Walnut Family Bakery

My first visit was exploratory. I wanted to see a James Beard award winner working near me (out in the boondocks of Madison County). I met Camille and was enamored by her good graces. She showed me her wood fired oven and her wares. I allowed as to how I wasn’t much of a sweets person and requested a loaf of her soft bread. She put in a slice of her apple pie gratis. She had baked treats on display, and as she says, “there will always be pie”. The apple pie was good. On subsequent visits I have picked up pie ordered for thanksgiving p, and cake/pie for my wife. Camille and Casey have both been kind and engaging on every visit. Two thumbs up!

I am STILL thinking about the coffee cake I ate over 24 hours ago... Every bite was infused with joy and skill. It takes a lot of hustle to create such an easy atmosphere with genuinely inviting flavors. Thank you for a wonderful visit Camille, can't wait for my next bite! .... Don't forget to grab a bag of granola to tide you over, seriously.

Tucked around a bend on one of Western North Carolina’s classically winding roads, arriving at the Walnut Family Bakery feels a little like wandering into a storybook. A hand-painted sign—made by owner and pastry chef Camille Cogswell's talented mom—lets you know you’re in the right place. The road curves into a small parking area below a small blue bakery perched on the hill, right beside the matching blue house Camille calls home. This level of scene-setting is worth mentioning, because for many visitors, a trip to the Walnut Family Bakery is an excursion. Still, plenty of locals from Madison County, as well a folks from neighboring Buncombe County, regularly make the trip for the Thursday and Saturday bake days. For me, the visit was long-awaited—from Los Angeles all the way to Western

These baked goods and breads are of the highest ingredients as well as high quality crafts(wo)man ship in WNC. The products are also so creative that they can't be found anywhere else. They are on Google maps.

What a wonderful treat! It’s a beautiful setting and the baked goods are amazing.