The Bakehouse Debuts at Sap Sua in Denver

“‘It has to be craveable,” says Anna Nguyen, who co-owns the Vietnamese eatery Sắp Sửa at 2550 East Colfax Avenue with her husband, Ni. Now the restaurant will open on weekend mornings as the Bakehouse, marking Nguyen’s return to her roots.

Craveability is a lesson passed down from Nguyen’s longtime mentor, Nancy Silverton of Osteria Mozza and Chi Spacca in California. As a baker, she wants her creations to be overwhelmingly delectable, with a lingering fixation that stays on the mind throughout the day. To that end, some of her recipes have been fine-tuned for over a decade.

Pumpkin bars, for example, go all the way back to Nguyen’s high school days. “I’ve tweaked the recipe a little bit here and there — adjusted the salt, adjusted some of the spices and made…