The Artisan Bakery, located in the Goleman Library, reopened its doors to the public in mid-March. The bakery hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, excluding holidays.
The bakery offers student interns a chance to get hands-on skills while serving the Delta College population. It is run by Professor Robert Halabicky, Instructional Assistant II Mariah Parke, and Estrella Garcia, another student intern.
It provides “… a place to eat and purchase affordable and delicious artisan breads, pastries, and desserts that you’d find in high-end bakeries in the cities …” said Parke.
The offerings include a variety of baked goods and pastries including: snickerdoodle, chocolate chip, peanut butter cookies, plain croissants, chocolate croissants, almond croissant, ham and cheese croissants, danishes (various flavors), monkey bread, artisan bread (various kind), banana bread, chocolate mousse, focaccia slices (pizza and various kinds), seasonal specials drinks, and so much more. Prices do vary from $2.25 to $5.25.
“I want to make sure the Artisan Bakery is accessible to everyone, because my goal is to help make the campus a better place for all students,” said Halabicky. “I really enjoy seeing students come in, spend time with their friends, and have a space where they can relax and connect.”
Nathan Surait, a Delta College Digital Media student, said he loves the banana bread. He was shocked that everything was affordable for the community which he didn’t know about.
“Most of their baked goods were affordable,” said Surait. “I’d go back and get another slice of banana bread and I’d also to try more of their baked goods.”
Yazmin, student intern for the Artisan Bakery, is prepping one of the baked goods by dusting powder sugar over them. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Different baked goods on speed racks and they are ready to be delivered to the Artisan Bakery in the Goleman Library on the first floor. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
A Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake on display ready to be sold per slice. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
A Chocolate Mousse is on display ready to be sold per slice. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
It shows a variety of different cookies and two different breads as well. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
This shows different powder mixes for the seasonal specials coffee drinks. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
A delicious Lemon Danish that is cover with dusted powdered sugar and slice almonds. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Mariah Parke and Chef/Professor Robert Halabicky are together for a cute photo; smile you are on camera. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Rosa, student intern for the Artisan Bakery, is restocking sandwiches. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Chef/Professor Robert Halabicky is in action in front of the house. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Rosa (on the left) and Ken (on the right), two student interns for the Artisan Bakery, are helping out with customers to see what they want. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Yarisbel, student intern for the Artisan Bakery, behind the cash register, is ready for the next customer. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ 
Vanessa Gonzalez, a student intern for the Artisan Bakery, is smiling for the camera while working at the coffee station. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LOPEZ
The downfall is that not a lot of students are aware of the Artisan Bakery. It is a hidden gem worth finding.
It took Surait nine years to find out that SJDC had a bakery on campus.
“I started my time at San Joaquin Delta College in 2016, and I wasn’t aware of SJDC Artisan Bakery on the campus until much later when I was a student,” said Surait. “I found out about the Artisan Bakery in the Fall of 2025 semester by going inside the Goleman Library and passing by it on the first floor.”
Fliers posted throughout campus direct students and staff to the bakery, which generally runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the semester, excluding holidays.
Vanessa Gonzalez, a student intern for the Artisan Bakery, agreed with Surait about awareness being low for the bakery. Majority of the students like Surait start off not knowing about the bakery until they know about it when they see that they have a bakery on campus.
“I don’t think they are aware unless they come to the library or if they follow our Artisan Bakery Instagram account,” Gonzalez said. “What I think would bring more students to the bakery is if they knew that the bakery is fully student run and we like to try out many new recipes to sell so you can get a variety of many new things!”
The majority of the people who know about the bakery and that it is run by the students are the staff and faculty at SJDC. The Artisan Bakery has this rustic Italian kind of feeling and once students try it, they want to come back for more.
“What I love about the Artisan Bakery is the atmosphere and the connection that’s created between us interns and the customers. I enjoy coming in early to prep everything for the day and making sure everything is set to go. The smooth flow of making drinks while our favorite songs are playing in the background creates a welcoming space for the people to feel comfortable and happy,” said Gonzalez.
The bakery’s final day of the spring semester is Thursday, April 30. It will reopen in the fall to introduce the seasonal ingredients back again to the community.
