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| Together, Hannah Buoye and Billy Hager own Waxwing Bakery at 868 Roosevelt Trail in Windham. COURTESY PHOTO |
“All of our pastries and bread are hand-made by us onsite. We also strive to serve as much locally sourced products as possible,” Hannah said. “Our menu and its flavors change daily, weekly and seasonally. Menu staples include croissants, chocolate croissants, sweet and savory Danish pastries, morning buns, scones, quiche, sausage rolls, fruit buckle, loaf cake slices, layer cake slices and cookies. We do offer larger preorders and can accommodate whole cake, pie and quiche requests. We encourage people to reach out via our website if they would like to place such an order. And we hope to expand our menu offerings in the near future to include sandwiches, salad and some more breakfast options like a breakfast sandwich.”
Along with the food and drinks they serve, the goal of Waxwing Bakery is to provide a space for the community to gather in what is sometimes referred to as a ‘third place,” she said. No matter if you’re stopping in to grab a coffee and breakfast pastry on your way to work, looking for a place to work outside the house, or meeting up with friends to catch up and enjoy a latte and croissant, Waxwing strives to become the go-to place for meeting those needs.
What sets Waxwing apart from the competition is the quality and care with which they produce their products.
“We pride ourselves on the quality of ingredients, freshness of produce and strive to source from our local farms and producers. In addition to making high-quality food, we are also attempting to create a high-quality environment for people to enjoy them in,” Billy said. “We are making the food we like to make and creating the environment we want to spend time in, and we hope to become a place people want to frequent for those reasons.”
Before opening Waxwing, Hannah was the Kitchen Manager at Tandem Coffee and Bakery in Portland and Billy ran the kitchen at Helm Oyster Bar and Bistro and each offers management expertise from fine dining to fast casual concepts to Waxwing Bakery. Hannah’s background includes work as a pastry chef as well as a baker and Billy has been working in restaurants since he was in high school and has held positions as executive chef and manager as well as managing partner.
“Owning our own business has been a shared goal of ours. The San Francisco Bay Area food scene was a wonderful place to learn and gain experience, but it was impossible for us to achieve our life goals and start a business in the community we lived in,” Hannah said. “We moved to Maine in 2019 in hopes of establishing ourselves in a food community where we would be able to eventually own our own business. We bought a house in Windham in 2022 and immediately knew we would want to eventually open a business here. We have created a home here in Windham and we want to create an extension of that with Waxwing. We want to share our expertise and experience in food service with our neighbors and build a business that people want to return to.”
Online reviews are simply outstanding.
“Everything we've tried has been delicious! Like others have said, this place is a real gem – definitely give them a try!” Crystal M.
“I’ve been 3 times, and everything is so good. The croissants are most impressive and delicious!” Cathy B.
“Finally!!! This bakery has the tastiest treats! Fresh sourdough - still warm from the oven, decadent quiche, and the most delicious brown butter rye sea salt chocolate chip cookie I have ever tasted! So glad to have them in Windham!” Amy T.
Waxwing Bakery is open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
For more details about Waxwing Bakery, call 207-572-1156 or visit https://www.waxwingbakery.com Find them on Facebook and Instagram under Waxwing Bakery. <
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