Big A Little A Bakery

This huge DunWell Doughnut sampling party was brought to us...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:21:28 -0500

This huge DunWell Doughnut sampling party was brought to us courtesy of our friend Jamey over at Dallas Vegan! Every one of these was amazing especially when you factor in the travel time and precautions taken to ensure their safe delivery from Brooklyn to Dallas.

Jamey brought them to us as a little bit of “market research” so we could see how ours stacked up against the boys of BK. We have eaten some of the best doughnuts the vegan world has to offer (Peoples in San Francisco, Red Rabbit in Austin, Whole Foods in Austin, Little Eden in Dallas, Vegan Treats PA, and Ron’s in Vegas) and these blew most of them away even though they were day old! I cant even imagine eating one of these fresh from the shop, my brain melts at the thought…mmmm. We were able to try their plain vanilla glaze, chocolate glaze, jelly filled, chai spice, coconut and my absolute favorite, the peanut butter glaze covered jelly filled masterpeice known as the (duh) Peanut Butter and Jelly (queue the angelic voices of thousands of happy children) IT. FUCKING. RULED.

Im jealous and sad we were unable to visit the storefront as Jamey said it was really awesome. They hand carved the wood sign that hangs above the store front, hand lettered the chalk boards and serve their loose tea out of mason jars attached to the wall. Chris wears bow ties every day, non ironically, and seems like a total sweetheart. The free doughnut card I received as a thank you for pledging their Indiegogo campaign taunts me as it hangs on my fridge waiting for its redemption. I swear sometimes i can hear it whispering “let my donuts go” whenever I open the door.

I can only hope we are able to come within 10 yards of the boys at DunWell. Im looking for a bow tie as we speak….

Please check out DunWell Doughnuts if you are ever in the area!

support some of our favorite people!

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:05:50 -0500

By following this handy holiday gift guide Jade wrote for Dallas Vegan! The list features some of our biggest crushes-the folks over at Hipster Food, who also happen to be behind the epically wonderful Chickpea Magazine, Sprout Skincare, a few of our favorite Etsy shops, an epic list of cook books (with mini reviews!) and a list of must read books that have helped us get to where we are today. Click here to read!

We need your help!

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:16:51 -0500

We have put together a little survey and we need all of you to answer it! It takes about 2 minutes, it doesnt matter if you are vegan, vegetarian or neither-only that you are in the DFW area.

Send an email to bigalittleabakery@gmail.com and we will send you the survey. The quicker the response the quicker we can make your vegan bakery dreams come true!

Whew!

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:31:00 -0500

We’ve had a busy week-testing recipes, working on our menu and business meetings/planning galore! Oh, and there’s that one time we catered desserts for the Farm Sanctuary Anniversary Party. You know, the one with Gene Baur? But more on that later, and hopefully with pictures! And the other time we made our chocolate donuts for our favorites-Touche Amore-who put on one of the most amazing live shows we have ever seen (we hope, thanks in part to the sugar rush provided by said donuts!)

We will be out scouting locations this week and we want to know where you guys want us, and what you’d like us to have on the menu when we open. Even if you’re not in Dallas, head over to the Facebook page and leave us your thoughts! And who knows, maybe after seeing your suggestions on our menu you will plan a trip to DFW just to see us?

carrot cupcakes! (all photos by the beautiful Sylvia Elzafon)

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:19:07 -0400

carrot cupcakes!

(all photos by the beautiful Sylvia Elzafon)

Mike’s flyer in action! (all photos by the beautiful...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:16:00 -0400

Mike’s flyer in action!

(all photos by the beautiful Sylvia Elzafon)

We did it! We catered/donated cupcakes for our first event....

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:15:00 -0400

We did it! We catered/donated cupcakes for our first event. This wonderful party was hosted by the Texas branch of Mercy for Animals in honor of the Texas State Veggie Fair.

Nathan Runkle was in attendance and delivered a wonderful speech about how far veganism and the fight for animal welfare has come. The evidence can be seen in Texas alone. MFA was responsible for E6 cattle ranch owner pleading guilty to charges of animal cruelty after releasing undercover footage of employees brutally killing cows. That means a lot considering Oprah was forced to face charges, in Texas for breaking disparagement laws here when she denounced the beef industry just a few years ago.

We were honored to have been asked to participate and we look forward to our next benefit party for Farm Sanctuary!

(all photos by the beautiful Sylvia Elzafon)

One of the many things that Mike does in his down time

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:25:56 -0400

One of the many things that Mike does in his down time

Tonight's the night!

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:47:13 -0400

We’re covered in frosting and jacked up on sugar! We’ll be at Sons of Hermann Hall for the MFA Kick Off Party with 50 carrot cupcakes in hand! See you there?

