Matt did a wonderful job leading our sandwich training this morning! He is something!
We talked flow, equipment, food safety, cleaning, prep, labeling, and more.
There was some product evaluation
Some bread slicing…
And the tricky bagging of sliced bread..
Then we made sandwiches – and ate them!!
Turkey + Swiss with veggies, mustard, a touch of mayo – our classic sandwich
Served with an apple
The Sandwich Wizards did a fabulous job!!
I just biked home and wanted to take shower #2 but I’m going to settle for a sponge bath – I’m running late!
SEE YA!
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I wonder if you will start to get sick of the smell of fresh-baked bread. Gosh, that would be a terribly sad day – but seeing, smelling, touching, tasting bread everyday has got to get old! The sammies looks yum though, who could ever get sick of those?
In college I was part of a musical theater company that rehearsed in a warehouse. The space next to us was a bakery and, sadly, I grew very tired of the smell of fresh-baked bread
I worked at a bakery for 4 years and I did not ever get sick of the smell, nor sick of eating fresh bread and pastries!!!
Maybe the fact that I could SMELL it but not EAT it was part of the problem!
Ahhh everything must be seeming SO real now. Not that it wasn’t real before. But training.. that is REAL real!
Can I be a sandwich wizard?! That is the best training, actually trying the food. It is all coming together, how exciting!
Yummy sandwiches! And LOL you crack me up…sponge bath?!?!?
How cool! It is all happening for real! Yah for yummy sandwiches
I can’t believe this day is finally here and you two are doing sandwich training!
One of our local Great Harvest’s has this fabulous sandwich that I love to get: turkey, avocado, tomato, lettuce, onion, and bleu cheese mayo. It is amazing!
I just went to Great Harvest for the first time this morning and picked up all kinds of goodies
So excited to try them! I wish I lived near one 
Whee!
Ahh – how exciting. Glad that training is going well!
My mom called it a “bird bath” when you weren’t able to really shower… babywipes to the rescue!
Dang, now I want a sandwich! That looks so good!
That apple looks so crisp and refreshing! I can actually hear and envision someone biting into it
Like the one post said, if you added avocado and bleu cheese mayo on that sandwich, it would be my all-time fave
Even though I am sure your version is great, too 
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Your “classic” sandwich looks delicious!
Yay! It’s really coming together! I’m so excited for you.
I’m not sure if my GH does sandwiches… if so it’s not very obvious, since I’ve been in there a few times. Though I have been known to be extremely blonde/oblivious at times. I will have to investigate!
And by “my” I mean the local one near me… I am not cool enough to own a bakery.
So exciting! That bread looks DIVINE!
I’m getting so excited for you two and your GH Opening! I can’t wait to see the finished bakery and hear all about all the customers I’m sure will be visiting every day
My favorite lunches are sandwiches! I wish I could come to your bakery, Kath! I know it’s going to be a smashing success!
That apple looks so fresh — like it was just plucked from a tree!
You’ve made so much progress! I love that you serve apples with your sandwiches. And such a lovely apple to boot!
Oh, I hate shower #2′s! I usually opt for an extremely quick shower minus the hair washing. My hair does not like to be washed everyday, much less 2 X in one day. It’s as dry as the Sahara when that happens.
Sponge bath is better than a baby wipe bath
I need sandwich wizards in my life! They can work their wizardry here, for sure!
I love the wizard with the tiedyed shirt. Uber funky, lovin’ it
She is the best!!! and my sister! GO LARS!!!!!
I just had a hummus sandwich from my (not very, unfortunately) local Great Harvest. The best sandwich ever.
I’m guessing the apples won’t be served with the sandwiches though ?
Looks great – will you be doing it up before hand or kind of like “Subway” style where people can request what they want and see it? Can they determine how thick the bread is?
It’s so great – I just thought it was selling bread – but it’s so much more!
That sandwich looks fabulous and that bread looks so delicious and hearty! Mmmmm…the sandwich wizards make the BEST sandwiches!
Yeah lars! way to look casual yet hipster in your awesome anthropologie shorts..also dangit you’re so tan! you must have great genes
what’s better at the end of a training than getting to eat it?
That sandwich looks so delicious. I wish you were in CT — I would totally come!!!
Are you still committed to no onions at GH?
Yes
YEEHAWW! SO pumped for you Kath
You hired all girls?? I work in HR and that has discrimination written all over it. They all look like high school girls too, as a customer, I wouldn’t like that.
They aren’t in high school, and we have boys on the staff too
This is so stupid.
No kidding…
ir this was facebook, i would*like* it! lol
Sorry, but if you wouldn’t like younger looking girls making your sandwich who is discriminating?
