From our passionate founders who created our first dough to our dedicated management ensuring the ovens run smoothly, we’re a happy family united by our love for artisan baking and commitment to quality.
Co-Founder / Head Baker
Co-Founder / Operations Manager
Co-Founder / Business Development Manager
Production Manager
The Shepherd’s journey began in 2001 when childhood school mates, Demi Sclavos and Jack Mitri, stumbled upon an old world artisan bakery based in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
We were completely captivated by the vast array of handcrafted specialty bread, enticing aroma and the integral use of raw ingredients to inspire the taste and texture of artisan baked food. This is where we met head baker Michael Shepherd and a lifetime friendship was forged.
We started with a rickety old truck, a shoebox sized bakery based in Blaxland, Blue Mountains and a zany sense of humour which kept us smiling through some wicked hours. Three guys. Three different walks of life.
One vision. To create and bake authentic, quality artisan food and share it on a grand scale. The rest? The rest…is living the dream.
" To create and bake authentic artisan food "
Shepherd's Artisan Bakery