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Life-sized Han Solo sculpted out of bread

A bakery in Benicia, California has recently gone viral due to a strange Star Wars-themed installation outside their doors. One House Bakery is owned by mother-daughter duo...

ASB marks 50th birthday at October Conference

Earlier this week, the Australian Society of Baking’s October Conference and Chairman’s Dinner took place. This year’s Conference was a special occasion, as it marked the ASB’s...

Tokyo Lamington arrives in Melbourne

Sydney cult-favourite bakery Tokyo Lamington has made the journey to Melbourne. The beloved Asian-Australian fusion desserts were made available to Melburnians on 18 October earlier this week....

Community rallies around Koornang Hot Bread in Melbourne

The family-owned and much beloved bakery Koornang Hot Bread in Melbourne may soon face closure over increasing rent rates. Na Nguyen and his wife, who arrived in...

Canberra student claims 4th place at International WorldSkills Competition

While the 2022 WorldSkills Competition is still ongoing, the baking event finished on 15 October, with the results being announced a day later on the 16th. Australian...

Mis•spelt opens in Paddington

October 8 marked the opening of Mis•spelt bakery in Paddington, Brisbane. The bakery is a collaboration between The Black Lab Coffee Co. (who run the highly successful...

Young philanthropists raise money for Rosebud Hospital

This week, Rosebud Hospital in Victoria has received a donation from an unlikely place. Five primary school children raised a grand total of $504 for the hospital...

Japanese cheesecake arrives in Australia

Japanese cheesecake, aka soufflé cheesecake, takes traditional western ideas of what a cheesecake is and turns them upside-down. Japanese cheesecakes are lighter than ordinary cheesecakes; they have...

Industry

Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse scores high

The TopFranchise Awards for 2022 have just been decided, and Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse has scored among the top ten in the country. The Melbourne-based franchise came 4th...

Industry

Domino’s Coolum to the rescue

Last week, Domino’s Coolum had a rare chance to turn around a young girl’s disastrous day. They received a call from the mother of the girl swapping...