Two Sisters Bakery.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: DINING

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Two Sisters Bakery, located at 233 Bunnell Avenue in Homer, is not a one-stop bakery: To truly experience what this locally owned business has to offer, multiple visits are absolutely necessary.

Currently co-owned by Carri Thurman and Sharon Roufa, Two Sisters Bakery, in one form or another, has been feeding Homer residents and guests since 1993 "as an answer to year round jobs and a need in the community for more services open through the long winters," Thurman says.

Thurman was one of the original partners. She "arrived [in Alaska] in 1985 as a twenty-two year old ski bum with a tent and fifty dollars." Roufa joined the bakery when "one day a big group off a tour bus descended upon [Thurman] working alone while [Roufa] was having a coffee at the counter. She asked if [Thurman] needed help--and the rest is history," Thurman says.

Now Two Sisters Bakery offers "a variety of sweet and savory baked goods during the...