Our story
Brought back by Edwardsville.The bakery the community kept.
A neighborhood bakery that closed, then came home. Different building, same number. Same starter. Same Sunday smell.
Our story
What is the story of 222 Artisan Bakery?
222 Artisan Bakery first opened on Main Street in Edwardsville, IL, closed for more than a year when the building changed hands, and reopened a few blocks away at 222 St. Louis Street after the community rallied for its return. The city kept the 222 address so the name could come home.
The original 222
The bakery stood at222 N Main Street.
For years, 222 Artisan Bakery lived on Main. A bench, a starter, regulars who didn’t have to say their order. Sundays smelled the way you’d hope a Sunday would smell.
Then the doors closed. The starter stayed alive in a jar at home. The notebooks stayed open. The storefront went dark for a long time.
The food and atmosphere is awesome. They roast their own coffee, made fresh with locally sourced products. It is our go-to place.
Sherrie S. on GoogleThe neighborhood
They kept askingabout the bread.
At the supermarket. At the post office. To one another, on porches. A small town stays in conversation with itself, and the conversation kept including us.
So we started looking. A few blocks over, a building was waiting. New address. Right neighborhood. Same town.
The address
The city keptour number.
A new building. An old number. Edwardsville assigned 222 to the new address so the name could come with us, along with everything attached to it.
The starter is back in its jar. The bench is back in use. Trevor reads your email. Plaid Coffee, his small roastery a few minutes away, keeps the cups full. Sundays still smell like sourdough.
Trevor
- 222 N MainThe original bakery.
- A year awayClosed by a changing landscape.
- Community ralliedNeighbors brought us back.
- 222 St. LouisNew home, same 222.
one 222
then back
the city kept
at 4.6 stars
The baker
Who owns 222 Artisan Bakery?
222 Artisan Bakery is a family-run bakery, owned by Trevor Taynor and his mother, Kim Goodner. Trevor trained at the San Francisco Baking Institute and also owns Plaid Coffee, the roastery that supplies the bakery’s beans, so the same family is behind the bread and the coffee that reopened at 222 St. Louis Street.
Trevor Taynor & Kim Goodner
Family Owners · Edwardsville, IL
222 is a mother-and-son bakery, run by Kim Goodner and Trevor Taynor. Trevor trained at the San Francisco Baking Institute, one of the country’s foremost artisan-baking schools, and roasts the shop’s coffee himself at Plaid. The bakery’s reopening at 222 St. Louis Street was covered by Feast Magazine.
Frequently asked
Questions aboutthe move and the name.
Why did 222 Artisan Bakery close and reopen?
222 Artisan Bakery closed for more than a year when its original Main Street building changed hands. The Edwardsville community kept asking for it, and it reopened a few blocks away at 222 St. Louis Street.
How did 222 Artisan Bakery keep its name after moving?
When 222 Artisan Bakery moved, the city of Edwardsville assigned the new building the address 222 St. Louis Street so the bakery could keep the number it was named for.
Who owns 222 Artisan Bakery?
222 Artisan Bakery is a family-run bakery owned by Trevor Taynor and his mother, Kim Goodner. Trevor trained at the San Francisco Baking Institute and also owns Plaid Coffee, the roastery that supplies the beans served at 222.
From the roastery
Coffee, roasteda few minutes away.
Every bean served at 222 comes from Plaid Coffee Roasters, Trevor’s roasting operation a short drive from the bakery. Same hands, same standard. The beans go straight from the roaster to the espresso bar.