Brits are bread obsessed, be it a bread basket before dinner or a home baked loaf during lockdown we cannot resist tucking into a sourdough roll. A new pop-up restaurant will serve a menu constructed only from bread-based recipes to diners.
Baker’s Dozen is a one night only pop up restaurant in London that will serve a 13-course meal to guests, the entirety of which is made with various bread. A ballot is now open for foodies to win the chance to eat at this restaurant for free on October 19, 2022.
Run by Asda, Baker’s Dozen will even have a resident ‘Doughmellier’ to give tasting notes and pairing qualities for each course. The menu includes Welsh rarebit with a cheese baguette, naan bread with Shakshukit and a bread and butter pudding.
A study run by the supermarket found that over half of the British population will tuck into a bread basket before their meal. Nearly a quarter of the UK admit to enjoying this basket more than the main itself, inspiring this dough-verload menu.
Two in five Brits have been unable to finish a meal after overindulging on bread before eating. Even at home a massive 85% of us eat bread daily, with a fifth of those living in the West Midlands admitting to eating between four and five slices of bread a day.
Asda is only opening Baker’s Dozen for one night in London and guests can only grab a plate by winning the ballot, which is open right now on the website. Ian McEvans, senior director of Asda Bakery said: “Our bespoke menu makes bread the hero of each delectable dish because it really is that good!”
Winners of this exclusive experience will be chosen at random and allocated a table for themselves and a plus one. All the breads will be available to buy in Asda stores and online from October.
Here’s the full tasting menu for Baker’s Dozen:
Bread & Butter - Dark Sourdough Spelt and Rye, Chicken Fat Whipped Butter, Crispy Chicken Skin
Bread Crouton with Gazpacho Soup - White Batch Loaf, Brunoises, Large Crouton & Micro Herb
Sourdough with Marmite Butter and Pecorino - White Sourdough, Shaved Pecorino
Panzanella Bread Salad - Focaccia, Simple Salad Garnished Dressed Croutons
Naan Bread with Shakshukit - Naan Bread, Beef & Lamb Shakshukit
Toast with Brown Crab - White Baguette, Crab Meat, Bone Marrow Sauce, Pickle Kohrabi, Chives
Welsh Rarebit - Cheese Baguette, Classic Welsh Rarebit & Tomato, Chive
Pan Con Tomate - Toasted Rustic Ciabatta Sharing Loaf, Garlic and Tomatoes with Pepper and Olive Oil
Croque Monsieur - Parisian Style White Baguette, Extra Special 3 Year Reserve Cornish Cheddar, Extra Special Slow Cooked Wiltshire Ham
Scandi Style Open Sandwich - Brown Hoagie, Rollmops, Beetroot & Horseradish, Pan-fried Samphire & Sea Veg Garnish
Fried Tortilla - ¼ Wraps Shallowed Fried, Micro Planed Cornish Reserved Cheddar & Cracked Black Pepper, Intense Herb Oil
Autumnal Pudding - White Farmhouse Loaf, Clotted Cornish Cream, Red Fruits
Bread & Butter Pudding with Brown Bread Ice Cream - Fruit Batch Loaf
Anyone with food allergies or special dietary requirements can inform Baker’s Dozen of these when entering the ballot. Options for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free mean your menu will be tailored to you should you win.
