La Farm Bakery – Preston Corners

La Farm Bakery at Preston Corners is on Northwest Cary Parkway, a French bakery and cafe run in the modern-day boulangerie tradition. Loaves are shaped by hand every day, and they come in different flavors, shapes, and sizes.

Founder Lionel Vatinet is a master baker who traveled the world consulting on bread before he started La Farm in Cary. The cafe side pairs his breads with locally grown ingredients, and the counter also carries pastries, tarts, and espresso for anyone who wants to sit a while over one.

What to know

• The bakery follows the centuries-old techniques of small French town bakeries.
• Baking classes and events are held for customers who want to try it themselves.
• La Farm serves the wider Triangle, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
• The bakery calls baking an old world trade that spans centuries and crosses cultures.