Gail's bakery dulwich village

[JDR]

Just noticed on twitter that they opened in the village yesterday. Any good?

[ennevive]

Where is it exactly? I've heard it's great.

[Vikki O]

I rode over yesterday and had breakfast (porridge and coffee) - both v good. Nice display of freshly baked breads and pastries etc, and was busy at 10am - good luck to them!

[Vikki O]

Ennevive - In the Village opposite Pizza Express

[titch juicy]

is this the same people as 'gail's' on Wardour Street?

I hope so

[chuff]

It's very nice, they have far too many tasty things and I've eaten most of them. Yes the same Gail's as others in London. I need to move before I can't move anymore.

[StraferJack]

here it is

http://www.gailsbread.co.uk/gails_news

[monica]

Mmmm looks delicious, another great addition to the village. Yay :)

[herne hilly]

popped past today , looked very busy, sadly way out of my budget, saw some bread priced at 75p/100g, so you're looking at ?5 for a small loaf :(

[david_carnell]

Whilst I'm yet to visit Gail's, 75p per 100g isn't [/i]that expensive for a quality product.

Cheap bread is a false economy. Google "Chorley-Wood method" for more insight. It's nutritionally worthless and won't fill you up. Smaller amounts of quality bread are better for body and soul.

A 500g loaf (which is a pretty decent size) would cost you ?3.75 not ?5. By comparison, Blackbird would charge about ?1 less whilst Brick House, a local bakery who won best loaf in London, would be a little more.

[herne hilly]

I suppose it depends on your budget, David. Although i understand you have to pay for quality, its not really a place I could afford to go to, but have to say if i could afford it, it all looked amazing. They had small pots of jam for ?5. I think the croissants were about ?1.80 ish.

I bake my own bread and a 1000g loaf costs me about 60p to make, I also make my own jam, so maybe I am just to thrity for a shop like this. lol

[bobbly]

shame its in the village, competition to romeo jones, top of herne hill could do with one. wish the those at the jazz bar liked cakes as much as jazz...

[herne hilly]

lol bobbly, totally agree

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I've been toying with this confession for a while: I don't like artisan bread. Too dense and chewy. Give me a traditional, crusty bloomer any day.

[Lowlander]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I've been toying with this confession for a while:

> I don't like artisan bread. Too dense and chewy.

> Give me a traditional, crusty bloomer any day.

Your traditional bloomer...from the 1960s Chorleywood process. Each to their own though!

[Peckhamrye]

Peckhamgatecrasher - get thee to Ayres the Baker in Nunhead - best bloomer for miles around!

[herne hilly]

it may well be each to their own but for some people bread is a staple part of the diet (either shop bought that may have no nutritional value or the artisan type). Gails did have some mini loafs for ?3 (15cm long x 10cm high) and would last myself (& husband) about a day - couple of slices each for breakfast and a sandwich each for lunch - it would be finished. So in my opinion, Gails for me would be a once in a blue moon treat if that.

[david_carnell]

herne hilly - if you make your own bread then hats off to you. It'll taste as good as most "artisan" bread and far better than the sliced pap from supermarkets. I do too occassionally and have toyed with getting a bread maker.

PGC - you are dead to me ;-)

ps - now and again, for a bacon or sausage sarnie, I too like a soft white bloomer. But don't tell anyone.

[herne hilly]

lol David, bread machines are fab - i got one from Lidl (?30) - it lasted 5 yrs before it died and it paid for itself , many times over but the danger is its so nice you'll be eating loads of bread !

[Bellenden Belle]

If David ever appears on Mastermind I think the Chorley-Wood method should be his subject.

Here he is in 2009 discussing it on the forum:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,199344,253937#msg-253937

And in 2011....

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,769600,771850#msg-771850

And now today!

I shall be checking again in 2015 for an update!

[Earl Aelfheah]

Apparently they eat sliced white just one postcode over. I know!

[david_carnell]

Bellenden Belle - these things are important. During pregnancy, my partner ate so much bread it was like plagues of locusts had descended during the night. I believe my son was actually partially dough when he was born.

I'm pleased that it wasn't vegetable fats and excess yeast that he grew strong on!

[david_carnell]

herne hilly Wrote:

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> lol David, bread machines are fab - i got one from

> Lidl (?30) - it lasted 5 yrs before it died and it

> paid for itself , many times over but the danger

> is its so nice you'll be eating loads of bread !

I do that already and given my pompous foodie tastes am bankrupting myself on flour and water. Perhaps it's time to take the plunge. I love making bread by hand but it's just not practicle all the time. I make too much mess in the kitchen as it is.

[zeban]

Again would echo Bobbly in saying I'm actually disappointed to hear of Gail's opening here because Romeo Jones does pretty much everything Gail's does, plus you have Herne Hill crying out for somewhere like Gail's. Please everyone don't forget about Romeo Jones= it's a fantastic independent coffee shop and cafe ran by wonderful owners and has been in the village for over 5 years working hard to establish itself and offers friendly customer service and absolutely top quality produce and products. They also do absolutely gorgeous bread at RJ that they buy from local suppliers, I'd recommend popping down there Saturday when they have a stool out front selling many many different types of bread and pastries. So don't forget to support our local independents.

[herne hilly]

i felt so sorry for RJ when i went passed the other day Gails was heaving and RJ was dead. I hope it does not effect them to much as that would be a real shame.