New South Wales

Brasserie loaf

Brasserie Bread


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Brasserie Bread has emerged as an important centre for artisan baking in Australia. Their breads and pastries have proven to be one of Sydney's most distinctive and popular.
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Baker, Andrew Connole

Sonoma

Sonoma are not strictly organic, and often use a mix of
organic and non-organic flours. This flour combination helps to ensure
consistently attractive looking bread, as organic flour is sometimes
less predictable than conventional baker's flour (baker's flour may alos be legally 'enriched' with non-organic milling suplements and nutritional additives).

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Morpeth Sourdough


Stephen and Allison Arnott are the face of Morpeth Bakery.
Morpeth bakery make real sourdough using only flour, purified water and sea salt. Allison has qualifications in food microbiology and is perhaps more informed than most bakers about their sourdough's biological characteristics.
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Mark Anthony

La Tartine

If there is still politics in the Sydney baking scene, La Tartine are firmly camped within pure sourdough, certified organic territory.

You have to admire the conviction of Mark and Nick Anthony. Their passion for pure sourdough and certified organics is legendary. In fact we first heard the legend from one of the (relatively) newer bakeries, Sonoma.  read more »


Boonderoo Farm

Boonderoo Farm

I came to stay a night at Boonderoo Farm by chance, after picking up a hitch-hiker and imagining that his destination was better than mine.

It was dark when we arrived at Boonderoo farm, the goal of my companion, Tom.  read more »


Bread from Berry Woodfired

Berry Woodfired

Berry Woodfired Sourdough Bakery

Joost and Jelle Hilkemeijer run the sourdough bakery at Berry. Joost says his philosophies and influences are "Quality ingredients, time and simplicity".

They have an Alan Scott oven, a mixer and a crew of talented bakers on the bench. All loaves are hand crafted organic sourdough. No moulding machinery is used.  read more »


Outside Bourke Street Bakery, Sydney

Bourke Street Bakery

This is the type of place you don't want to find via a review. It's better to just stumble across Bourke Street or hear a friend breath the words through a frothy coffee.

Don't confuse Bourke St with any embellished OC eatery. The beautiful people are here but they are not here for any other reason than to relax with good friends and eat good food. I have to be cautious writing this review because there is a possibility it will somehow alter what is already perfect.  read more »