This is the weekly-ish bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.
We will be open throughout August!
There will be no summer shutdown this year.
As we prepare for our big move to Stirchley Co-operative Development later in the year, we have decided that we will remain open at our usual times, Wednesday - Saturday, throughout the whole of August.
In order to help our bakers make the right amount throughout this period and to ensure you get the products you want, we would love it if you could pre-order your bread, pastries & sweet buns through our website. As we’re usually not open during this time, this will really help us gauge demand.
🍞 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)
Sweets This Week
Cherry dark choc pistachio croissant pudding
Strawberry + peach cake
Peach cake
Raspberry bostock
Banana, date and dark choc oat slice (vegan!)
Saturday Sourdough Specials
Sun-dried tomato & paprika
Roast hazelnut & raisin
No reservations - first-come, first-served.
This Week's Lunches
Wednesday
Tarka Daal with Sourdough (Ve)
Thursday
Tomato Soup & Vegan Sausage Meatball Sandwich with roast peppers and basil w/ baguette (VE) & optional Mozzarella (V)
Friday
Curry: Three Bean Chilli with Sourdough (Ve) & optional Sour Cream (V)
Salt Beef with Pickles + Mustard on Challah
Wed - Fri
Sourdough Pizza: Margarita -OR- Olive, Basil and Mozzarella (V)
Wed - Fri
Ham and Cheese Croissant
Rocket Pesto & Cheese Croissant (V)
Wed – Sat:
Sausage Rolls
Vegetable Rolls (V)
Lunches are made fresh weekdays from 12 noon.
Our menu for the week — with ingredients and allergens — is on the website.
Cookery School Classes
The summer holidays are here, so why not spend a day learning to make bread with your little-ish one? Our courses are open to children aged 13+, so long as they’re accompanied by an adult — full list of available classes below.
All-Day Classes with Availability:
🍞 Bread: Back to Basics 🍞
Tuesday 5th August & Tuesday 9th September 2025 9:30am – 4pm
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 doughs 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 🥐
Saturday 20th September 2025 9:30am - 4pm
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 🥖
Saturday 16th August & Saturday 27th September 2025 9:30am–4pm
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:
🍝 Pasta 🍝
Tuesday 19th August & Wednesday 10th September 2025 6:30–9:30pm
You’ll explore hand-rolling, cutting, and using a pasta machine, with recipes including classic carbonara with Loaf-made guanciale, heritage einkorn pappardelle, and delicious filled pastas with sauces.
🥟 Dumplings 🥟
Tuesday 16 September 2025 6:30–9:30pm
You’ll learn to make dumpling dough and fillings from scratch, including vegetarian, pork, Sichuan lamb wontons, and crispy fried dim sum-style wontons.
🔪 Knife Skills & Maintenance 🔪
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.
🌶️ Thai 🌶️
Wednesday 24 September 2025 6:30–9:30pm
Explore Thai cuisine through authentic spice blends, curries and sauces. Hosted by Lap-fai Lee.
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.
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!
Michael, Dave, Lee, Fliss, Neil, Molly, Zahrah, Mina, Rach, Pete, Andy, Kate & Dorit
Address: 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL - map
Website: loaf.coop
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