Yowzers! Sometimes you just hire the best people available – even if it’s all women. You’re doing great Kath and Matt! I’ve loved watching the progress of the bakery.
Uhm Jane, wouldn’t it be “reverse” discrimination if they hired people just to balance out the genders?? You for all should know working in HR and that. They should hire the best people for the job, and not base the decision on gender, race, age etc. I’m glad I don’t work in your company..
Indeed…hiring a mostly/all female staff is not discriminatory in the eyes of the law. As someone who claims to be educated in the HR profession, certainly you would know that females are a protected class…who is the aggrieved party? Caucasian Males?
Looks like you’ve assembled an awesome bakery team, Kath and Matt!
Jane, really?
!!! )
OK, maybe you didn’t intend for your comment to come across judgmental, but if so, have your facts straight first.
* Just this morning in the ‘Super Soaker’ post, currently comment #s 20 & 21 clearly spell out about 12 employees…not even sure if that counts Matt, Karen & Kath.
* Do you honestly believe, what you referred to as, 4 high school girls would be able to run an entire bakery from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days per week? Not that they wouldn’t be capable, just that it would not be realistic for four people to consistently run a successful bakery of this type and size for that amount of time. (Also, while Karen might be flattered, I think she is a little older than high school age too
* What about Alex, who was featured on the ‘Bun In The Oven’ post, not even a week ago on May 19th. Surely, you don’t intend to insult him.
* Question, if your business was a bit heavy on one gender and you had a trans sexual individual working for you, would you record the gender to suit your numbers instead of what their preference would be?
It makes me happy I am not the only person who felt compelled to reply to your comment so I don’t have to spell out everything they said, of which I agree with.
I worked at Panera and bagging sliced bread was one of the hardest things! That sandwich looks great!
how good do those sandwiches look YUMMO!
Ooooh those sandwiches look wonderful!!! And I totally want a spongebath now. Sounds relaxing
haha
Very nice! That sandwich looks great.
It is my goal to go to my local Great Harvest this week and get a sandwich there!! Can’t wait!!
Yay for training! How awesome that you guys are at this new step for the bakery
So I knwo bread is the passion and all… but sometimes I think Matt should start his own hat company
I would love to work for you guys just so that I could have sandwiches on fresh bread all the time!
I realy wish that I could be one of your “Sandwich Wizards”! I would love it
Sounds like a wonderful sandwich to be your signature one! I wish I could come work on the sandwich team….but I probably wouldn’t be to efficient with all that wonderful food around!
That is the perfect classic sandwich! I have been on such a swiss cheese kick lately!
Make me a vegan samich! Lol, so pretty! Make that a cupcake bakery, and you are living my dream!
You guys are getting closer and closer!!!
oooh i’m so jealous they get to work at your bakery! I bet it will be a fun environment for a job, and the sandwiches aren’t a bad perk either!
Yum! Sandwiches are the best
You can seriously do anything with them! Your bread looks so amazing.
I wish I could run my own bakery!!!
Sponge baths just don’t get the respect they deserve. The sandwiches look amazing! I wish your Great Harvest was closer to me. I would eat one of those sandwiches every day if I could.
SOunds like an exciting day! I’ve always been intrigued by bread slicing machines…great sandwich!
Those look DELISH!
Where does your GH get its veggies and meats for sandwiches? Just from the grocery store? And how do you guys know how much to get per week???
Just curious. Wish my GH did sandwiches!
Veggies are from local farms (when available, but this week our tomatoes + lettuce + eggs are) and unfortunately are meats are all natural but not local or organic – because we cannot find a vendor for those!
Oh, Kath! I need a summer job now that school’s out and seeing your sammie crew has me jealous. I would LOVE to work at your GH! Jealous
I ordered a turkey and emmenthal sandwich for lunch the other day- if only we were in middle school and could trade sandwiches
The look at those breads you post alway makes me sooo hungry!!
Excited for you guys to open! Do you plan to be a GH that ships bread? It would probably be awesome business for you guys, I know i’d be a customer
We might in time, but not at first
If I lived in Cville I would ask to be a sandwich wizard!
I see that at least one of the Sandwich Wizards are wearing Toms. Nice!
Hey Kath,
I bought some of the Dakota bread to try (I have Gestational Diabetes, so I have to see how it will affect my blood sugar). Anyway, thanks for letting the world know about GHBC. I was getting frustrated w/all the crap in the breads at the stores & my homemade breads not turning out! The Dakota bread is delicious & nutritious!
I visited the Great Harvest Bread Co in Woodbury, MN today. Told them I had heard about the company through your site & the owner (Natasha & Bob) was like, “I was just at conference with Kath & sat right next to her!” Thought that was a fun little story!
Oh how fun! All of the GH owners are so nice