The Bread Essentials

The Bread Essentials

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Your Gluten Free & Nut Free Destination for good breads, sweets and grocery items. We look forward to see you! The Bread Essentials

The story begins with the owner Josée who has more than 20 years of experience has a seasoned business manager for American Companies while cultivating for 10 years her passion for making bread and learning the art with French Bakers in Montreal. While learning, she stumbled upon this fantastic French Baker and his wife with whom a strong connection developed over time. After many months of discussions, it was agreed that Josée would continue their business and to move it to Toronto. While learning the baking trade Josée developed a gluten allergy and struggled to find quality and tasteful bakery and pastry products, a motivation to work at improving her offering, hence the change made to become an entirely Gluten Free & Nut Free Bakery and Grocery. August 2019 is when The Bread Essentials had to make the decision to cease the regular bakery and became entirely Gluten Free. Shortly after; October 1 2019 is when The Bread Essentials obtained it Gluten Free Certification and therefore Celiac approved. Please come to see us for a friendly visit to see what our Bakery and Grocery sections holds that will make you feel like the sky is now the limit! We continuously work to better our offering and develop products that make us feel...we eat normally!

Photos from The Bread Essentials's post 09/23/2026

Way-hey!!!
Well, this is exciting!

We seem to have succeeded in making pita bread! These 6" (give or take, but they are 80 grams) pocket-y winners are made with millet flour. They are vegan.
And we are excited!!

Bear with us as we figure out the logistics and get the ball rolling on making them (it's a bit of a process til we - well, I - get used to it)

So, stay tuned for a proper launch....

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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09/23/2026

Greetings TBE family!

So, we had a slight flub happen with our olive bread (pictured) and some of our rosemary. It's simply that they could have used another 5 minutes or so of oven-time. So, Josée is putting them on sale for $9.99. All you have to do is toast the slices as you need them and that will perk them right up (they can also be cubed and made into fabulous croutons... which we may do with some tomorrow) I can also recommend using the slices in a brushetta (oh yeah, baby!!) Or as a base for a pizza-style gourmet, fancy-shmancy appetizer/snack.

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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09/21/2026

Treated myself to a box of the Fresh is Best tri flavours taco shells we currently have on sale in our wee shop. If you're someone who isn't fond of spicy flavours, fret not! The mild chili is VERY mild and the jalapeño is not very spicy at all. So, do like me, and treat yourself this week! I still have filling left over so I may break up a couple of the shells and makes nachos for the next round....

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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Photos from The Bread Essentials's post 09/16/2026

Ola, amigos!

Just in time for Taco Thursday (we missed Taco Tuesday, but I mean, EVERY day should include tacos... or nachos, am I right? Of course I am)
we have Fresh is Best tri-flavour hard taco shells on sale for a mere $4.99! That's 4 each of jalapeño, mild chili, and yellow taco shells for dinner (or lunch... or breakfast... or late-night snack...)(duuuuude, breakfast tacos!!! What a way to start the day! Grab a couple of boxes to cover ALL of the meals! We also have their yellow corn only shells for the regular price of a mere $5.99 - really quite reasonable in the gluten free world. AND we have their chicken tinga seasoning packets - which work really well with beef, pork, turkey, or chicken mince. But you do you, boo.
AND
we also have a couple of salsas for you:
For those souls who can not have garlic and onion (that truly breaks my heart... I'm so sorry 😟) the fine folks at Fody Food Co. have you covered with their Mild Sensitive Salsa.
The other choice is Lakeside medium Salsa.

You know what also works, for anyone a little more adventurous Sandy L Nickel Chili Sauce... it's not *that* kind of a chili sauce, but, yeah, it works well with some added Mexican-style seasonings thrown in. Trust me, I've experimented and was quite pleased with the results!

Anyway... that's enough from me.
Get cookin'!!!

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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Photos from The Bread Essentials's post 09/15/2026

Greetings, friends!

If you have a craving for our baked butter croissants, we have a few packaged up in the fridge (also a few packages of crullers ready to go home with you)

We open at 10!
See you soon!

- Jane.
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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Photos from The Bread Essentials's post 09/15/2026

Good morning, friends

Being up at wtf-o'clock every morning *does* have its advantages. We often scamper out to catch the sunrise, and this morning got an added bonus of a rainbow!!

We hope it bodes well.... we could all use more rainbows these dark and insane days.

Have a good one folks! We open at 10 ☺️🌞🌈

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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09/14/2026

Uh oh... aww,,look at her little face.
Josée has asked me to ask you all to bring us your thawed out ice packs that are cluttering up your life. We use them to pack in our delivery boxes.
You can bring them in during business hours, or,,you can nip 'round the side and leave them in a bag or box ON TOP of the bins in the little alleyway between us and the church.

Thanks everyone!

Have a great week.

- Jane
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TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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09/12/2026

Hi friends!

We are looking for customer service help again, as we lost our summer gals to school (that's what happens when people want to edumacate themselves... gee whiz)

Now, as well as what the photo says, we also need someone Tuesday-Friday 9:30-6:30
DEFINITELY HOLIDAYS - It's all hands on deck for holidays (for example Christmas - we close early on Xmas eve, but we're ALL here through December) So... always expect to work holidays.

Please, we need you to be reliable. We're a very small business, with a micro selection of employees. We don't automatically have 4 or 10 other people to cover you if you happen to be sick often.

Your number 1 priority is taking care of our clients, but on down time you'll be stocking shelves, accepting deliveries, answering the phone andtaking orders over the phone, cleaning/tidying, helping with some baking (we'll show you how, but if you have baking knowledge that's a great bonus - if you have cake decorating skills let Josee know!)

Send your resume to Josée at [email protected] and we hope to see you soon!

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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09/12/2026

Good morning, friends!

Rawcology Granola & Snacks has not only a perfect quick and easy (and free of 7 of the top allergens and grain free) breakfast for you, they also double as a quick and healthy snack during the day.
We have:
Chocolate
Strawberry with beetroot
Blueberry

I may be guilty of splashing homemade Baileys on mine, but that's a me problem... how do you like yours?

- Jane
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TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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09/08/2026

Good morning!

So... it's that time of the year already. First day of school. Was your morning chaotic?
Don't let dinner be chaotic. Let PINTY'S and Toppits • Seafood, Battered & Breaded Fish & Appetizers do the heavy lifting for you. You just heat and eat. Perhaps a side salad,or some roasted veggies to go with.

And we have lots of sauces for dipping and additional side options to choose from. Have a wander around the store, see what else you can add for an easy peasy end to the day.

- Jane
TBE Hours
Closed: Mondays
Tues- Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat and Sun: 10am - 5pm
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406 Royal York Road
Toronto, ON
M8Y2R5

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm