{"id":321675,"date":"2026-05-18T20:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/321675\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:17:08","slug":"nicole-ruckers-beloved-pie-shop-fat-flour-is-closing-in-grand-central-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/321675\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Rucker\u2019s Beloved Pie Shop Fat + Flour Is Closing in Grand Central Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h2 _1knl15h0 _1knl15h7 _1knl15h5 cej01i1 _1knl15hb\">After seven years, <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/2020\/1\/24\/21065764\/nicole-rucker-fiona-grand-central-market-opening-los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fat + Flour\u2019s<\/a> Grand Central Market location will close permanently on Sunday, May 24. Pastry chef, author, and James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist Nicole Rucker tells Eater that Fat + Flour\u2019s lease is ending and she chose not to renew it. Though it is a loss for Downtown Los Angeles, Rucker will continue to operate her larger standalone Culver City location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">When Eater last spoke with Rucker in 2023, she had <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/2023\/12\/8\/23988819\/fat-flour-bakery-nicole-rucker-opening-culver-city-los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">just opened the Culver City location<\/a>. Her team operated the Grand Central Market stall out of a compact 125 square feet, and the Westside location provided the opportunity to become a full-service cafe with wood tables, an expanded retail market, and more room to prepare breakfast, savory scones, granola, and salads, similar to those Rucker made during her tenure at Gjelina Take Away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">It\u2019s fairly rare for a stand to become available in Grand Central Market, so the next question may be what replaces Fat + Flour Downtown. Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/2023\/7\/6\/23785201\/bastion-bakery-latest-addition-grand-central-market\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bastion<\/a> and Fat + Flour are the only other bakeries in the 109-year-old bazaar. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYXhVSeugV8\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, Grand Central Market commented the following under Rucker\u2019s post: \u201cNicole Rucker, we love you and the entire team at Fat + Flour. Thank you for an incredible seven years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">The Fat + Flour team provided a statement for Eater: \u201cAfter almost seven years, it\u2019s time for us to move on from our wonderfully supportive community and first location at Grand Central Market. We are extremely grateful to the Downtown community and the management of the market for letting us grow there.\u201d Her Instagram announcement is below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 _1knl15ha cej01i1\">Fat + Flour remains open at Grand Central Market until Sunday, May 24.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After seven years, Fat + Flour\u2019s Grand Central Market location will close permanently on Sunday, May 24. 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