Marrickville, Sydney · Since 2014

The same starter we keep alive for every loaf.

Slow-fermented sourdough, pastry and granola. One bench. One culture. Open Wednesday to Saturday from 7am until the bench is empty.

Wholesale & retail Cold ferment 36 hrs minimum Bake days: Wed · Fri · Sat Locally milled flour No commercial yeast

The current bake · This week

A short list of loaves, made well.

We do not bake everything. We bake a small rotation of loaves, four pastries, one granola and a few whole cakes. The list shifts with the season. The starter does not. Browse the full current list, or jump to the cafe and bakery page for the day-of counter rundown.

Sourdough

Country Loaf

$9.50 · The signature loaf. Long cold ferment, country mill blend, blistered crust. Wed

Sourdough

Seven-Grain Canadian Loaf

$11.00 · Heavy seeded loaf with sunflower, linseed and oat. Built on the long-fed Canadia

Sourdough

Rustic Miche

$22.00 · Large 1.6kg country loaf, baked Saturday only. Keeps a fortnight wrapped in line

Pastry

Hot Cross Buns

$5.50 ea · Spiced sourdough buns made for Easter season. Half-dozen orders take 48 hours no

Pantry

Toasted Granola

$14.00 · Slow-toasted oat, nut and dried fruit blend in 500g jars. Made fortnightly. Last

Pastry

Almond Croissant

$7.00 · Sourdough-leavened laminated dough, frangipane and toasted almonds. Three-day pr

Our story

One culture, kept alive since the day we opened the doors.

Our sourdough starter has been fed every day since the first loaf left the bench in 2014. Twelve years of refreshes, the same flour blend, the same hands. It is the only consistent thing we have, and it is what every loaf is built around. Read the grandma Bowan story for the longer version, including the first batch.

Around the bench

Operators we use, and a few we recommend.

A working bakehouse needs a working list of trade contacts. These are the operators we engage ourselves, and the ones we recommend to other Sydney small-business owners who ask. Two have been on the list since we opened: Brisbane Lawn Mowing handle the verge maintenance whenever we run Brisbane wholesale fortnights, and SEQ Drone Inspections ran our roof condition report after the 2024 storm season. A separate Australian small business we keep on the recommend list is the Hibiscus Tea House, whose loose-leaf range pairs particularly well with the Saturday brioche.