Waste Less

 

Gail's clever use of unsold bread as part of a fresh loaf

Not Just Any Bread

Personalised sourdough loaves at Harrods and they ring a bell every 30 minutes when batches are straight from the oven.

Neal's Yard Angel

 Jacob the Angel cafe in Neal's Yard

 Simple and effective

Timberhill is Tops

 Fabulous coffee, sourdough toast (with environmentally aware packaging) and passionate bakery operation in full view at Timberhill Bakery Cafe in Norwich

 Every element is ace

Toast

Simple, good value and high margin - sourdough and fruit toast at Cielo, Leeds

Thieving Harry's

 Breakfast is not breakfast without sourdough bread and smashed avocado - excellent example at Thieving Harry's in the newly restored Fruit Market quarter of Hull

 plus marina view

and retro signage

 and furniture

Yes Yes Yes

Fresh bread schedule at Timberhill Bakery in Norwich

Rush to Rutland

 Hambleton Bakery is well worth a visit plus they have five shops in the Rutland area

 Check out the wood-fired oven, sourdough bread and delicious pastries

and their chunky chocolate brownie @HambletonBakery

The Bread Selection Breakfast

Hambleton Hall has its own superb and separate bakery - more details in next week's blog - and it lifts the hotel breakfast to new heights of quality

The hotel also offers a take-it-away basket of their bread for £25.

Grilled Cheese goes Mainstream

 We look forward to the opening of Pickle and Toast on Wardour Street, Soho.  Will they match up to the festival and street food versions - see http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/feastival-toastie.html

 @pickleandtoast

Toasties EATen

Sourdough Toasties at EAT - Reuben, Ultimate Four Cheese and Firecracker Chicken.

My taster spy commented: "Very enjoyable toasted cheese sandwich. Sourdough bread really nice.  

Slight criticisms: Some of the cheese squashed out of sandwich and in wrapping; One side of the bread crispy, the other side a bit wet and damp next to silver foil wrapping. Would have preferred crispy both sides."  Thank-you Bob.

Chocolate Brew

"Interesting" Brewed Chocolate, Cold Brewed Chocolate and Chocolate Beer at Mast Brothers' smart artisan chocolate shop in Shoreditch.  The Sourdough bread and chocolate spread was fabulous.

Elsie our Sourdough Starter

 Bread and pizza making at the new Craft Cafe on the Greenwich Peninsular outside the O2 @CraftLDN

 with a tub of Elsie their sourdough starter

Panic Attack

 Watch and listen to the action at great Madrid bakery Panic

 Fabulous sourdough @PanicMadrid

Clever Costa

 Sourdough ciabatta rolls at Costa are the first time we have seen any of the multiple cafe operators take advantage of the fashion for sourdough.  Ahead of Pret - well done Costa.

Goats Cheese & Beetroot Panini or Brie, Bacon & Caramelised Onion Panini both in stonebaked sourdough ciabatta.  @CostaCoffee

Culture and Conversation

 Fernandez & Wells within Jigsaw's Duke St Emporium brings some life to a clothes shop.  "Style and design meet culture and conversation"

 Blood oranges and Lemon basket plus Toasted Sourdough with butter and preserves

 Water on every table

 @fernandezwells

Sourdough Crumpets

New, tasty and worth a premium price - Sourdough Crumpets.  When will we have the first Crumpet Cafe?!