Ziggy’s Bakehouse started through a “Breaking Bread” gathering with Church of the City in Franklin, TN. There, people were encouraged to come together by making and sharing food they love with each other. Ziggy made a few loaves of sourdough bread and found that he really loved baking. So he started taking it a step further and tried something a little different, a sourdough bagel.

It was love at first bite! The complexity, the process, the mixing and matching of varying levels of ingredients, and of course the end result. A chewy, tasty, texture perfect bagel! Ziggy took it to market, literally, to the Franklin Farmers Market and it was an instant hit!

It didn’t stop there though. The wonderful world of flavor felt like a somewhat untapped area in the bagel biz. And thusly Ziggy’s Bakehouse was born. It was soon picked up by local distributors and grocers and has since spawned new flavors, new products, and a lot of fun in the kitchen.

For over 3 years now Ziggy’s Bakehouse regularly sells out at the farmers markets. Every batch is made fresh in a local commercial kitchen and sets out for delivery every week. The end goal is to keep making the perfect bagel and explore the wonderful world of sourdough baking.