Austin Bakery Word of Mouth Closes in Downtown Austin | Eater Austin

"I reported that the downtown West End bakery at 917 West 12th Street closed its storefront on March 3 after owner Leslie Moore announced the decision on Instagram; he said pick-up and catering orders will continue to be fulfilled at the bakery’s production kitchen and office at 5002 Burleson Road. Moore had previously closed the South First Bouldin Creek location last September because it was difficult to manage two bakeries amid staff shortages, and he tells Eater he's selling the catering business—the unnamed buyers 'did not want this little gem' referring to the bakery. Since buying back Word of Mouth in 2008 and expanding with a public-facing bakery in 2015, the bakery offered dine-in breakfast and lunch, daily case items like cake by the slice, pastries, cookies, and cupcakes, and specialized in cake design and to-go catering as Moore shifts toward retirement." - H. Drew Blackburn