Baking Excellence in the North East: Northern Rye and Bread and Roses Win National Awards
The North East has long been home to a rich culinary heritage, but now its bakeries are taking centre stage on the national stage - with two of its bakeries earning top honours at the National Bakery Awards 2024.
Northern Rye's pastries for sale. Image credit: Charlotte Burley-Hnat
Walking into Northern Rye, the aroma of freshly baked pastries fills the air. Robbie Livingstone, the owner, greets me warmly. “Would you like a coffee as well?” he says, placing a freshly baked tiramisu cruffin - a delicate pastry blending the best of a croissant and a muffin, with a coffee, caramel, and molasses cream filling - in front of me.
With flour-dusted hands and a passion for their craft, today, Northern Rye and Bread and Roses are basking in the glory of their hard-earned achievements. At th...
