The Baker's Dozen

This is one place that makes on great promises but certainly exceeds your expectations! Walk into this tiny bakery at Pali Hill to be carried away by the comforting and homely aroma of freshly-made bread. The texture, smell and of course the taste - just exquisite! It'd make you think what a difference a well made bread can make to your meal. Slightly on the expensive side, so try it if you would enjoy really nice baked bread! Head chef Aditi Handa has done a brilliant job having mastered the art from the Culinary Institute in New York. She believes that bread in India has always been associated with the white loaf bread which is easily available but is also full of chemicals. After travelling abroad and discovering the different types of breads, crusts and crumb texture she decided to bring it to Mumbai. We now know that there is such a thing as artisan bread. Real bread, hand crafted, rustic, bursting with flavour and goodness, made with strong wheat flour, often in combination with whole grains and flavour variations. And once you have eaten artisan bread in all its honesty, you are probably going to feel miserable about commercially available breads. This Boulangerie and Patisserie shop appears like a small Parisian urban house with a black roof and white fence around it. The black and white interior with a couple of chairs and a small table at the corner is tastefully done. The place houses cakes & cookies, varied kinds of bread and a coffee machine. The coffee served is made from their in-house manufactured coffee powder, which is not for sale, but only for consumption. As the place is relatively new, they are bringing limited quantities of food products as they do not carry forward the products the next day. (Baked today, Sold today!) So most of the products like dips and cake slices goes out of stock by evening. They also do home delivery. Must visit!