We had the good fortune of connecting with Genevieve Borter and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Genevieve, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I originally started making bread and sourdough to cope with the loss of my son in 2017. But I’ve always loved making things for others. My family, my friends, my community. I love to cook, bake, make, everything! I honestly get no greater joy than someone enjoying something I’ve made. I love to do it so much, we certainly can’t eat it all so I turned into a business.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I started out as most people do, working corporate jobs for big companies. I’ve worked in fast food, restaurants, big corporate sales, and offices. When I had my fourth child, we were able to make it work so that I could stay home. It certainly wasn’t easy, especially that first summer with them all. But moms can do anything. We forget our power far too often. A stay at home mom is the hardest job on the planet, and now that I have my own business I’ll never work for someone else again. I’d rather spend whole days, 14 or more hours, mixing and baking than sit in a conference room or in a cubicle and answer emails ever again.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Oh I do love Houston with all my heart. It’s such a huge and diverse city. A week is so much time! I love to eat and drink, so I think I’d start with St Arnold’s for some great beer and food, The Houston Zoo, the Museum of Natural Science, especially the butterfly center. If they’d never been, I’d have to take them to the Space Center. Over there are my favorite Birria Tacos at Mamacitas Mexican. I love my vendor family so I’d hope they’d stay a weekend to attend a market with me for tamales from Granny’s Tamales, some sweets from Whisked by KC, bbq or tacos from any of the delicious trucks that come to the events (those random taco trucks in gas station parking lots are where the good stuff is at!). I want to make them dinner with sauce from Spaghetti Spice Bomb, and cheesecake from Baking with Jenn! Of course as a member of the LGBTQ community I’d have to show them the Gay-Borhood! Head over to Pearl late on a Friday night, up early for a wild drag brunch at Boheme! Have a drink at Axelrad! Brewery hop to True Anomaly, Karbach, Bad Astronaut, Eureka Heights, Spindletap, And I’d never forget a visit to POST HTX! I could go on forever.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My partner in life, Brandon and my entire family have been nothing but supportive of everything I’ve done. Encouraging, suggesting, financing, promoting, loving everything I do. Without my partner Brandon I’d never have finally taken the jump into business, never thought anything made was good enough for anyone to buy. Without my mom and dad, I’d never have fun packaging, cute bags, amazing banners or graphics. And finally, without my Aunt Lisa, who passed away from cancer in 2022, I’d have never been a baker in the first place. She was the Martha Stewart of our family. The most perfect cakes, cookies, confections, everything you could imagine she would execute flawlessly. I couldn’t do this without knowing she’d be so proud of what I’ve achieved.

Website: https://linktr.ee/atgbread

Instagram: @againstthegrainbread

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ATGBread

Image Credits
All the pictures I’ve taken myself

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