Selokhu yavulwa ngoFebhuwari 2016 endaweni esezingeni eliphezulu yaseLeicester eStonygate, i-Baker St Cakes isiphenduke indawo ethandwa kakhulu yamaqebelengwane enziwe ekhaya amnandi namakhekhe, okuhlanganisa ne-pasta, futhi usezuze imiklomelo eminingana, okuhlanganisa ne-Three Star Food Award.
Lesi sitolo esincane esihle sesitolo sezimpahla ezibizayo besisohlwini lwami lwezindawo engingazivakashela isikhathi eside futhi emklomelweni wakamuva - ukuqanjwa njengebhikawozi elihamba phambili e-Leicestershire kuma-National Bakery Awards - ngangazi ukuthi ngidinga ngempela ukuvakashela le ndawo.
Kwangijabulisa ukwazi ukuthi i-Baker St Cakes yayisanda kuqala ukunikeza itiye lantambama, ngakho-ke nginqume uku-oda isiphuzo sangoLwesihlanu mina nomama wami.Phela, iyiphi indlela engcono yokuqala impelasonto yakho kunetiye lantambama endaweni yokubhaka ehamba phambili endaweni?
Le boutique yobucwebe iyindawo encane enhle ngempela.Imihlobiso emhlophe emisha, imihlobiso yezimbali kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zamakhekhe ekhawuntani kwenza umbono omuhle wokuqala.Sabingelelwa futhi ngokufudumele isisebenzi u-Esme, esazethula, wasinikeza ukukhetha kwetafula (ikakhulukazi ilanga noma ilanga, sakhetha lakamuva) futhi wasethula itiye lantambama.
Amakhadi emenyu anemininingwane yezitsha esizophakelwa abekwa phezu kwetafula kanye namapuleti ethu nezinto zokusika igolide.Sikhethe amatiye ahlukene amaqabunga axegayo noma amakhofi agazingiwe endaweni, nginenkomishi yetiye lendabuko ngesidlo sasekuseni futhi umama wakhetha i-cappuccino.
Iziphuzo zethu zafika emizuzwini embalwa futhi itafula lethu lekhekhe elihlanganisiwe labekwa phezu kwetafula, lihlela kahle ukudla, okwakubukeka kumema.
Saqala ngesemishi elenziwe kusetshenziswa ipuleti laseJapan ngenxa yokukhanya kwalo.Isinkwa sithosiwe kancane futhi ngicabanga ukuthi simnandi kancane.
Ushizi, u-anyanisi, kanye nemayonnaise yeqanda kuyamnandi, kodwa intandokazi yami ngokuphelele inkukhu ye-chili.Ngithanda kakhulu ubulawu elinikezayo.
Kwalandela izingqimba ezi-sweet, engakhetha ukuqala nge-strawberry ne-Madagascar vanilla cheesecake eyayipakishwe esikhunjini esincane.Umama wathi ilungiselelo elinjalo lidinga isineke esikhulu, noma kunjalo, njengawo wonke ama-dessert athambile.
Leli khekhe likashizi lihlanganisa isisekelo sebhisikidi esiphundu esinokhilimu nokugcwaliswa kwezithelo ezimnandi.Phezulu ngekhilimu ehlutshiwe kanye ne-spoonful encane ye-chocolate emhlophe.
Angihlali ngiwumlandeli wokudla okunambitheka kwe-pistachio, kodwa ubumnandi bepistachio noshokoledi omhlophe kwakuyizitsha zami ezimbili zokuqala zale tiye lantambama.Ihlanganisa izendlalelo, okuhlanganisa isisekelo sebhisikidi esilula, i-pistachio mousse enokhilimu nezingcezu ezincane ze-pistachio ezinikeza ukuthungwa ukushwabana okumnandi.
Ngokuqondene nama-taste buds wami, kuhlotshaniswa ne-Belgian chocolate kanye ne-sea salt caramel pie.Inesikhungo esicebile, esibolile kanye negobolondo le-puff pastry, kanye nepuleti likashokoledi elincane elihlanzekile elithi "Ikhekhe Elingcwele lika-Baker's" liwukuqeda ngokuphelele.
Ama-tortilla anikezwe eshisayo noshizi we-cottage shizi ocebile nojamu wama-strawberry, enambitheka amasha futhi alula ekuthunjweni.Sikwazile futhi ukukhetha i-pasta kokukhethwa kukho okuhlaba umxhwele kukhawunta, okuhlanganisa umango nesithelo sothando, ushokoledi omhlophe we-caramel, kanye ne-Oreos yokuzalwa.Ngakhetha i-creme brulee futhi umama wami wakhetha ushokoledi waseBelgium nosawoti wasolwandle.
Hhayi-ke, lawa ma-macaroon avelele ngempela futhi ngiyabona ukuthi kungani bathole imiklomelo eminingi ye-boutique futhi bathola okulandelayo.Ukuthungwa kwe-pasta ngokwayo kuyinhlanganisela ephelele ye-crispy crust kanye ne-chewy core, okuholela ekuqhumeni kokugcwalisa okumnandi phansi kwe-gourmet ethambile.
Ngemva kokudla esitezi sesithathu, sonke sazizwa sisuthi kakhulu futhi sonke saba nomuzwa wokuthi konke ukulunywa kwaleli tiye lantambama kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lwenjabulo.
Ngijabule kakhulu ngokuthi ekugcineni ngivakashele leli tshe eliyigugu.Indawo ilula futhi inesitayela, icishe ibe yinhle njengesitolo sekhekhe namakhekhe - sicabanga ukuthi anambitha ngendlela emangalisayo.
Yonke into kusukela ekudleni neziphuzo kuya kusevisi ye-Esme esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi enobungane isezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.Ngicabanga ukuthi u-£40 kwababili uyintengo efanelekile uma kubhekwa ikhwalithi yesipiliyoni.
Sicela uqaphele ukuthi itiye lantambama linikezwa kuphela ngoLwesihlanu, ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto.Ukubhukha kufanele kwenziwe okungenani kusasele amahora angama-24 ukuze uvakashe.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-25-2023
