cater your next special event. 🪴 Grateful to be teaming up with such an inspiring business and sharing what we love to do with others who feel the same. 🫶🏼 Cafecita Coffee Open Saturday/Sunday 9am-4pm 13198 Mindanao Way Marina del Rey, CA #womenowned #sustainablecoffee #varsitybakers

We’re often loading our ovens while you’re fast asleep, but this week, it was a different kind of magic happening at the bakery, long after dark … ☃️☃️ We are beyond excited to share our new holiday window art with you - and we’d love to introduce you to our new friend, @papabear_la , who made it all happen! So much love went into this project, if you’re in the neighborhood, we invite you to stop by. Smiles are guaranteed - and we’ll be ready for you inside with cookies! 🩷🩷 Speaking of, while you’re planning your office holiday parties, festive family gatherings, and hoopla of all kinds, don’t forget we do special orders!! We’d love to bake for you and yours this season, and our packaged treats make perfect gifts, too! Send us a DM or email us: [email protected] 🎁🎁#varsitybakers #crenshaw #windowart

We’re so excited to be teaming up with The Post Montecito this Saturday for their Giving Thanks Bake Sale! If you’re in the mood for a short road trip this weekend, we’d love to see you there - and please share with your friends and family in the area! There will be so many great bakes, with proceeds going to support The Santa Barbara Food Bank, One805 & Farmer and the Flea. @foodbanksbc @one805sb @farmerandtheflea 🤎Let’s give thanks and give back!! *Please note, we will also be having our usual Saturday Market this week.

We’d love to be at your Thanksgiving Table! This year’s menu features: 🥧Classic Pumpkin, Heirloom Apple and Bourbon Pecan Pies & Pielettes 🥚Veggie Quiche & Quiche Lorraine 🦃 Stuffing Scones 🍫Flourless Chocolate Cake 🧀Cheese & Charcuterie Boards by Kurt & Whey 🍂Plus Cookies, Cranberry Sauce & more! Thanksgiving Classic 2025 Details: Ordering Closes at 8PM ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd!! Link in Bio! Pick up Your Orders on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26th! 🚜Farm Pick up 10am - 1pm in Malibu 🏬City Pick up 8am - Noon at our LA Bakery

We are so excited to be teaming up with Cafe Gabby, home base to the amazing non profit, Cooking with Gabby, right here in Leimert Park! If you are looking for an amazing meal that is both delicious and nourishing, be sure and stop by for breakfast or lunch. Founded by a visionary father-daughter team, Cooking with Gabby has been working to improve the devastating impact of poor nutrition on children and families for decades, and teaches cooking classes at many of our local schools. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to bake in support of their inspiring efforts. 🍽️ Cafe Gabby 📍4309 S. Leimert Blvd., Leimert Park ⏰ Open Monday - Saturday, 9am-3pm

🥣This Week in Behind the Bake: Diving Deeper into our Maple Granola!  🔎WHAT’S INSIDE: Our Maple Granola gets points for being both Vegan and Gluten Free! Cinnamon sticks from our favorite spice purveyor, Oregon’s Red Ape CInnamon, provide a kick of spice, and we use gluten free oats from Bob’s Red Mill. Each batch is sweetened with McLure’s New England Maple Syrup, and an added crunch comes from our blend of toasted nuts and seeds - plus a hint of tang from plump, dried cranberries.  📘COACH’S NOTES: - Maple Granola has been a part of our line-up from the very beginning, one of our OG Varsity recipes that we’ve carried through the years.  ❤️WHY WE LOVE IT: Perfect in a bowl for breakfast, perhaps layered with yogurt, fruit and a little honey, our Maple Granola is the not too sweet treat we reach for at our staff family meals. It’s also highly snackable - don’t be afraid to munch straight from the bag (sometimes it’s a long ride home!). We even have a few devotees who request to have it mailed to them long-distance; it’s truly something special.  ⭐Our Maple Granola is sold by the pound, and is available weekly for preorder on our Saturday Big Bake menu - link in bio (ordering closes at 6PM on Thursdays!!). You can pick it up from either Thorne Family Farm, or the bakery. #varsitybakers #granola #granolabowl #parfait #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan

