Bellegarde Bakery Founder Departs; Game-Changing Local Bread Shop Now Employee-Owned

October 17, 2022 IAN MCNULTY, NOLA

Bellegarde Bakery started as a one-man operation, with a baker who brought an intense, sometimes fiery focus on Old World craft. Graison Gill developed his business around fresh milled flour and built a following among top New Orleans restaurants and many artisan baking aficionados.

Bellegarde Bakery Joins Growing List of Closures for Now, Some for Good

Bellegarde, founded in New Orleans in 2013, provided stone-milled products to over 120 restaurants and markets in Louisiana prior to the pandemic.

Bellegarde Announces Retail Bakery Opening

July 16, 2019 Bellegarde Bakery

New Orleans bakery opens first retail location for freshly milled flour and sourdough bread.