This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

🍞 Pre-order your bread and pastries 🥐

We’ll have plenty on the shelves all week, with lunches served from noon on weekdays.

Our opening hours are:
Wed - Fri: 12-6
Saturday: 8-1

Visit us at 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL (map)

Tomorrow: Birmingham Co-op Meetup in Stirchley Baths

There is a Birmingham Co-op Meetup taking place tomorrow Tuesday 21st January. This is for anyone involved or interested in a co-op to socially meet and benefit from peer support.

6:30 PM- 8:00 PM

Stirchley Baths
Bournville Ln
Stirchley
Birmingham, B30 2JT
United Kingdom

The format will be an informal conversation with optional updates. If you are looking to set up a worker or housing co-op, feel free to bring questions along.

We welcome newcomers, those who are co-op curious or want to learn more. No need to participate, you can just observe.

There are usually snacks, tea and coffee, and children are welcome.

Hope to see you there!

Mela Guitar Quartet - Do you recognise a familiar face?

You might know Zahrah Hutton from our shop, but outside Loaf she is a classical guitarist! In 2019 Zahrah was awarded a scholarship to study classical guitar at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Mark Ashford. In 2023 she joined the Mela Guitar Quartet who will release their new album on Friday.

The album is titled 'Overtures & Dances', and is all original arrangements. It's mostly Romantic/Impressionist orchestral and piano music tied together by themes of storytelling and fairytales, and features the music from the film My Neighbour Totoro.

The quartet appeared on BBC Radio 3 In Tune on Friday, playing three tracks from the album.

If you want to buy the album or only stream the music to support them you can purchase the CD or download here.

Special things this week

The sweet shift is baking this week the following:

• Almond, pistachio and cherry cake

• Oreo Brownies (vegan)

• Crumble jack (vegan)

• Cinnamon bread pudding

• Coconut cake

• Choc chip cookies (vegan)

The Saturday sourdough specials are:

• Cheddar, red onion and caraway

• Fig and olive

  No reservations - first come first served.

This week's lunches

Wednesday

• Harira (Moroccan lentil soup) w/ Sourdough (Ve)

Thursday

• Soup: French onion soup w/ cheesy focaccia (V) (vegan alternative available)

Friday

• Curry: Roasted mushroom, kale + potato w/sourdough (ve)

• Salt beef on challah bun

Wed - Fri

• Sourdough Pizza: Aubergine parmigiana (Aubergine, basil, parmesan breadcrumbs, pine nuts, mozzarella and ricotta)

• Ham and cheese croissant

• Vegetarian croissant (V)

Wed – Sat:

• Sausage rolls

• Vegetable rolls (V)

Lunches are made fresh weekdays for 12 noon.

Our menu for the week — with ingredients and allergens — is on the website.

Cookery school classes

The following classes have spaces as of this newsletter being posted.

Loaf’s all-day classes:

• Bread — Back to Basics: Tue 28 Jan, Sat 22 Mar

• Simply Sourdough: Sold out at the moment. More dates will be released.

• Sweet Breads and Viennoiserie: Sat 8 Mar

• Baking with Heritage Grains Sat 29 Mar

• Wholegrain Baking with Tom Baker: Sold out at the moment. More dates will be released.

Haseen’s evening classes:

• Dosa: Tue 4 Mar

• Thaali: Wed 19 Mar

Lap’s all-day classes:

• Sausage & Charcuterie: Sat 8 Feb

• Seafood Masterclass: Sat 25 Jan

Lap’s evening classes:

• Thai: Wed 5 Mar

• Ramen: Sold out at the moment. More dates will be released.

• Dumplings: Wed 26 Feb

• Knife Skills: Wed 5 Feb

We run classes throughout the year (except August and December) and schedule new dates as soon as possible. You can sign up to alert lists for specific classes here.

Thanks for all your continued support.

See you soon!

Neil, Mina, Rach, Martha, Pete, Dave, Dorit, Molly, Michael, Andy, Kate, Lee & Zahrah

Address: 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL - map

Website: loaf.coop

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