Baked goods rooted in the Hudson Valley
Hungry Heart is a Kingston-based bakery by Kate Ray and Emily Drucker focused on regional baking. We work with ingredients that reflect our place, from local grains like rye, spelt, buckwheat, and einkorn, to tree crops like maple syrup, apples, and chestnuts. We want to make baked goods that feel inseparable from the Hudson Valley.
Emily is an NYC–trained pastry chef with over 15 years of experience in Michelin-starred kitchens. Since 2019, she has run pop-ups and online sales as the founder of her Instagram-based microbakery, Dirtybird Sweets.
Kate is a baker, writer, and educator, who publishes a widely read newsletter focused on regional food systems and regenerative baking, and has been operating the vegan microbakery Ray Bake in Kingston for the past year.
We prioritize fresh, high quality ingredients that are low processed (like whole grains and maple syrup), local whenever possible, and ethically sourced. Products we work with include: