A Covent Garden bread kitchen from the well known Precinct Market slow down.
Bread Ahead is true blue preparing eminence: not exclusively is author and head gourmet specialist Justin Gellaty ex-St John, he additionally did the sourdough for Kate and Wills' wedding.
The key to its prosperity lies in keeping things straightforward. Well known for relegating the best doughnuts nearby from its unique Precinct Market slow down, the vibe at this, Bread Ahead's second lasting branch, is of a legitimate, no nonsense English pastry kitchen: only a couple of seat seats watching out on to Seven Dials, sparkling ledges, and bunches of gleaming extractor fans channeling steam from the in-house kitchen first floor.
The way they prepare in that kitchen is old fashioned. Named 'cushions of satisfaction' by the proprietors (pardon them, they really are), each bunch of mark 'profound fill' doughnuts is matured for 24 hours to accomplish crest springiness, before being funneled by hand, and dunked into a fairly retro fryer. The lemon curd number – crisp and sweet, with genuine bits of pizzazz – is awesome, yet the prize for sheer wantonness needs to go to the Velvet Chocolate: dabbed with cocoa nibs and truly overflowing with smooth, moussey cream, this is a standout amongst other £2.50s you'll spend. Truly.
There's something other than sweet stuff on offer. Of a variety of flavorful pimped-out breads, the cheddar and ham croissant was a feature. Loaded with béchamel sauce and thin-cut ham, these infants are sprinkled with cheddar and heated twice to make a flaky, gooey, liquefy in-the mouth artful culmination.
It's not all immaculate – a cut of focaccia was disappointing and bit dry, and the administration was somewhat slapdash – yet the care that goes into making each prepare is evident. Get down ASAP for a cut of the activity.