Crumbs!

[nmg]

First direct impact that the recession has had on us - our friendly, local, family-run bakery is closing shop this Saturday! There is a Greggs over the road from them, but their bread isn't a patch on that from the Shoebox (and the bread in Waitrose always leaves me feeling rather under-whelmed).

On the plus side, they're keeping the catering and celebration cakes side going, but not from the Portswood shop.

Comments

[ruthj.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that.

We don't have a proper bakery nearby. Am very jealous of anyone who does.

If I want good bread I can get it from the (monthly) farmers market or with the (weekly) Abel and Cole veg box.

When I our little baby has got a bit older for I might get round to making bread in the breadmaker. (Which is currently in the garage cos the kitchen isn't big enough to have things that are not used regularly)

[nmg.livejournal.com]

When we were in Bath, getting bread from the twice-monthly farmers market was fairly practical. In Southampton, we'd be going to the farmers market in Winchester (also twice monthly), which is a bit silly.

At present, we get through 3-4 loaves of bread a week, so that isn't really practical.

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

There is an "artisan bread" stall at the market by the bargate in southampton most weekends

but that would involve going into town and YOW

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, forgot that one.