Texas French Bread announced via Facebook and Instagram posts this week that they’re selling bread and pastries at the Texas Farmer’s Market at Lakeline, and hope to be offering items through Farmhouse Delivery in the near future. The bakery suffered a total loss of their brick & mortar at the beginning of 2022 when a fire destroyed the historic building housing the bakery and restaurant.
The iconic European-style bakery has been a mainstay in Austin since 1981, when the Wilcott family first began selling bread wholesale, with their retail venture following shortly afterward. In the early 90’s, Texas French Bread was instrumental in opening up my world to the wonders of, at the time, unfamiliar items such as their heavenly, buttery brioche. It was love at first bite for this former Wonder Bread kid.
Texas French Bread helped pioneer the farm-to-table movement in Austin, showcasing products from local farms, ranches and businesses including Boggy Creek Farm, the city’s oldest urban farm. Their menu changes with the season, taking advantage of peak flavor of produce, and sourcing not only beef, chicken and pork but also rabbit and other game from Texas vendors. Their coq au vin is legendary, as is their decadent Hyde Park Fudge Cake. Austinites can breathe a little easier, knowing that Texas French Bread’s comeback is taking its first steps.
