Loafing around

WHETHER IT’S A GEM YOU STUMBLE ACROSS ON HOLIDAY, OR A HALLOWED PART OF YOUR DAILY COMMUTE, FINDING A GREAT LOCAL BAKERY IS A PLEASURE THAT’S ON THE RISE AGAIN. HERE’S A BATCH TO GET YOUR TUM RUMBLING

Words: SARAH GUY

Earth’s Crust CASTLE DOUGLAS, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Tom van Rooyen and his wife Pavlina started in a converted garage in 2011, developing a name for themselves with an earthy, crusty sourdough that flew off the shelves at farmers’ markets. They opened up the current shop and café in 2016. The van Rooyens believe the quality of their local produce is a key to their success: fruit from their neighbours’ gardens finds its way into wicked patisserie. 36–38 St Andrews Street, Castle Douglas; earthscrustbakery.co.uk Baker’s Table at Talgarth Mill TALGARTH, BRECON The café and bakery at the Talgarth Mill complex are part of a community initiative. Every loaf produced here uses wholemeal flour from the Talgarth watermill, a restored 18th-century mill that grinds three or four days a week. A variety of flours and breadmaking kits are…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2019

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