This is the weekly-ish 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)
Sweets This Week
Peanut butter, blueberry + banana blondie
Strawberry + peach crumble cake
Orange polenta cake
Banana, date, dark choc + oat bars (VE)
Everything blondie (marshmallows, crisps, smarties, fudge, chocolate, sprinkles etc)
Saturday Sourdough Specials
Feta, olive, lemon + oregano
Sundried tomato + capers
No reservations - first come first served.
This Week's Lunches
Wednesday
Tarka Daal w/ Sourdough (Ve)
Thursday
Nigella Seed Focaccia Sandwich: Panch Phoran Roast Cauliflower, with Mint Coconut Yoghurt, Crunchy Salad and Crispy Onions (Ve)
Friday
Curry: Caribbean Roast Butternut Squash, Red Kidney Bean, Coconut Curry w/ Sourdough (Ve)
Salt Beef /w Pickles + Mustard on Challah
Wed - Fri
Sourdough Pizza: Courgette, Lemon Zest, Chilli Pizza with Parmesan shavings 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
Availability is running low for a lot of our upcoming classes so if you fancy learning some new skills in the kitchen we’d recommend booking soon before they sell out!
Saturday All-Day Classes:
🍞 Simply Sourdough 🍞
Saturday 21st June 2025 & Saturday 26th July 9:30am–4pm
Learning all about sourdough, from feeding and keeping your starter alive through to kneading, shaping, proving and baking your sourdough loaf.
🥖 Bread - Back to Basics 🥖
Saturday 28th June 2025 9:30am–4pm
A day-long bread experience. In a world where real bread is hard to come by, this course will equip you to make consistently good bread, wholesome bread at home.
🌾 Wholegrain Baking with Tom Baker 🌾
Saturday 6th September 2025 9am–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 grainis (wheat, rye and spelt) and the value of using and eating whole grains in terms of both nutrition, economics and politics.
Weekday Evening Classes:
🫔 Dosa 🫔
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 6:30–9:30pm
During this workshop, Chef Haseen will teach you the secrets of this speciality - the right consistency of fermented ground rice for the dosa mixture, the secret flavours of the Kerala sambar, a potato masala filling, tomato and tamarind chutney, plus a fresh coconut, mint and coriander chutney and the techniques for the perfect dosa.
🥘 Thaali 🥘
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 6:30–9:30pm
Join Chef Haseen and learn the secrets of another Indian speciality - Thaali - popular in India, Nepal, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Singapore. A hands-on workshop where you can feast on all the dishes you make family-style, so arrive hungry!
🍝 Handmade Pasta 🍝
Wednesday 30th July 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. You will learn both hand rolling and cutting techniques as well as how to use a pasta machine.
🥟 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.
🍜 Ramen 🍜
Wednesday 17 September 2025 6:30–9:30pm
A workshop with Lap-Fei Lee that dives deep into the art of broth, noodles, toppings, and seasoning. Expect rich flavours, smart technique, and the know‑how to recreate at home.
🔪 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-Fei 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-Fei Lee): More dates will be released for autumn.
Seafood Masterclass (with Lap-Fei Lee): More dates will be released for autumn.
Booking Info:
All equipment, recipes, aprons & refreshments provided.
Please check the individual class restrictions for dietry 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 1—% payment in advance for all of our courses.
Our Libraries, Our Stories - Watch ‘Book Marks’ and Take Action
Book Marks, a short film by The People’s Heritage Co-operative, captures the powerful role libraries play in our communities. Featuring voices and memories from Druids Heath, Stirchley, and Selly Oak libraries, the film includes moving contributions from local poets and former librarian Richard Albutt. Screened across Selly Oak libraries and at Stirchley Baths, the film arrives at a crucial time, as Birmingham faces damaging library service cuts. Watch the film here and support the campaign to keep Stirchley Library open every Saturday by signing the petition.
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!
Mina, Rach, Pete, Dorit, Michael, Dave, Andy, Kate, Lee, Fliss, Neil, Molly & Zahrah
Address: 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL - map
Website: loaf.coop
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