Collective Kitchen is Now La Mère Bakery

For quite some time, Collective Kitchen was one of Rountree’s best-kept secrets. Cottage baker Alex Maurer would dole out sourdough loaves, cookies, pizza crust and granola from her home. As the popularity expanded, so did her need for a commercial kitchen. Now, Maurer has rebranded the business to La Mère Bakery, and she is sharing a space with Box Turtle Creamery at 1458 E. Cherry in Springfield. The new walk-up window is just a hop and a skip away from where her business first began and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. La Mère Bakery accepts walk-up orders, but you best make an online pre-order if you want to guarantee yourself a loaf of a popular flavor like the olive sourdough.