Annette's Vegan Bakery

Christopher Ahart is the owner/operator/baker at Annette’s Vegan Bakery. He has been working in the food industry for nearly thirty years. In 2017 he took a job as a professional baker, and he hasn’t looked back. He began creating and workshopping vegan cookies more than seven years ago.

Chris has enjoyed a plant-based lifestyle for over half his lifetime, and his vegan culinary experience heavily informs his sweet creations. His dream is to open a full-service storefront, built in the tradition of the old country store of the 19th century, hosting an array of plant foods and products. Annette’s Vegan Bakery is the first step toward that vision.

Annette-- my sweet mother and the Bakery’s namesake--gave birth to ten children through the 1970s and 80s. At home, she fostered an environment of creativity and adventure. When my brother Mike wanted to make soft pretzels, mom pulled out a recipe and the necessary ingredients and equipment, and we all made soft pretzels that day. When we discovered our neighbor had an 18th century cider press in his barn, mom arranged for us to set it up in our back yard, where our apple trees were daily dropping overripe fruit. We took turns, all eleven of us, cranking that monstrous drum, ringing out that sweet juice. At my insistence, Mom taught me how to iron my own clothes when I was eight years old, because that’s the kind of weird kid I was. She instilled in me a deep sense of curiosity and a DIY spirit that drives everything I do. Thank you, Annette, momma.