02 March 2011

wide-eyed open road


Starfish bakery
78 Hitchcock Avenue, Barwon Heads
Paul Fox, (originally from Natural Tucker in Carlton) is baker of substantial talent and reputuation. At Starfish he continues to bake qualtiy breads ranging from rye, to multigrain, white and wholemeal high tops and an enviable range of sourdoughs featuring in breads and rolls. Also not to be missed are the flaky, buttery croissant, awesome cakes, fabulous pastries and good coffee. The "squishy" (egg with bacon and herb mayonnaise) is still famous and a firm favourite. Starfish is more than a bakery, it is a quality cafe offering breakfast and lunch options, also, some fine sandwiches, filled foccacia, and excellent pre-packed house made take away meals (curries, pasta, meatballs) to enjoy at your beach side shack.

Freshwater Creek Cakes
650 anglesea road, freshwater creek
is a wonderful little cake shop located at Freshwater Creek, between Geelong and Torquay on the Bellarine Peninsula, Southern Victoria. Famous with the locals, Freswater Creek Cakes, cannot fail to satisfy your sweet tooth. Filled with flavour and texture, the cake and biscuit varieties will have you salivating; these include a range of sponge cakes, many biscuits, mud cakes, banana, hummingbird, carrot and pineapple cakes. Take home with you, eat in with a nice cuppa.
what gourmet traveller says about the grape ocean road oh dear, how witty


if we go on a round trip to apollo bay (via the inland road!)

Irrewarra Sourdough Bakery (inland from lorne to apollo bay) 85 Irrewarra School Road The bakery make bread with real flavour and texture using traditional bread-making techniques... Each loaf is the culmination of a 30 hour fermentation and resting process. Hand-shaped then baked on the stone floor of the oven, each loaf is the individual creation of our bakers' hands.

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