Red Bird Bakery has moved to Cotati. And they still have the best sticky buns. Ever.
After several years in a small Santa Rosa industrial space, former Della Fattoria bakers Linda and Isaac Cermak have moved to a more retail-friendly bakery and have expanded their menu to include pizzas, grab and go sandwiches, soup and toasts of every stripe.
Having tasted through literally everything in their shop — from the aforementioned sticky buns to yeasty cinnamon rolls, crackling croissants, patisserie items like eclairs, croissant butter horns and savory pies; cheesecake, muffins and of course, their winning baguettes and round boule — there’s no doubt that there’s something extra special happening here. It’s called French butter.
Made with a higher butterfat content and slightly fermented, or cultured, it makes all the difference in the flavor of their pastries. Though Linda says the buttery, caramel-topped sticky buns are a bit sweet for her taste, it’s well worth searching out the Cermaks in Cotati or finding them at the Saturday morning farmers market at the Veteran’s Building — all of which are at least 5,500 miles closer than Paris.
556 E. Cotati Ave., Cotati, 707-521-9838. Open daily from 7a.m. to 2p.m., facebook.com/redbirdbakerysantarosa
Hit them up this morning. Delish! Their sign isn’t up yet, so they’re a little hard to spot. They’re a couple of storefronts to the left of Oliver’s.
From a Facebook post by Simply Strudels/aka Strudel Guys in Petaluma, April 19, 2019 – “A note: RedBird Bakery will no longer be doing wholesale delivery. Moving forward, I’m told you can get their pastries at their retail bakery and local farmers markets.”
Bring it birdy!
It does not look like they know how to make a scone, however. So I will stick with the French bread.
It does not look like they know how to make a scone, however. So I will stick with the French bread.
Bring it birdy!
From a Facebook post by Simply Strudels/aka Strudel Guys in Petaluma, April 19, 2019 – “A note: RedBird Bakery will no longer be doing wholesale delivery. Moving forward, I’m told you can get their pastries at their retail bakery and local farmers markets.”
Hit them up this morning. Delish! Their sign isn’t up yet, so they’re a little hard to spot. They’re a couple of storefronts to the left of Oliver’s.
Their peanut butter sandwich cookies are “to die” for. They’re at the Rohnert Park Farmer’s Markets on both Friday and Sunday.