New Bakery In Covington

Jeff Talbot and Saunders Conroy are the founders of the new bakery on Boston Street in Covington.  Autonomy Bakery will open July 25, 2019 and will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Talbot is the former owner of Ancora Pizzeria in New Orleans. Conroy and Talbot have known each other for several years and even worked together at Restaurant August and Artesia. They decided to partner and open Autonomy. The process has taken the owner’s over two years to open the bakery. It took longer than expected to completely redesign and renovate the location at 705 Boston Street. The space was an old storefront and warehouse that was in disrepair.

“We encountered every kind of delay possible,” Conroy said. “Needless to say, we’re really happy to be open.”

 

The two years was well worth the wait. The bakery know boast an open-air kitchen and baking area that is next to the dining area which seats about 40 patrons. The warehouse area at the back of the cafe will eventually serve as an indoor-outdoor area. The plans, that should be ready next football season, will include roll-up doors that allow patrons to watch a large screen during sporting events.

Patrons will enjoy an evolving menu of specialty breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, beer and wine. Western St. Tammany Parish has a wonderful selection of great cafes and bakeries but what makes Autonomy unique is the fact the it is a combination of both a cafe and bakery. The pastries and breads that will be sold there are baked on-site.

“We saw a need for something that the Covington area really doesn’t have,” Conroy said. “We’re not trying to put anyone out of business. We feel like there’s room for us all.”

Autonomy will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on most days, serving pastries in the morning, lunch and dinner every day but Tuesday. Brunch will be offered on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It will close at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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