This is the weekly-ish bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.
🍞 Pre-order your Bread and Pastries 🥐
Loaf will be open this year all throughout August!
Pre-order the bread and pastries during this quieter time to ensure you get what you want as we will be baking less to avoid waste. Please note there will be no Pain au Chocolat available on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the summer time and you can now pre-order Almond Croissants for Saturdays!
Despite our Pay it Forward scheme is paused for now, you can still give donations to B30 Foodbank through us. We’ll be totting up these monthly and sending them on to B30 Foodbank. Just ask at the till if this is something you would like to do.
Our opening hours are:
Wed-Fri: 12-6
Saturday: 8-1
Visit us at 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL (map)
Sweets This Week
Banana, Biscoff & Chocolate Cake
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cookie Sandwich (Ve)
Salted Caramel Brownies
Lemon & Poppyseed Loaf
Blueberry Cheesecake Slice
Raspberry & Chocolate Rainbow Cake
Saturday Sourdough Specials
Hazlenut, Cumin & Coriander
Blueberry & Oat
No reservations - first-come, first-served.
This Week's Lunches
Wednesday
Tarka Daal with Sourdough (Ve)
Thursday
Salad Box: Potato & chickpea chaat, with tamarind chutney & mint chutney (Ve)
Friday
Curry: Thai yellow curry, cauliflower, potato & green pepper, w/sourdough (Ve)
Salt Beef with Pickles + Mustard on Challah
Wed - Fri
Sourdough Pizza: Roast corn, sun dried tomato, chipotle chilli, feta & mozzarella (v)
Wed - Fri
Ham and Cheese Croissant
Rocket Pesto & Cheese Croissant (V)
Wed – Sat:
Sausage Roll
Vegetable Roll (Ve) - Miso & Mushroom
Lunches are made fresh weekdays from 12 noon.
Our menu for the week — with ingredients and allergens — is on the website.
Cookery School Classes
More Cookery School Dates Are Live!
Our October and November cookery courses are now open for booking. Lots of you have been asking when the new dates would be released, so here they are – but be quick, as we have a feeling spaces will fill up fast!
There are more to come, including courses with Lap and Haseen so keep an eye on our socials and future newsletters for them!
All-Day Classes with Availability:
🍞 Bread: Back to Basics 🍞
Tuesday 9th September 2025 9:30am – 4pm & Saturday 1st November 2025 9:30am – 4pm - NEW!
Bread: Back to Basics is a day-long bread experience. In a world where real bread is so hard to come by, this course will equip you to make consistently good, wholesome bread at home. This hands-on course takes bread back to its essential ingredients – flour, water, salt and yeast – and teaches you a great repertoire of beautiful breads based on these basic building blocks.
🌾 Wholegrain Baking with Tom Baker 🌾
Saturday 6th September 2025 9:am - 4pm
As well as all the practical hand-skills needed to handle dough with a higher proportion of wholemeal in, Tom Baker (one of the founders of Loaf) will help you to gain an understanding of the biology of grains (wheat, rye and spelt) and the value of using and eating whole grains in terms of both nutrition, economics and politics.
🥐 Sweet Breads & Viennoiserie 🥐 - almost sold out!
Saturday 20th September 2025 9:30am - 4pm & Saturday 8th November 2025 9:30am – 4pm - NEW!
A hands-on course exploring sweet breads and viennoiserie. You’ll learn to laminate dough and bake treats like cinnamon buns, cardamom knots, hot cross buns, croissants, pain au chocolat, danishes, and more.
🥖 Simply Sourdough 🥖 - almost sold out!
Saturday 27th September 2025 9:30am–4pm, Saturday 11th October 2025 9:30am – 4pm & Saturday 15th November 2025 9:30am – 4pm - NEW!
Spend a day learning the art of sourdough where you’ll cover everything from caring for your starter to kneading, shaping, proving, and baking both wheat and rye sourdough loaves. You’ll take home your own dough to bake the next day, plus starters and full recipes to continue baking confidently at home.
Evening Classes with Availability:
🔪 Knife Skills & Maintenance 🔪 - almost sold out!
Tuesday 23 September 2025 6:30–9:30pm
Learn how to prep with precision. Lap will guide you through essential knife grips, cutting techniques, sharpening, honing, and care—skills that elevate every kitchen routine.
🍝 Handmade Pasta 🍝 - new dates added!
Wednesday 15th October 2025 6:30-9:30pm, Wednesday 29th October 2025 6:30-9:30pm, Wednesday 5th November 2025 6:30-9:30pm & Wednesday 26th November 2025 6:30-9:30pm
This course will teach you the skills to make fresh pasta at home, with fillings and sauces to accompany it. We will be showing you both hand rolling and cutting techniques as well as using a pasta machine. Recipes include a making fresh egg pasta to pair with classic sauces. We will make a classic carbonara, puttanesca and tortillini filled with ricotta and spinach.
Coming Soon:
Baking with Heritage Grains - more dates will be released.
New Jams & Preserves making course - dates to be released soon!
Sausage & Charcuterie (with Lap-fai Lee): More dates will be released for autumn.
Seafood Masterclass (with Lap-fai Lee): More dates will be released for autumn.
Ramen (with Lap-fai Lee): More dates will be released for autumn.
Booking Info:
All equipment, recipes, aprons & refreshments provided.
Please check the individual class restrictions for dietary requirements and allergies, and get in touch with any queries.
Spaces are limited and booked on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of payment. We require 100% payment in advance for all of our courses.
‘La Goccia Dolce’
There’s a delicious new addition to Stirchley – La Goccia Dolce, a dessert café that’s just opened on Pershore Road. They’re serving up an array of beautifully made Italian-inspired sweets, from indulgent gelato and pastries to rich coffee and tempting cakes.
It’s always exciting to see another independent business join our neighbourhood, and we’re sure many of you will enjoy popping in for a post-dinner treat or a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. If you haven’t yet, go and give them a warm Stirchley welcome!
Give the Gift of Learning!
If you’re thinking of gifting one class but you are not sure which one would be preferred you could buy a gift voucher instead.
Our vouchers can be purchased in any value you like for redemption against future bookings. Vouchers purchased online will give you a downloadable pdf which can be emailed to the recipient directly, or to you for printing and giving to them by hand. Alternatively you can come to us and buy vouchers in the shop.
Thanks for all your Continued Support
See you soon!
Dave, Lee, Fliss, Neil, Molly, Zahrah, Mina, Rach, Pete, Andy, Kate, Dorit & Michael
Address: 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL - map
Website: loaf.coop
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