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Chef Greg Wade

Chicago’s bread legend

Award-winning baker and cookbook author Greg Wade elevates bread to a prominent place at the table. As managing partner of Chicago’s renowned Publican Quality Bread, he nourishes the Windy City with his legendary loaves, artisan sandwiches, tartines and decadent pastries.

James Beard Award

Outstanding Baker

Winner, 2019 Nominated, 2017 & 2018

Author

“Bread Head”

Cookbook, 2022

Documentary Feature

Featured Baker

“Sustainable: A Documentary on the Local Food Movement in America”, Amazon Prime

Quality is Publican’s middle name

Learn how Vollrath products support Publican Quality Bread’s high-volume operations and commitment to quality. The bakeries’ mixers, induction ranges, and pizza ovens help them keep business flowing as they create artisanal breads and pastries from local, seasonal ingredients.

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Greg Wade

“In the bakery, we go hard … so to have well-built, crafted [equipment] from Vollrath really makes it so much easier to accomplish the monumental task of running these bakeries every day.”

Greg Wade Managing Partner - Publican Quality Bread

Chef's Wade's Go-To Products

Chef Greg Wade

Baking talk with Greg Wade

Get to know James Beard Award-winning chef Greg Wade as he discusses his culinary journey, including mentoring, working with the Artisan Grain Collective, and his cookbook, “Bread Head: Baking for the Road Less Traveled.”

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Chef's Wade's Inspiration

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