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Meet us at the Philadelphia Art Museum next Friday night
March 6, 2026
Hello! I’m writing to invite you to something special next Friday, March 13th! Recently, we had the honor of being asked by the Philadelphia Museum of Art to...
Fruit + nut sourdough is your Thursday special this week
March 4, 2026
Hi! Well, well, well, we are so back. It was invigorating and fulfilling to be back in the bakery this week after a few days being out. As Caro, one of our...
Get your snowy week bread — this time, by preorder! ☃️ 🥖
February 23, 2026
Hello there. This week, I got an up-close-and-personal look at the age-old human folly of “taking stuff for granted.” I like to think I’m a pretty grateful...
The bakery is closed today, Sunday, February 22nd
February 22, 2026
Hi there, I’m writing to let you know that the bakery is closed today, Sunday, February 22nd. We are unfortunately dealing with a medical issue and won’t be...
Will This Make You Happy tickets are on sale now! 🍑
February 18, 2026
Hello! We are positively thrilled with how Breakfast for Dinner went at the bakery last week. It was no small feat to run the bakery all day then turn the...
Tomato pie for the Super Bowl and cassatelle di Sant'Agata for Valentine's Day
February 4, 2026
Hi! Against the odds, we’ve officially made it to February. Congrats to you and me — by my logic, that means spring is right around the corner. I’m always...
💘 Nighttime at Downtime: Breakfast for Dinner 💘
January 27, 2026
Hi! It’s been a while, huh? Last time I wrote, we were about to go on winter break and now it’s already the end of January. Some thoughts, to start: It bears...
Four more days of Downtime until we go on break 😎
December 27, 2025
Hi there! 🌊 It’s Saturday but it feels kind of like Thursday because we prepped yesterday and are open Saturday through Tuesday. This is that part of the...
Do your last-minute holiday shopping on the Downtime Bakery retail shelves
December 18, 2025
Hello there! 🌊 Sam here! While our baked goods have been the deserving subject of many newsletters, we haven’t had a chance to talk at length about our ever-...
Holiday preorders are here 🎁
December 10, 2025
Hi there! A newsletter today with five announcements: There will be no 100% rye bread this week! It’ll be back next week.We are hosting our fourth Community...
Come buy a present at the first annual Nighttime at Downtime Art Market
December 3, 2025
Hullo. It’s me, Dayna. I’m heavily embracing the holiday spirit this year. Maybe it’s because the bakery had just opened last year and we were so frenzied in...
100% rye is on Thursday now (Plus! Downtime's First Night Market)
November 20, 2025
Hello there. It’s a rainy Wednesday evening and Sam is making veggie chili. While he cooks, I come to you with some updates from your friends at Downtime...
Rye miche for Thanksgiving
November 5, 2025
We are more than halfway sold on all of our Thanksgiving items, so if you are planning to preorder from us, now’s the time. A quick housekeeping note is that...
The longest Downtime newsletter YET (Preorders for Thanksgiving!!)
October 29, 2025
Hullo. Do you read The Red Hand Files? Whether you’re a Nick Cave fan or not, I think you should. I regularly find more wisdom, humor, and life-affirming...
At Heart Panadería x Downtime Bakery pop-up
October 21, 2025
Hi there! For kids who grew up messing around and making friends in the original online internet spaces (AOL chat rooms, Tumblr, Myspace, Friendster, to name...
Challah, rye, pretzels, and Coriscan treats tomorrow night
October 15, 2025
Oh hi! It’s me, Lizzie, senior pastry baker here at Downtime. It’s a beautifully cool Wednesday morning, the world is just waking up, and our bakers are...
Don't forget to get your tickets to Nighttime at Downtime
October 13, 2025
It’s a rainnnnyyy Monday and the sun isn’t even up and I’m eating cake for breakfast. Now that’s the life. This is a quick and excited reminder that this...
Whole wheat sandwich bread and lots of pane Siciliano today
October 9, 2025
It’s not often that I email when we’ve got some nice stuff on the daily menu but we made a bit too much starter for our pane Siciliano mix and so we decided...
Nighttime at Downtime, Vol. 1: A reading, Q+A, and Corsican snacks with Darrow Farr
October 6, 2025
Happy Monday, everyone. Ever since we opened the bakery, we’ve been scheming behind the scenes to find ways to use the cafe in the evening. We have a big...
Challah and bagel preorder for Thursday! (Plus: Downtime dates to remember 📆)
September 29, 2025
Hello to the newsletter subscribers of Downtime Bakery. Here’s a photo of staff breakfast we made last week on our 100% rye bread: Doesn’t this look...
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