The Sunday Baker is a baking blog devoted to classic and contemporary European baking, from regional favorites and café classics to rustic originals, along with the culture, rituals, and stories behind them.
I’m Mark Beahm, a recipe developer, writer, and photographer currently living in Barcelona, Spain. I learned to bake professionally at Two Fat Cats Bakery in Portland, Maine, and later, worked as head baker at a Danish café in London.
After moving to Europe in 2012 and living in Barcelona, Madrid, and London, I began collecting not just recipes, but the habits, histories, cafés, and local traditions that give them meaning.
“Much can be learned about culture through food, and desserts especially have a lot to say.”
That idea became the foundation of the Sunday Baker.
I’m especially interested in the kinds of recipes that feel rooted, generous, and quietly beautiful — the cakes, buns, tarts, and pastries that belong on an old kitchen table or beside a cup of coffee.
What you’ll find
Classic bakes from different regions of Europe, European-inspired original recipes that still feel at home in that world, and articles on coffee, culture, ingredients, and travel.
My goal is to make these recipes approachable for home bakers while preserving the story and character that make them memorable.
Presently
Barcelona, Spain
Previously
Madrid
London
Portland, Maine
Learned at
Two Fat Cats Bakery, Portland
Danish café, London
Elsewhere
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— Mark
Barcelona · May 2026