Rising!

Open since September, 2024 on the first floor of Symphony Towers.

Mon-Fri 7:00 am - 3:00 pm | +Select Symphony Concession Hours Join the team on the first floor for breakfast and lunch including everything baked in-house from baguettes and sourdough to pastries and cookies, with soups, salads, and sandwiches available midday. As a member of the University Club, you'll receive 10% off all goods.

Knead Bakery

The scent of fresh baguettes, sourdough, focaccia, danishes, muffins, hand pies and specialty cakes will waft through the air with the opening of Knead, a new bakery concept coming to Symphony Towers. University Club General Manager Brian Lee has teamed up with his former associate, Adrian Mendoza, a longtime San Diego pastry chef, to bring this mouthwatering bakery to life. Mendoza, who will be running the entire kitchen for the very first time at Knead, has worked at Wayfarer Bread & Pastry, Herringbone, Herb & Wood and Searsucker. Come break bread and give him a warm welcome.

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Adrian Mendoza

Executive Chef

Adrian Mendoza's culinary journey started in high school, leading to culinary arts studies. He worked in fine dining, pastry, and bakery roles in California and France. Adrian honed his skills with top chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Brian Malarkey. He became an executive pastry chef at The University Club and has collaborated on this bakery concept, Knead, which opened in September 2024.