Dan Griffin is the head baker and driving force of Lovejoy Bakers.  His love of baking and fine-tuned recipes and techniques will be showcased at Portland’s newest bakery.

As long time production manager at Pearl Bakery in Portland and Viennoiserie baker at noted Artisan Bakers in Sonoma California, Dan brings nearly 15 years of experience to this new venture.  Both teacher and student, Dan took a brief sabbatical from his rising career to apprentice at the San Francisco Baking Institute under luminary bakers Michel Suas, Didier Rosada and Phillipe LeCorre.

Surprisingly, or perhaps not so, Dan is also an excellent and instinctive cook.  Lovejoy Bakers offers a full lunch and light snack menu of his creations as well.

Avid cyclist and gardener, Dan and his wife Jessamyn live in a Northeast Portland ranch they’ve tenderly brought back to its original glory