🥣This Week in Behind the Bake: Catching up with our Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 🔎WHAT’S INSIDE: Our Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies get their extra oatiness from both rolled and steel cut oats, plus oat flour - all from Bob’s Red Mill and all completely gluten free. We use a blend of dark and golden raisins which are poached in simple syrup, making them extra plump and juicy. They are perfectly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg from Red Ape Cinnamon, an Oregon-based company we love who harvest only the best spices, grown along the sides of volcanoes near the Equator - and they donate 5% of their profits to protecting orangutans! 📘COACH’S NOTES: As part of our original line up, our Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have a special place in our hearts - they were the next cookies we developed after our Salted Chocolate Chippers. We first started working on gluten free recipes on behalf of Chef Annarose’s mom, one of our favorite people to bake for. ♥️WHY WE LOVE THEM: Craveable any time of the year, our Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies have a special affinity with autumn, and are completely delicious without any need for wheat flour (and safe for those of you unable to consume gluten). You’ll find the same is true for our full gambit of gluten free items - our Maple Granola, Ginger Cookies, Milk Chocolate Walnut Chippers, plus our fan favorite Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins. 📌 You can find our Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies daily in our pastry case at the bakery, plus they are always available for preorder as 3-packs on the online menu for our SATURDAY BIG BAKE - be sure to get your orders in by 6PM on THURSDAY (link in bio!). We also make special 2-packs for our friends at Alma Backyard Farms, for both their Compton and San Pedro Sunday markets. #varsitybakers #glutenfreebaking #glutenfree #oatmealraisincookies

🍪This Week in Behind the Bake, We’re Talking Chippers! 🔎WHAT’S INSIDE: Our blend of flours is highlighted by Tehachapi Grain Project’s delicious Sonora White Winter Wheat, milled from heritage grains that are naturally lower in gluten and thrive in California’s Mediterranean climate. We source our chocolate from Guittard, America’s oldest continuously family-run company of chocolatiers, who have been crafting chocolate in the Bay Area for over 150 years. Lastly, our Chippers are topped with a sprinkle of Maldon Sea Salt, harvested in Essex, England, and beloved for its naturally formed pyramid-shaped crystals that provide a delicate crunch. 📘COACH’S NOTES: The name ‘Chipper’ is as old as the chocolate chip cookie itself - according to lore, they were first created at The Toll House Inn, when founder Ruth Wakefield broke up a chocolate bar into chips, folding them into her cookie dough, and was surprised to find that the chocolate pieces held their shape through the bake. Even closer to home, Chef Annarose Davis was inspired by her grandmother Mary Lou’s 1950’s recipe for ‘Chippers’ while developing our current formula. ♥️WHY WE LOVE THEM: These are the classic treat that nearly everyone craves, with a crispy outer edge and tender, chewy middle, finished with that tangy hint of salt. We make them big enough to share - if you like. 📌Come by the bakery for your Chipper fix, or add them to your order for this weekend! Don’t forget, online ordering for our Saturday Big Bake closes at 6pm on Thursdays, link in bio. #varsitybakers #behindthebake #chocolatechipcookies #chippers

📣Introducing our new series, Behind the Bake … Follow along to find out more about the bakes you already love, and discover some new ones. 🥐 This week is all about our Croissants!! 🔎WHAT’S INSIDE: A true classic, our croissants are made with a combination of flours (including whole wheat), a whole wheat poolish, and European butter. 📘COACH’S NOTES: Chef Jeffrey de Leon developed the formula for our croissants while training to compete in the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie in 2016. ♥️WHY WE LOVE THEM: Versatility!! Though they are delicious as-is, our croissants also make fantastic sandwiches, pair perfectly with jams and other spreads, and can be torn into an amazing bread pudding. They’re happy to show up for breakfast, lunch, snacks AND dessert. 📌Don’t forget, online ordering for our Saturday Bake closes at 6pm on Thursdays! Add some croissants to your order this week and we’ll see you soon, link in bio. #varsitybakers #behindthebake #croissants

Get your Orders in for Labor Day Weekend!! Online ordering open till 6PM on Thursday, link in bio. Featured in this Saturday’s Line Up: 🍫The return of our Flourless Chocolate Cake 🍑Weiser Family Farms Peach Pie! 🍪Pecan Sandies 🍋Lemon Meringue Pie Don’t forget you can pick up your order at: 🏬 Our Bakery (choose City Pick Up) 🚜 Or the Farm!! #varsitybakers #labordayweekend #preorder #pies #farmstand #crenshaw #westadams #malibu