Great Basin Bakery

The bakery was started in September 2003 as a partnership between two young biologists Robin Bolser and Brooke Yarnell.  They met while working on stream water quality at a research facility just south of Mammoth Lakes, CA.  As they sat at their microscopes, they would talk about how great it would be to have a bakery that allowed them to pursue their passion for baking.  After researching the potential market for a coffeeshop/bakery in Bishop, CA, they decided to go for it, despite having very little knowledge of the baking industry and having very little money.  They found a low-rent, old garage on the south end of town that needed a lot of TLC.  Within 3 months, Robin, Brooke and Robin’s husband Jeff had worked hard to renovate the place and they began delivering bread and bagels for resale at Joseph’s Bi-Rite Market and Manor Market.