London’s brand new
bakery Bread Ahead have gravitated from their Borough Market stall to set up
shop and bread school in the vast ex-store rooms of the food market. Not
content with rolling out rolls and bashing out baguettes, they are starting a breaducation.
I was invited to trial
their all day bread making course and see what big plans owner Matt and his
team of master bakers have up their sleeves.
Although I consider
myself a foodie, I am a baker novice. Put off by pal’s tales of moulding
starters and non-rising sour dough, I made the decision long ago to leave it to
the professionals (or supermarkets) to bake what I dunk in my soup and spread
my jam on.
Kitted out in aprons,
the group huddled around the table. On my left, a head chef from a top restaurant
and on my right, an artisan butcher. Oh crumbs, I thought, have I bitten of
more than I can chew?
“Has anyone NOT baked
before?” asked Emmanuel, our teacher and master baker. I scanned the room and mistook
someone itching their elbow for a hand raising and too late mine was gingerly
hovering above my head. Busted.
“Don’t worry” Said
cheery Emmanuel, “we are here to show you it’s easy!”
Read the rest of my article on Below the River here
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