A new cafe opens off Rye Lane in Peckham next week with a focus on prime Welsh ingredients. Bara is from Zoë Heimann and Cecily Dalladay, a quarterfinalist in MasterChef: The Professionals, who describe themselves as “chefs and bread lovers”.
They say: “Bara is the Welsh word for bread, a simple, universal food that connects people across cultures. A product so integral to daily life, bread is a worldwide symbol of culture, community and peace.
“At Bara, we believe that food is more than something you eat, it’s something you share. That’s why we bake our own bread fresh each day, create thoughtful, delicious menus, and open our space to the people around us.“
Their daily menu starts with breakfast, including Bara Brith with salted butter and Bara Bun, their take on the cinnamon roll. At lunch, their home-made focaccia is the base for sandwiches including the brilliantly named Caerphilly Cheesesteak (eight-hour smoked Welsh beef brisket, melted Caerphilly cheese, onions and Blas Y Tir leeks), which sounds like it will kick the standard Philly cheesesteak out of Cardiff Arms Park.
Weekends are better still, with a Swansea Breakfast of smoked bacon, Blas Y Tir leeks, Câr-y-Môr cockles and laverbread on toasted focaccia; or Crab rarebit of Câr-y-Môr brown crab, Caerphilly cheese & Purple Moose beer rarebit on focaccia. On Saturdays they will do a Pembrokeshire Lobster Roll of poached Câr-y-Môr lobster, lobster bisque mayonnaise, chives and lemon in a soft sesame roll.
