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Viola’s Heritage Sandwich Bread is an everyday sandwich bread option for people who are looking for a soft, flavorful, but low- and natural-ingredient sandwich bread.

03/24/2026

Back at Jazz Fest 🎷
April 24 | 12:30 PM

We’re taking a festival classic and telling it a different way.

Creole Corn Dogs—made with legendary sausage and dipped in our Trinity Cornbread batter (onion, celery, bell pepper… the foundation of flavor in every New Orleans kitchen).

This is what it looks like when tradition meets the moment.
When ingredients carry history.
When every bite tells the truth.

Catch it live. Taste the story.

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02/26/2026

Do it anyway! Demo was a great time

02/20/2026

Yo Mardi Gras is a wrap 💜💛💚
Hope y’all had a good one.

Black History Month got me reflecting heavy — honoring the legacy and building what lasts.

February 19 = preparation season.
Securing suppliers.
Building relationships.
Pitching next week.
Growing smart.

March 19 is Viola’s birthday 🎉
And the release of our Trinity, Honey Butter, and Sweet Potato cornbread mixes.

Same love. Same roots.
Just building the system now.

This is the 19th Legacy Series 🤎

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01/20/2026

Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Dr. King said that. And today, I’m building with that truth.

This year, Viola’s turns 6.
And we’re choosing infrastructure over hustle.

No king cakes in 2026.
No catering focus.

Instead, we’re building:

• shelf-stable products
• partnerships with Louisiana farmers
• pathways to manufacturing in New Orleans
• living-wage food jobs

Because here, the story for people who look like me has often been:
build it here… but scale it somewhere else.

We’re writing a different story.

And it’s anchored in 19.

March 19 — our beginning
June 19 — freedom & ownership
December 19 — legacy

So every month on the 19th, we’ll share what we’re building.

This is the 19th Legacy Series.
And you’re part of it.

— Carla

Join us in wishing our founder a very happy 42nd birthday! 🎉Thank you for supporting a brand rooted in history, care, an...
01/17/2026

Join us in wishing our founder a very happy 42nd birthday! 🎉
Thank you for supporting a brand rooted in history, care, and good food made with purpose. We couldn’t do this without you. 🤎🥖

Do y’all remember growing up with one of these in the kitchen?The cast iron cornbread pan that made edges crispy, kitche...
12/10/2025

Do y’all remember growing up with one of these in the kitchen?
The cast iron cornbread pan that made edges crispy, kitchens warm, and memories unforgettable.

This pan tells a story—of Sunday dinners, seasoned hands, and the women who fed whole families with love and skill.

I’ve been trying to find one just like this again — help me find one!
If your grandma or auntie still has hers, tell me where she got it or drop a link. 😭🖤

Tag the person who kept your cast iron sacred.
And while you’re here… grab a bag of Viola’s Heritage Cornbread Mix and bring that memory back to your own table.

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12/03/2025

#“Freedom Came in Stages — And So Did This Bakery”

Freedom in Louisiana didn’t come all at once — it arrived in pieces.

• Jan 1, 1863 — Emancipation freed enslaved people in Union-held parishes.
• Sept 5, 1864 — Louisiana outlawed slavery statewide.
• July 1864 — Thousands gathered as Rev. Conway read the Emancipation aloud.
For the first time, Black New Orleanians celebrated Independence Day.
• Dec 6, 1865 — The 13th Amendment ended slavery everywhere.

Thirteen days later, The People’s Bakery opened.
A Black-owned, community-built bakery rising in the middle of freedom’s uncertainty.

Teachers like Agnes Davidson were opening schoolhouses,
the Freedmen’s Bureau was fighting for labor and literacy,
and our community was pushing forward — despite resistance.

Today we honor the journey:
freedom in stages,
courage in action,
bread as liberation. Support the Legacy


















12/03/2025

“Freedom Came in Stages — And So Did This Bakery”

Freedom in Louisiana didn’t come all at once — it arrived in pieces.

• Jan 1, 1863 — Emancipation freed enslaved people in Union-held parishes.
• Sept 5, 1864 — Louisiana outlawed slavery statewide.
• July 1864 — Thousands gathered as Rev. Conway read the Emancipation aloud.
For the first time, Black New Orleanians celebrated Independence Day.
• Dec 6, 1865 — The 13th Amendment ended slavery everywhere.

Thirteen days later, The People’s Bakery opened.
A Black-owned, community-built bakery rising in the middle of freedom’s uncertainty.

Teachers like Agnes Davidson were opening schoolhouses,
the Freedmen’s Bureau was fighting for labor and literacy,
and our community was pushing forward — despite resistance.

Today we honor the journey:
freedom in stages,
courage in action,
bread as liberation.

Donate to the legacy to help put this history into kids’ hands.


















12/02/2025

DAY 1 — December 1

“What We’re Celebrating: 160 Years of Bread & Bravery”

On December 19, 1865 — just 13 days after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide — The People’s Bakery opened in Louisiana.
This wasn’t just a bakery. It was one of the first Black-owned businesses established in a truly free Louisiana.
For the next 19 days we honor the courage, community, and craftsmanship that built it.
Support the Kneading a Change book + curriculum.

11/29/2025

1114 Josephine Street. From 12-3 Holiday Market at The Good Shop today!
Every bag of granola + every mix helps us continue the work of telling our food stories, teaching our history, and sharing Southern heritage through every bite.
Stop by, support local, and take home something delicious.
Come shop with us today at The Good Shop!
🎁 Stocking stuffers
🎄 Holiday baking
🍠 Sweet Potato Granola
🥣 Cornbread mixes

11/15/2025

Viola’s Heritage at the Historic New Orleans Collection Holiday Market! ✨🎄

We’re popping up in the French Quarter this holiday season!
Join us at the Historic New Orleans Collection Holiday Market as we bring our heritage flavors, sweet-potato stories, and hometown goodness to Royal Street.

Come grab your Sweet Potato Granola, holiday-ready cornbread mixes, and gifts that carry the taste — and truth — of New Orleans tradition. Perfect for stockings, teacher gifts, and anyone who loves a little Southern comfort in every bite.

📍 520 Royal St.
🗓️ Saturday, Nov 15 | 9:30–4:00
✨ Free admission — come taste the season!

Let’s make this a holiday to remember. See you at the market, NOLA!

My love for baking started early. Just me, my twin sisters, and a bowl of cake batter.We didn’t have fancy tools, just a...
11/12/2025

My love for baking started early. Just me, my twin sisters, and a bowl of cake batter.
We didn’t have fancy tools, just a hand mixer, good laughs, and the kind of joy that only comes from being together.

Pure joy. Simple tools. Great times.
My story is simple, it started with family. What is your baking story?

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New Orleans, LA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+15042701592

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