Photo

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:36:56 -0400

Are you in Texas? Are you attending this? Are you then...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:51:18 -0400

Are you in Texas? Are you attending this? Are you then attending the Texas State Veggie Fair?

If you answered yes to the first and no to the others you are going to miss out on a chance to try some of our carrot cupcakes, helping save the lives of countless animals, and just having an awesome time!

Hopefully we will be seeing everyone this weekend! If not, you can expect to see some photos of us at these events soon.

We also tried our hand at filled donuts, this one with pumpkin...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:29:28 -0400

We also tried our hand at filled donuts, this one with pumpkin custard.

Have you guys followed us on twitter or liked us on facebook?

We’ve been working hard on our donut recipe (which really...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:51 -0400

We’ve been working hard on our donut recipe (which really means eating a ton of donuts) and its almost there!

We frosted these with a pumpkin spice icing in honor of the autumn theme for the Farm Sanctuary event we are catering. We will be providing these, along with carrot cupcakes. If you are in the Dallas area please come out and support a wonderful organization (and us!)

More to follow.

Donuts! We are testing our donut recipe further tomorrow and...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:09:00 -0400

Donuts!

We are testing our donut recipe further tomorrow and possibly filling some of them with pumpkin custard.

oh. god. yes.

Photo

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:43:00 -0400

Heres a couple photos Edgar shot of the show!

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:41:00 -0400

Heres a couple photos Edgar shot of the show!

We have a secret hobby here at Aa. We like to bake things for...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:38:00 -0400

We have a secret hobby here at Aa. We like to bake things for people we love or for those who inspire us. Its our little way of thanking them for whatever it is they do, and offering up what we do.

Last week we decided to test one of our recipes on our current crushes, La Dispute. The boys were in town supporting Thrice on their latest tour and debuting their newest album, Wildlife. After stalking them via Twitter we received confirmation that most of their van was either vegetarian or vegan.

Our Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies were in their final stages of development and came out beautifully. We dropped them off with Adam Vass, bass player and art dude extraordinaire. We meant to take a photo of him with the cookies, like the fangirls we are, but we were too busy buying all the merch, like the fangirls we are (including a beautiful 4ft banner of the band’s logo we are planning on hanging somewhere when we open our physical location).

The band’s newest album was released the day after the show so we waited to listen to it so we could hear the songs live. And boy did we make the right decision! Everything sounded amazing. Our faith in newer music, and younger musicians has been revitalized. Wildlife is challenging, even within the band’s catalogue, losing a bit of the “loud, quite, loud” approach and letting the lyrics take center stage without losing the intensity, quality, or creativity of the musicianship. Shout outs to Dallas and 1919 in Ft Worth were given and a general appreciation of community was shared.

We are proud to support a band that understands and values how important community is and we hope our cookies made them feel a little more at home. Listen to Wildlife, and if possible, support La Dispute on their current tour (and buy so much merch because it is amazzzzzing!)

http://www.ladisputemusic.com/

http://twitter.com/#!/ladisputeband

-Aa

Kickstarter - Chickpea Magazine's First Issue

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:05:46 -0400

Kickstarter - Chickpea Magazine's First Issue:

veganfeast:

Have you pledged yet?

We just pledged! We are BEYOND excited to hold this baby in our hands…

about us!

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:52:48 -0400

What started as a scheme to cover the costs of opening a bookstore has turned into 5 friends working together to open a bakery in Dallas. Using experience gained from working for Spiral Diner-a restaurant in large part responsible for establishing the vegan community in the DFW area, techniques learned from working under macro-biotic chef Christy Morgan, and the help from family members who have been baking professionally (and sometimes we ask Edgar’s grandma) for years, we hope to provide a menu that offers traditional fair-such as cupcakes, cookies, muffins and donuts and also healthier items that are organic, allergy considerate, seasonal and local whenever possible.

All of us came to veganism through different outlets, some through punk and hardcore, others through conversation and a desire to live a little healthier. We are dedicated to seeking ways to further the compassionate philosophy of veganism throughout our community.

Big A Little A is Jade DeGrio, Mike Townsend, Jon Crook, Arianne Grygorczuk, and Edgar Salmeron. Feel free to contact us with any questions through our ASK link or via email at bigalittleabakery@gmail.com

Hello and welcome! We have created this blog to document our efforts in opening a vegan bakery in...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:11:29 -0400

Hello and welcome! We have created this blog to document our efforts in opening a vegan bakery in Dallas. It will be full of recipe testing, business planning, location scouting, and updates on when and where our goods will be available, and the occasional song, photo, or kitty that is inspiring us.

Here we go!