Grateful Bread Company

They have now opened their doors to the public every Saturday from 10am-2:30pm.
My husband arrived at 10:04am and there was already a line out the door about 25 people deep. Since it took us 40 minutes to get to the front of the line we decided we better stock up like everyone else (people were leaving with 2 – 3 grocery totes FULL of bread). The average age of the customers was 65+ (no exaggeration) and I was one of only two non-​white people out of the 75 or so people we saw waiting in line. Just be prepared to feel like you’re smack in the middle of Vermont or something.
Our order was as follows:
Levain
White Sourdough
Country Batard
Jalepeno Tillamook Cheddar Batard
2 hoagie rolls
1 chocolate almond croissant
1 pretzel
All of this came to about $ 30 which is a great deal. These loaves of bread are huge.
My husband and I quickly ate our way through the pretzel on the way home– we couldn’t wait, the car was hotboxed with the smell of freshly baked bread. When we got home we realized they forgot to put the Levain in the bag, so we drove back to Golden, told them what happened and they replaced it pronto.
Anyway, I went through half the Jalepeno Cheddar loaf within 6 hours of it landing on our counter (it was still warm when we bought it!). We made French Onion soup for dinner so we could use the Country Batard for the gruyère croutons. We ate the chocolate almond croissant while waiting for our soup. This morning I had bread and butter for breakfast. This afternoon we made grilled BLTs. For dinner we ate homemade minestrone with hunks of bread on the side. Just now I ate toast and jam for dessert. Thank god I’m not gluten intolerant. I think I’ve eaten more bread in the last 40 hours than I have in the last 6 months combined. It is SO SO good.
Go. Wait in line. Eat bread. Be Happy!

I’ve heard so much about their bread and didn’t realize I’ve had it at multiple restaurants. I signed up for the email list to find out where and when I can purchase their fresh bread. Well today was retail day to the public! If bread didn’t expire, my car would of been filled up. However I brought a bag full. The best bread I’ve ever had! They also sell at le Jardin in Larimer square in the summer.

Have you ever savored a slice of bread at a local restaurant? It’s highly likely that it came from Grateful Bread. Located in Golden, they stock an impressive list of local restaurants. Go ahead and take a moment to survey their website.
I was super excited when I discovered they would be be at the Larimer Square’s Secret Garden over the summer. I purchased a Red Quinoa Boule and, try as I must, it didn’t last very long.
It was around that time that I was researching them on their website and discovered they have a retail day a few days out of the year. I bookmarked November 1 and set my calendar notification for 24 hours. I was pumped and wanted to plan accordingly.
My girlfriend and I arrived their right before the doors open and there was a line of about 25 – 30 only. If you were fortunate enough to place an online order for pickup, you could skip this line. This meant that I was constantly teased by a small stream of bread toting people.
Nearly every single bread was available to the walk-​ups. We ordered the levain, red quinoa loaf (boule only available at the markets), lavender sourdough, a sticky bun and bretzel with caraway. Their products are amazing and delightful and way too tempting for someone who is slightly allergic to wheat products.
We enjoyed the sticky bun first. I can best describe as a delicious triple layer french toast. It’s large enough to share. The bretzel reminded me of Switzerland’s bretzels, those delightful bready packable things. Anyway, I won’t bore you with the details, but I suggest getting to know Grateful Bread better if you haven’t already.