Sneak Peek At Matthew Scratchbread Tilden s Fantastic New Williamsburg Bakery View all 12
It s been more than five years since chef Matthew Tilden shut down his beloved Bed-Stuy bakery Scratchbread, but that doesn t mean we ve stopped dreaming about those sticky buns, flatbreads, and grits. Now, after months of wishes and rumors, Tilden and his managing partner Jeffry Olsen are back, this time in Williamsburg, with another superb little shop, 7 Grain Army.
Well, they re almost back. Tilden is taking the opening slowly this time. The truths about Scratchbread s demise are really about having drawn the line with everything that sucks about running a business here, he told Gothamist. If you re dealing with a shitty space, or the inability to invest in new revenue streams, or buying in bulk to reduce costs and having to work more hours any human should, and you ain t getting rich? At some point you break.