December 7, 2023
Michael is the primary connoisseur of bakeries in this house, typically picking up a loaf of sourdough after a morning run and sometimes a pastry treat as well. Wild Life Bakery has been one of his favourites over the past few years, and he went the extra step of delivering me a one-of-a-kind pastry while I was hidden away with COVID in the first week of December.
That was the week that Wild Life Bakery made a special suite of goods in collaboration with Melbourne Bushfood. I was treated to the vanilla slice: a thin, flaky, browned rye pastry spread with sweet and sour lilly pilly jam and filled with a thick, rich lemon myrtle custard. It was sublime, even at a time when my appetite was limited (though thankfully my taste buds were intact!). I ate it slowly for breakfast, with a huge cup of tea.
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Wild Life Bakery
90 Albert St, Brunswick East
8060 0547
Accessibility: Wild Life Bakery has a wide, flat entry and a low counter. Regular-height tables and backed chairs are medium-spaced but don't look very sturdy. Michael ordered and paid at a medium-height counter.
From Johanna @ https://gggiraffe.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you have had covid - hope you were better for your birthday. I've only gone to Wild Life Bakery once but loved the bread. This vanilla slice makes me think I need to go back and check it out again. Glad it cheered you up while you were stuck at home.
Thank you, Johanna! I was still taking it slow for my birthday but able to go out for a dinner (blog post coming soon!).
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