- Jeffrey Lamont Brown
- Nov 3, 2023
THANK YOU Thank you, thank you, thank you. When we put a call out last week to the San Diego community for job opportunities for our stellar IZOLA team, the offers came FLOODING IN. The community has come out in full force offering amazing opportunities for the IZOLA team and we are just so grateful for you all. Some team members are choosing to take a well-deserved break, a few have already landed jobs or are weighing job offers, and others are on the search for their next opportunity. Here are just a few of the businesses that have reached out - a who's who of some of the tastiest places in town! Please stop by to support those who supported us, their food is super tasty and you might see a familiar IZOLA face behind the counter. 🥰 BAKERIES and DESSERTS (this would make for an epic San Diego bakery crawl!) Con Pane Bread and Cie Asa Cafe and Bakery Hinar Dessert Bar and Cafe Wildwood Flour Ramona Country Bakery Flour Atelier (opening soon!) Sugar and Scribe Prager Brothers Blackmarket Bakery An's Hatmakers (of An's Dry Cleaning Gelato) RESTAURANTS and CAFES RMD Group Tahini (hot from the oven pita bread!) Marisi La Jolla Tavoli Nostra Pizzeria e Cucina Palmy's Pendry Hotel Urban Kitchen Group Rise (opening soon near SDSU!) The Vibe Coffee N Talk Olive Cafe Northside Shack Miracle Potion OTHER FOOD Jimbo's LuckyBolt Pete's Real Food OTHER INDUSTRIES Aaron Price Fellows St. Paul's UCSD Temporary Employment Services Family Health Centers of San Diego McKenna Boiler Healthy Hound Products Murray Lampert Attention Employers: If you are hiring, please email Jenny - we are still actively seeking placement for our team and have an internal job board and support services to assist our team however we can.
BAKESHOP UPDATES
While the first few days of the closure were dedicated to assisting with job placement, Jenny and I have been hustling on a few other fronts as well....
We've asked a few members of our leadership team to stay on during this closure and the small but mighty team has hit the ground running. Together they have already:
Tested 16 different croissant and pastry flavors
Tested 5 new sourdough flavors
Tested 1 new type of bread
The output from the team has been inspiring. It has been fun and exciting to be exploring new flavor combinations and we can't wait for the wider IZOLA Fam to try them out when we reopen.
I, as well as our Design Assistant Alejandra, have also been hyper-focused on the renovation we had planned for January. We don't have a lot of wiggle room to move the construction up any further, but if it's possible, we're making that happen. Jenny and I are headed to Europe next week to inspect our new ovens and proofers as they come off the line at Salva. Stay tuned for more reno updates!
NEXT WEDNESDAY Join Jenny and me on Wednesday November 8th at 7p on Google Meet for our next investor conversation. We are raising funds now as we move forward on building our new zero-emission manufacturing facility and bake shop, IZOLA Main, the plans for which are featured above. Located in the heart of City Heights, we'll be bringing over 20 purpose-filled careers and investing in an underserved community. We aim to change the way America thinks about croissants and sourdough. The IZOLA way. Hot from the oven, great hospitality, amazing quality. Justice. Investing in American Green Manufacturing. Creating careers. Improving the quality of our bread and croissants. Planning to open 12 IZOLAs in SoCal. Hard? Yes. But so exciting to invest in American manufacturing and in our community. Believe in what we do? Join us. To learn more, RSVP for our Wednesday call and drop by for a minute and say hi or stay the whole time. It's a fun time and super casual. Never invested before? Not to worry! It's super simple. *Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.
*Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.
- Jeffrey Lamont Brown
- Oct 24, 2023
PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW! Pre-orders for this week are now open! While definitely not required, a pre-order will guarantee we'll have what you're craving and you get to hop to the front of the line when you arrive. We'll be baking hot from the oven this Thursday - Sunday, from 8a-1p. Have a pre-order and in a hurry? No problem! Double park downstairs and call us at (619) 289-8358, we'll run your order down to you with a smile. We call it IZOLA DRIVE-BY
WE'RE HIRING One of the most common things we hear from our guests, aside from their enjoyment of the food, is how lovely our team is. We agree with you! We hire for a few key traits, including kindness, curiosity, integrity and reliability. If you are hard working and are passionate about the community we're trying to create here at IZOLA, maybe you'd like to be a part of it! We are now hiring for our Front of House team. No prior service experience is required.
