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. Please note there will be no Pain au Chocolat available on Wednesdays and Thursdays!
Our opening hours are:
Wed-Fri: 12-6
Saturday: 8-1
Visit us at 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL (map)
Our Veggie rolls are now Vegan!
Starting this week we will have vegan rolls on offer instead of vegetarian rolls. We are going to trial a couple flavours and ask for feedback on which one’s your favourite so let us know what you think!
Sweets This Week
Double Chocolate Cookies (Ve)
Everything Blondie
& more!
Saturday Sourdough Specials
Batata Harra (spicy potato)
Cheddar & Jalapeno
No reservations - first-come, first-served.
Everything Blondie
This Week's Lunches
Wednesday
Tarka Daal with Sourdough (Ve)
Thursday
Focaccia Sandwich: Bombay Aloo - spiced potato, with green avocado chutney & tamarind chutney (Ve)
Friday
Harissa, Chickpea, Red Lentil Stew with Sourdough (Ve)
Salt Beef with Pickles + Mustard on Challah
Wed - Fri
Sourdough Pizza: Courgette, chilli & garlic oil, basil & mozzarella (V)
Wed - Fri
Ham and Cheese Croissant
Rocket Pesto & Cheese Croissant (V)
Wed – Sat:
Sausage Rolls
Sweet Potato and Harissa Rolls (Ve)
Lunches are made fresh weekdays from 12 noon.
Our menu for the week — with ingredients and allergens — is on the website.
Cookery School Classes
As always all the cookery school dates with availability are listed below - click the links to book! Here’s what past attendees have said about some of our courses:
💬 “I went on the sourdough bread course and it was truly excellent. We took home some starter to give us a head start with making our own sourdough and a booklet with all the recipes used on the day (plus more recipes) and helpful instructions and reminders of the baking method. Highly recommended.”
💬 “The Viennoiserie and sweet bread bakery course is FABULOUS!!! I learned how to make pain au chocolate, pain au raisin, Hot X buns, Brioche plait and bun, croissants, cinnamon swirl, danish pastries and possibly more that I have forgotten!”
All-Day Classes with Availability:
🍞 Bread: Back to Basics 🍞 - selling fast!
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 🥐 - almost sold out!
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 🥖 - almost sold out!
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 🍝 - selling fast!
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 🔪 - 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.
🌶️ Thai 🌶️ - almost sold out!
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.
Loaf on Tap: Cobs at Attic Brew Co and our bread on the menu at The Den
You can now enjoy Loaf bread alongside a pint or a brunch plate at two of our favourite local spots: Attic Brew Co and The Den.
🍺 Fresh Cobs at Attic Brew Co 🍺
We supply freshly made filled cheese & onion cobs every week to Attic Brew Co. — perfect for soaking up a pint of Intuition. Available from 5pm from Attic Brewery on Thursdays.
🍳 Loaf on the Brunch Menu at The Den 🍳
Over at The Den, our handmade loaves play a starring role in their brunch plates - like their eggs on toast, full english or breakfast sandwich.
Help Shape the Future of Stirchley
What if the people of Stirchley — not international corporations — shaped the future of our high street?
Stirchley Co-operative Development is launching a community-led planning process to explore alternatives for the site where McDonald’s proposed a drive-through. The vision? Affordable, ecological, co-operative housing, along with community-owned retail and leisure spaces that reflect the needs of local people—not shareholders.
This first session will feature:
Nina Turull Puig from Barcelona’s Sostre Cívic, a co-operative leading the way in award-winning social housing in one of Europe’s most gentrified cities.
Architects from Unit 38, a London-based practice known for empowering communities to design their own neighbourhoods—previously working with the campaign to Save Latin Village in Tottenham and Manchester Tenants Union, creating a plan for an estate which was earmarked for luxury student housing.
With over 250 applications for just 20 flats in the upcoming Stirchley Co-operative Development building, the need for affordable housing is urgent — and clearly far bigger than one development can meet. This event kicks off a series of workshops led by Unit 38 to build a bold, collective vision for the proposed McDonald’s drive-through site, rooted in community ownership and care.
🎟 Tickets are available at a low cost to help cover venue accessibility needs — we’d love to see you there and hear your ideas.
➡️ Follow the SCD on instagram or sign up to their newsletter for booking info and future updates.
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!
Dorit, Michael, Dave, Lee, Fliss, Neil, Molly, Zahrah, Mina, Rach, Pete, Andy & Kate
Address: 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL - map
Website: loaf.coop
Updates on: Instagram
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