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For more than 10 years, Nazareth Bread Company has baked wholesale Middle Eastern breads which have been served by regional restaurants and sold through some area retailers.

Now Nazareth Bread Company (285-6446), located at 4507 W. Market St. in Greensboro, has opened a retail shop.

In addition to pita, the bakery offers freshly baked artisan breads such as Turkish flat bread, challah, marbled bread, kaiser and hamburger rolls, Italian bread, rye, wheat and white breads.

Nazareth, owned by brothers Mazen and Maher Said, also offers more than a dozen variety of cookies including coconut, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip and a semolina cookie stuffed with date preserves. There are also turnovers and other pastries such as cream-filled fingers cookies.

Cakes, tarts and cheesecakes by the slice are offered and whole cakes can be specially ordered.

Coffee, coffee drinks, espresso and tea are also available.

The retail bakery is a large space, occupying a former furniture showroom that has been renovated and includes not only a full-service bakery, but kitchen facilities. The bakery plans to open a restaurant that will serve a variety of Middle Eastern specialties including rotisserie chicken and kabobs, gryo, falafel, sandwiches, spinach pies, pizza, salads and lots of traditional sides like hummus, baba ganoush, eggplant, tabouleh and a variety of Middle Eastern desserts.

The spacious restaurant, which seats around 200, is expected to open as early as Friday.

For now, the bakery is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Fall specials

Taste of Thai (1500 Mill St., Greensboro; 273-1318) is offering some special deals through November that include grilled salmon with soy ginger ($14.95) and whole mackerel ($7.95 lunch, $11.95 dinner).

New fall menu

MJ’s Steak and Seafood (620 Dolley Madison Road, Greensboro; 852-4889) has some new seasonal menu items that include Prince Edward Island Mussels ($10) with tarragon clam broth; Foie Gras ($14) with golden raisin polenta cake; Braised Beef Brisket Sliders ($9); Pan-Seared Scallops ($26) with shrimp potato fritters; Fried Eggplant Tower ($14); Buttermilk Fried Catfish ($16) with cranberry coleslaw; and Slow-Braised Lamb ($19) with angel hair pasta.

By the way, live music is offered on the heated patio on Friday nights.

Jam man returns

For fans of George Daher, Jammin’ George has set up shop at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market (2914 Sandy Ridge Road) just off Interstate 40 in Colfax.

During the two years Daher sold his gourmet jams next to the Downtown Farm Market at 505 N. Greene St. in Greensboro, he gained a following of folks who would stop by for his jams, Lebanese dips and insightful conversation.

You can find Jammin’ George in the year-round enclosed retail building of the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market.

For a list of products, visit Jammin' George.

By the way, Daher will hold a three-part cooking series in conjunction with Le Petit Market and Bakery (3527 Charing Cross Road, Greensboro).

The series, which begins Nov. 8, focuses on Middle Eastern specialties and will cover appetizers, entrees and desserts.

Cost is $40 per class and space is limited. Call 286-3768.

Cooking class benefit

The Stratford, a retirement community at 1573 Skeet Club Road in High Point, will hold a cooking demonstration to benefit Outward Bound for Veterans from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Outward Bound for Veterans helps returning service members and recent veterans adjust through wilderness courses.

Cost of the demonstration is $15 and includes Caesar Salad, Chicken Parmesan and creme brulee. Call 841-1746.

Benefits for breast cancer awareness

• On Tuesday, 10 percent of proceeds from East Coast Wings and Grill will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Pink chips and salsa will be offered through the end of October to call attention to breast cancer awareness.

To find a location, visit eastcoastwings.com.

• The Melting Pot (2924-A Battleground Ave., Greensboro; 545-6233) is holding a National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Girls’ Night Out Fondue-raiser from 5 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 26.

For $30, you get a three-course fondue experience with 10-percent benefiting Save the Ta-tas Foundation and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Charlotte.

The event also includes raffle tickets and drink specials.

• Village Tavern has partnered with OneHope Wine to benefit the fight against breast cancer.

Through the end of the month, 50 percent of profits from the sale of OneHope Wine will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s partnering organizations.

In the Triad, you can find Village Tavern locations at 1903 Westridge Road in Greensboro and 221 Reynolda Village and 2000 Griffith Road in Winston-Salem.

Benefit for critters

Caribou Coffee (3109 Northline Ave., Greensboro; 292-3202) at Friendly Center is hosting Piedmont Wildlife Rehab from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26.

Piedmont Wildlife Rehab is a Guilford County-based non-profit dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured and/or orphaned indigenous wildlife.

The Storytellers provide music from 7 to 9 p.m. for this benefit. And, weather permitting, you might get a chance to see some of the organization’s critters.

For more information about Piedmont Wildlife Rehab, visit the organization's website.

Contact Carl Wilson at 373-7145 or carl.wilson@news-record.com