April 24, 2026

Rise Slow Bread Company Opens in Daphne

By Isabella Gomez
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

April 24, 2026

DAPHNE, Ala. A new and unique bread store has opened on Main Street in Daphne and it’s not your run of the mill bakery.

Rise Slow Bread Company, operated by Ryan McCallum of Fairhope, is about good food and a health-concise diet, said McCallum.

While the offerings are limited, the bread, inspired by European break-making styles might surprise you with its deep flavor and old-time style.

Inspired by European bread making styles, he created his own sourdough starter and started making bread using ingredients such as organic bread flour, alkaline water and Italian sea salt. After going through 10 recipes, he finally found one he liked, saying within five days of eating only his own bread, he felt massive improvements in his wellness and movements.

After nailing down the recipe, he has since shared the bread with his family and co-workers, saying his 80-year-old mother has lost around 10 pounds eating his bread.
McCallum, an electrician by trade, said that he has gotten more production out of his electricians feeding them his bread, along with smoothies and water, in the morning.
As for his customers, he hopes that they’ll understand his bread is not mass produced by machine and is definitely more of an artesian style bread.
He makes the bread from home through a process that takes a couple of days and includes letting the starter rise, mixing the dough and stretching it to activate the gluten process. He then lets it set and proof over a couple hours, fermenting it in the refrigerator between 48 to 72 hours.

He sells his bread at his storefront in Old Towne Daphne, located at 1800 Main St., right next door to Dragonfly Tavern. Operating on a cottage license, he is offering bread to the local community that McCallum says you can’t find anywhere else.

So far, McCallum has made loafs, baguettes and hamburger buns and has started experimenting with making different flavors at the request of his customers, such as jalapeno cheddar. He said he hopes to make more people feel better through his bread making.

McCallum posts his weekly schedule on social media and the window of his storefront, but he has also launched a website at www.riseslowbreadco.com, where people can buy his bread.