Butterbang Serves Swoon-Worthy Croissants in Providence
Pastry chef Brian Leosz sells his French baked goods from a croissant window in Olneyville.
April 22, 2021
What made you want to start a croissant bakery?
I’m a self-taught baker who fell in love with the croissant more than a decade ago on my first trip to France. I started Butterbang in 2019 because I wanted to bring the transformative, simple pleasure of eating a flaky, buttery croissant to others. I first launched Butterbang as a bike cart. Once COVID hit, I adapted to selling from the front door of my bakery kitchen (which I call “the Croissant Window”) because it was a safer way to continue serving my customers.