It’s great to see one of our own winning in the wider business community, so we were excited to hear Bake Bar was so successful in the South Eastern Sydney Business Awards, which recognise business excellence in the region.

Bake Bar is a chain of artisanal bakeries in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs, which creates organic, handcrafted food under the leadership of owner Gilat “Gili” Gold.

Starting out with a bakery in Randwick in 2012, Bake Bar has since expanded into Alexandria and Double Bay. It has an open bakery where customers watch as breads, pastries, pies and sausage rolls are made fresh while they eat.

Specialising in gluten-free and organic breads and cakes, Bake Bar’s reputation is spreading as the place to go for a nasty-free feed in the eastern suburbs. The food on offer (everything from spelt, whole wheat and rye sourdough to croissants, bagels and pasta) is crafted from Gili’s own recipes, which she trials and refines before sharing with her staff.

Bake Bar was nominated in three categories of the business awards: Excellence in Business (Bake Bar Randwick), Start Up Superstar (Bake Bar Double Bay) and Young Entrepreneur, which Gili won.

“We were thrilled to be a part of this year’s Business Awards, and even more exited to win the Young Entrepreneur Award,” Gili says.

“Winning means we can share our passion for organic baking and produce with more people and make good, healthy food more accessible.”