Good afternoon everyone, So nice to have had blue skies and sunshine this week. It's certainly helped to bring some clarity and purpose to the busy business of a new opening. And here we go. Hamblin Bread Covered Market will indeed open at 10am on Thursday 6 March. As you can see, we have a menu. There's a gleaming coffee machine, stools to perch on and a bar to rest your elbows, where you can enjoy a warm bun, a grilled cheese sandwich, or just an espresso. The full Hamblin repertoire will adorn the counter, there'll be a wall of bread, the shelves will be fully stocked with marmalade and preserves and other goodies, and we can confidently assert that...
Good afternoon everyone, So, that's half term over. The principal feature of half-term at the bakery is that we always find ourselves speculating as to if and when bread numbers should go up or down, and theorising about whether people are about to go away or coming back, and so on. This particular half-term, however, also acts as a harbinger of spring, or at least the countdown to it, aka lent. Shrove Tuesday is nearly upon us, and bun-wise that can only mean one thing, semlor, hitting the counter this week coming. We like to keep these traditional; a cardamom-spiked enriched dough, which once baked is sliced open across the top, the middle crumbs scooped out and blended with our...
Good afternoon everyone,
Well, what with one thing and another, it's a slightly different newsletter this week. We've been very busy preparing to relaunch the Covered Market - we promised an update but that will need to wait until next time. Here's some highlights from last week:
Yorkshire rhubarb available to buy and topping our custard buns.
Roast vanilla and almond. Vera calls them "the queen of buns".
Brazil nut bars - here to stay, we think. We like them so much we used them to celebrate a rather big birthday...
Thank you for reading, have a lovely Sunday,
Kate and Hugo
Good afternoon everyone, We are very happy to announce that we will be open on Thursdays from the 13th of February. We would like to thank everyone for bearing with us, and as an inducement to come and see us this Thursday coming, we are offering a 20% discount on all bread and baked goods. Simply use the code THU20 at checkout and the discount will be automatically applied*. On the pastry counter it's business as usual - another week, another bun. After the success of our chocolate and marzipan bun in January, we are happy to introduce the vanilla and almond bun, our classic vanilla bun with a generous nub of almond paste and flaked almonds added before the bake, and...
Good afternoon everyone, Just a quick one this week. It's been a busy start to the year, with new faces joining the team and big plans being hatched for the next twelve months. We will soon return to being open on Thursdays, and will confirm the date in next week's newsletter. We also haver an update on our Covered Market operation. The bad news is that the Kiosk will be closed for the next two weeks. The good news is that we are in the process of making some alterations to the units and have some exciting news to share very soon. Watch this space. The pastry counter will continue to feature Cook's Yorkshire Rhubarb in the financiers and atop...
