Brad Kohler says it’s time to rise and get that bread, Portland.

Bread Fest returns today for its third year, giving guests their crust desserts at the Melody Ballroom starting at 10 am and running to 2 pm Sunday, Sept. 28. Thirty-five vendors, including bread makers, pastry chefs, cake artists, flour millers, coffee roasters, cheese connoisseurs and even jam and olive oil makers, will be on-site to stack that dough. An open farmers market–style format allows guests to loaf about and browse wares at their own leisure, taking in the sights and smells of a leavened heaven.

Kohler, owner of Good Dough Bakery, has been baking professionally for 15 years. He and his wife, Shyla, started Bread Fest in 2023 with just 10 vendors to realize a longtime dream of his. The first iteration sold out wi

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