Bread With Sole

The "sole" in Solebake Artisan Bakery sounds like it should be a reference to the Spanish word for the sun (sole) but it refers to the baker's term for the floor of an oven, the place where a loaf develops its crunchy crust. Baking on the sole may mean you fit fewer loaves in an oven but the results are worth it - consistently toasty and golden bread. Solebake owner Dave Barden is a veteran of Camberwell's Cafe Moravia, The Authentic Village Baker, Degani and Filous Patisserie in Carlton and many ...

Rolling In It

Melbourne's bakery boom means we are spoiled for choice this Christmas. Michael Harden reports.