HAPPENING TOMORROW! Join Jenny and me tomorrow, Thursday October 26th, at 7p on Google Meet for our next investor conversation. We are raising funds now as we move forward on building our new zero-emission manufacturing facility and bake shop, IZOLA Main, the plans for which are featured above. Located in the heart of City Heights, we'll be bringing over 20 purpose-filled careers and investing in an underserved community. We aim to change the way America thinks about croissants and sourdough. The IZOLA way. Hot from the oven, great hospitality, amazing quality. Justice. Investing in American Green Manufacturing. Creating careers. Improving the quality of our bread and croissants. Planning to open 12 IZOLAs in SoCal. Hard? Yes. But so exciting to invest in American manufacturing and in our community. Believe in what we do? Join us. To learn more, RSVP for our Thursday call and drop by for a minute and say hi or stay the whole time. It's a fun time and super casual. Never invested before? Not to worry! It's super simple. *Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.
*Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.
IZOLA MUSIC SATURDAY Every Saturday IZOLA hosts live music - come see how diverse and talented our San Diego community is. We post our full musical line-up every Friday night on Instagram - follow us here!
 
MAYBEAR 9-10a
Maybear is a singer-songwriter and indie rock musician based in San Diego. Some of her influences are Clairo, Phoebe Bridgers and Raveena. 
 SARA ANDREA 11a-12p Sara DeMoranville, or “Sara Andrea," is a singer-songwriter who writes and performs acoustic songs and produces electronic-pop music. Originally from Rhode Island and currently living in San Diego, her music is inspired by life near the ocean and the relationships that have formed around her. 
LEATEA 12-1p Leatea (San Diego native Dylann Jelden) has been a musician all her life, beginning with classical violin at age 4. She began writing songs and incorporating guitar in high school. She performs regularly in San Diego.
Mmm...mmm...take a look at these beauties! We take our classic croissant dough - with all 96 layers of Normandy butter - and envelope our house made blackberry compote and Valrhona dark chocolate. After they come out of the oven, we brush on some simple syrup to give it a little extra sweetness and a crunchy finish. Pre-orders for this week are now open! While definitely not required, a pre-order will guarantee we'll have what you're craving and you get to hop to the front of the line when you arrive. We'll be baking hot from the oven this Thursday - Sunday, from 8a-1p. Have a pre-order and in a hurry? No problem! Double park downstairs and call us at (619) 289-8358, we'll run your order down to you with a smile. We call it IZOLA DRIVE-BY
CELEBRATE Happy birthday to Joshua! Joshua, pictured on the far right, is our night shift croissant production assistant. He's coming up soon on his one year anniversary with IZOLA and we are grateful for your contributions Joshua! Thanks to Dojo Lead Lidia for taking the time to organize a nice celebration for the Dojo team. It's always busy at the bakeshop and our teams are working hard, but we are grateful for this reminder of how important it is for us to slow down, celebrate and appreciate one another. Admittedly this is something that Jenny and I still need to work on, but what we've learned is to seize even the smallest moments. Whether that's taking a 15 minute break and going for a walk around the block together with our pup Sam, or even just lingering for 30 seconds longer when giving each other a hug goodbye.
JOIN OUR TEAM! One of the most common things we hear from our guests, aside from their enjoyment of the food, is how lovely our team is. We agree with you! We hire for a few key traits, including kindness, curiosity, integrity and reliability. If you are hard working and are passionate about the community we're trying to create here at IZOLA, maybe you'd like to be a part of it! We are now hiring for our Front of House team. No prior service experience is required.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Join Jenny and me next Thursday October 26th at 7p on Google Meet for our next investor conversation. We are raising funds now as we move forward on building our new zero-emission manufacturing facility and bake shop, IZOLA Main, the plans for which are featured above. Located in the heart of City Heights, we'll be bringing over 20 purpose-filled careers and investing in an underserved community. We aim to change the way America thinks about croissants and sourdough. The IZOLA way. Hot from the oven, great hospitality, amazing quality. Justice. Investing in American Green Manufacturing. Creating careers. Improving the quality of our bread and croissants. Planning to open 12 IZOLAs in SoCal. Hard? Yes. But so exciting to invest in American manufacturing and in our community. Believe in what we do? Join us. To learn more, RSVP for our Thursday call and drop by for a minute and say hi or stay the whole time. It's a fun time and super casual. Never invested before? Not to worry! It's super simple. *Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.
*Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.
IZOLA MUSIC SATURDAY Every Saturday IZOLA hosts live music - come see how diverse and talented our San Diego community is. We post our full musical line-up every Friday night on Instagram - follow us here!