OUR STORY

Liberty Bakery + Cafe has been a fixture in the Main Street community for three decades. This is its third iteration, but much has stayed the same to honour those who carried the torch before.

Elizabeth Starr is the owner/operator of the bakery. Liberty’s artistry endures through every element of their baking—from the adorable and quirky cookies featuring Totoro (a Liberty classic!), Moomin characters, mushrooms, aliens, butterflies and more to the chocolate croissants, specialty flatbreads and focaccia.

Elizabeth is a mom, wife, and chef. Elizabeth and the whole Liberty team are dedicated to beautiful food made with quality ingredients.

We love our community.

MEET THE TEAM…

  • Owner/Operator

    The heart and spirit of Liberty. Dedicated to our team, mutual respect and creating a space that feels like home for all.

  • Our steady captain

    Works night and day, fixes everything, wants to be hired, (he’s our Matty Matheson - have you watched ‘The Bear’?!), and makes no grumbles when things break. Calm as a cucumber.

  • FOH Manager

    Our go-to guy, knows the place like the back of his hand, coffee wizard, music extraordinaire, best style, and friend to all.

  • Is it Buhler’s day off? Or is everyday just a party with Clay? Clay is the most jazzy, thoughtful and foundational person of our team.

  • Our in-house clothing designer. Badass barista. Quiet but thoughtful. Can gently handle any situation.

  • Style icon, sweetheart and sentimental music lover.

  • Ipek hails from turkey, her eyebrows would make Daniel Levy jealous, she may be secretly famous, and asks SO many questions (the smart ones)! I couldn’t sort of why at first she started in FOH, but made her way BOH, and it all made sense. She has a keen sense for creating beautiful and delicious food. She’s modest, thoughtful-gives feedback gently, incredibly intelligent, wicked sense of humour, lover of art, also moonlights at the VAG a day a week sharing cocktails. You have to try her orange and olive oil cake, it’s my favourite menu item.

  • Bringing the magic and creativity of our physical space to the virtual realm. Her smile will light up any room no matter the square footage; just try her.

  • Abby (aka Jackie-O) is our in house marketing guru. She’s whip smart, kind, and has incredible style. She is one of the hardest working people we know- holding 3 jobs, not to mention her own budding art career. As they say, not all heroes wear capes.. she might wear a cape, who knows!

  • Veronika-the artist! Our FOH addition who just moved from Ukraine. Her smile could light up a room, and she could sell a popsicle to a woman in white gloves. She’s genuine, thoughtful, and a wonderful steward for each guest.

  • The bomb.com

SUPPLIERS & FRIENDS

  • Every day, 9-4. Even stat holidays! Closed on Christmas and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Great question. We source locally and as organically as possible, including our milk and whole grain flours from Flourist.

  • Yes we do! Although our menu changes seasonally, we ensure there are options available for everyone.

  • Sometimes, maybe, depends on the weather and our mood.

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