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"Originally started out of Allen Hursig's home kitchen after he left his oil-and-gas landman career, The Bearded Baker will be opening a brick-and-mortar bakeshop in the Heights later this month at 518 West 11th Street; Hursig, who began the bakery in 2016 after leaving ConocoPhillips, is known for elaborate iced cookies, personal-sized cakes and scones and was the first runner-up on the Food Network Christmas Cookie Challenge in 2019, and the new shop will be takeout and curbside only." - Brittanie Shey