Sofia Marini
Owner, Forno Marini
Sofia's family has baked bread in Little Italy for three generations. When the pandemic nearly closed the bakery for good, she rebuilt the business around wholesale and a line out the door on Saturdays. Her story is about stubbornness, flour, and what a neighbourhood owes its institutions.
The oven doesn't care how you feel. It's on at four.
Podcast Appearances
- Three Generations of Bread in Little Italy — Ottawa Eats
Featured In
- Preston Street Is Quietly Reinventing Itself — Between the old-guard trattorias and a new wave of first-time owners, Little Italy's main street is becoming something no one quite planned.