The bread business is rising in a big way across D.C., with relative newcomers like SakuSaku Flakerie, Rose Ave Bakery, and Yellow joining tried-and-true favorites like Bread Furst and Baked & Wired.

Just reading the word conjures up dreamy images of early morning fresh bread runs; a mid-morning meat pie with buttery, flaky pastry; a lunchtime sausage roll dripping with tomato sauce; or an arvo ...