The ChefStable bakery duo, Frice Pastry and Phillipe's Bread, opens March 15 in North Portland on 4082 N. Williams Ave.

The bakery, which shares a space with

North, will offer bread from Phillipe Garcia, a French baker from Lyon, France, and pastries from former St. Jack pastry chef, Alissa Frice.

On the bread side, expect to see classic baguettes, as well as sesame and olive iterations, brioches, both sweet and plain, croissants, pain au chocolat, pain de compagne (country bread) and eventually sandwich breads.

The bakery uses a machine called a "fermentolevain" which maintains and refreshes a natural (no commercial yeast, only wild strains), liquid levain, or starter for sourdough breads, in a temperature-controlled environment. The levain will be used in all of the breads in some proportion.

As for pastry, Frice will be making both breakfast and dessert varieties. Expect to see cinnamon rolls, scones and caneles, in addition to more composed mousses and cakes on the dessert side, including a matcha creme chiboust with yuzu gelee and brown rice dacquoise.

The bakery will be offering specialty and wedding cake services, as well as ice cream eventually.

Frice Pastry and Phillipe's Bread is open seven a days a week from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

-- Samantha Bakall