Logistics

Location

Our address is 875 Commonwealth Ave, Venice. The bakery is located at the end of the driveway behind the house.

Pre-Orders

You can pre-order items from the menu above and pick them up on Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM. Pre-orders close on Thursday at 9 AM. This is to ensure I have enough pastries for walk-in customers.

For larger orders, I highly recommend pre-ordering, as everything is baked in small batches.

Whole cakes must be pre-ordered and are available for pickup Thursday - Sunday. Once you place your order, I will reach out to discuss the details.

Deliveries

You can also have your order delivered by selecting local delivery at checkout and arranging for an Uber courier to collect it.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Who We Are

Hi! I’m Matt Ricotta, and I run Manifold, a cottage bakery in Venice, CA serving plant-based pastry informed by French technique, crafted from California produce, and influenced by the Italian American flavors of my heritage. The goal of Manifold is to inspire positive change in the way we nourish ourselves. Plant-based foods have a vastly smaller environmental footprint than animal products, and I am here to show you that plant-based pastry can be even more delicious. We use only the highest quality ingredients, including organic non-dairy milk, cold-pressed olive oil, and vegan butter made without palm oil.

I have dreamt of opening a bakery since I was a kid, and one of my fondest memories growing up were Saturday “Baking Days” with my Dad, where we’d pick a recipe from America’s Test Kitchen’s The Best Recipe and attempt to make it, only sometimes successfully. A longtime passion, I didn’t train formally in baking until 2021, when I received a Pâtisserie and Boulangerie Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu Paris, and subsequently interned in the kitchens of Eleven Madison Park in New York and Tartine in San Francisco. For the past few years, I’ve also been developing plant-based recipes for my blog Baking Daze, named after those early memories with my Dad. After graduating from business school this year, I decided it was finally time to turn my childhood dreams into reality. I can’t wait to share what I’ve made with you.

  • We believe in the richness of nature, the beauty of things
    made by hand, and the gift of abundance to nourish both body and spirit

  • We believe that sustainability isn’t about sacrifice, but about embracing the full, multifaceted potential of plant-based ingredients

  • We believe that indulgence and care for our planet can coexist, that flavor can delight and inspire, and that we can make choices that nourish the earth while enjoying every bite