Bread??

[kaveh]

Does anyone know where i can get good ciabatta bread in bulk for a restaurant? I've been looking all thru LA with no luck.

[kaveh]

Thank you all for your responses. It seems I still have a lot of research/eating I have to do.

[monku]

Kidding aside...check out Jack in the Box, they got those ciabatta burgers and the bread is pretty good.

[arkestra]

just adding to the list -- celestino drago's bakery:

http://www.dolcefornobakery.com/

[ipsedixit]

If some of the brand names that others have suggested (e.g., La Brea, Bread Bar, etc.) are too pricey, try Sysco.

http://www.sysco.com/products/product...

[Woolsey]

Yeah, that's the kind of place from which most restaurant owners would be getting their bread. They provide to a whole lot of institutional vendors and restaurants.

[Woolsey]

I assume that buying in bulk for a restaurant means you are entitled to buy wholesale.

La Brea Bakery supplies a lot of restaurants in the city, including Lucques and, of course, Campanile and Mozza. You should be able to contact them and buy wholesale. I used to drive past the corporate bakery on Washington everyday, in fact. The numbers can be found here:

http://www.labreabakery.com/contactus.aspx

Breadbar bakes the famous rolls for Hatfield's, and they make a wide variety of artisanal breads. You can find the wholesale number for them at the bottom left-hand side of the homepage:

http://www.breadbar.net/

Il Fornaio also sells its baked goods wholesale:

http://www.ilfornaio.com/page51.htm

These are just the most famous, brand-name bakeries. Doing a little legwork and searching on "bakery," "wholesale," and perhaps even throwing the word "Italian" in there, calling up and asking if they offer ciabatta, will likely turn up a lower price than those three well-known premium brands if you're starting up a restaurant. Of course, on the other, their quality is fairly established. So there you have it.

[gossamered]

Try Bread Bar.

[DiveFan]

The Costcos near me do Not carry Il Fornaio, darn it. Their ciabatta, when available, is the La Brea pre-bake. YMMV.
As suggested by their website, you might want to call your local Il Fornaio branch:
http://www.ilfornaio.com/
Good luck, and keep us posted!

[Bob Brooks]

Costco carries ciabatta from Il Fornaio.

[monku]

I thought their ciabatta was La Brea Bakery (which they bake in house).