Alessio Baking Company

Breads, Cookies

Established in 2003.
Alessio’s heritage starts with Baker Michelangelo Dompè in 1687 Pagno Italy (where it continues to this day). Michelango’s great-great-granddaughter Marcella came to Portland when she was wedded to Baker Joe Chiotti in 1903 and presented passage to America as a wedding gift. Joe’s brother Alessio was already President of the French Baking Company at 607 SW 6th Ave and when the newlyweds arrived, Joe went to bake for Alessio. In 1915 Joe and Alessio opened the New French Bakery at SE Hawthorne St and Grand Ave. Joe and Marcella started a family and in 1932 their sons Connie and Mike started their own Bakery: “Pierre’s French Bakery” (very well- known in Portland). In 1970 Pierre’s was purchased by Connie’s son Dean, and Dean’s cousins; in 1992 Pierre’s merged with Gais Bakery in Seattle. Dean eventually opened Alessio in 2003–we’ve been operating ever since!

Dean C.
Business Owner
Dean Chiotti is a 9th Generation Italian Baker. His family’s been baking for hundreds of years, locally for over 100! His grandaughter Sarah makes our cookies and works the retail counter on Saturday. 🙂