Bakery
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Sourdough at four a.m.
Tomasz Wren
Our head baker gets in when the yard is still dark. This is what a morning at the oven looks like.
Tomasz arrives at four. The dough was made the day before, and slept in the cold overnight.
Heat and patience
The oven is lit at half past four and ready at five. The first loaves come out at six, and by ten the first customers are asking whether there is any left.
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Sourdough at four a.m.
Our head baker gets in when the yard is still dark. This is what a morning at the oven looks like.