milkbread is a family affair. We're Joe and Katy Kindred, a husband-and-wife restaurant team based in Davidson, North Carolina — just outside Charlotte — where we also run Kindred, our James Beard-nominated, Michelin Guide-recommended restaurant. milkbread started as the fast-casual sibling to Kindred, built around the same milk bread recipe that made our first restaurant famous, and it's grown into its own thing: premium donuts, crispy chicken, and a place we're proud to bring our own three kids.

We cook the way we'd want to eat: real ingredients, no shortcuts, nothing overthought. That means working closely with local farmers and boutique purveyors across the Carolinas to source what goes into every doughnut and every piece of chicken. Fast-casual doesn't mean lower standards to us — it just means the same care from Kindred's kitchen, served quicker and with just as much care.

We partner with local farmers, small-batch producers, and boutique purveyors who care as much about quality as we do — the same relationships that shape the menu at Kindred. Supporting our region's growers and makers isn't a marketing line for us; it's how we've always sourced, long before milkbread existed.