Richard Hart (baker)

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Richard Hart
Born1977 (age 47–48)
London
OccupationBaker
Website richardhartbaker.com

Richard Hart (London, 1977) is a baker and an author. His book Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking won the 2025 James Beard Book Award in the category bread.

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Career

California

Hart started his career as a chef in London where he worked with Gordon Ramsay. [1] In 2007 he moved to the United States to work at Ubuntu. Hart wanted to specialize in bread and moved to Della Fattoria in Petaluma where he met Kathleen Weber. [2] Then he moved to Tartine Bakery where he served as head baker for seven years. [3] [4]

Copenhagen: Hart Bageri

In 2018 he established Hart Bageri in Copenhagen with partner René Redzepi. Hart became one of Denmark's most popular bakers. [5]

Mexico City: Green Rhino

Hart moved to Mexico City in 2023 with his spouse Henrietta Lovell, founder of the Rare Tea Company, where he set up Green Rhino in 2025. [6] [7] In a 2025 interview, he declared that Mexico ‘does not really have a bread culture’ and describes tortas made with bolillo as a product of ‘horrendous industrial bread,’ which sparked strong reactions from users and defenders of traditional Mexican baking.” [8] In that same year, Hart announced the opening of a bakery at Claridge's in his native London. [9]

Awards

In The Bear season 2 Marcus travels to Copenhagen and gets inspired by Chef Luca; a bakery chef loosely inspired in Richard Hart's and René Redzepi's work. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Hart - Ballymaloe Grainstore Speakers". www.ballymaloegrainstore.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  2. ↑ GRAUE, JENNIFER (2025-01-14). "He's one of the world's top bakers and hangs out at Freestone's Wild Flour Bread every month. Find out why". The Press Democrat. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  3. ↑ Tonon, Rafael (2018-10-01). "Copenhagen's Hottest New Bakery Comes From Tartine's Former Head Baker — With Help From René Redzepi". Eater. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. ↑ Kimbell, Dr Vanessa (2020-01-20). "Richard Hart & The amazing woman who influenced his approach to Artisan Bread and Intuitive Baking". Sourdough - transform your bread & your health. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  5. ↑ Jørck, Trine (2020-07-15). "Alle mine medarbejdere er ansat pga. deres personlighed – ikke deres CV". BO BEDRE (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  6. ↑ "La panadería de Richard Hart en CDMX, uno de los mejores del mundo mencionado en la serie 'The Bear'". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  7. ↑ Felder, Rachel (30 October 2024). "Tea doyenne Henrietta Lovell: 'I fell in love with Mexico's colours, light, and people'". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  8. ↑ "Chef extranjero critica el pan mexicano: "En México no existe una cultura del pan", asegura". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Richard Hart Opens New Bakery at Claridges in 2025 - House Of Coco Magazine". 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  10. ↑ "The Bear goes to Copenhagen – visit the locations from the Emmy-nominated TV series". Wonderful Copenhagen. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
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