bread lover

I have always been a bread-lover; from our very own pan de sal, and the staples of every local panaderias: Spanish bread, pan de coco, cheese bread, monay, etc. I grew up having such breads every meriendas. When I entered college, I learned and tasted new stuffs offered by several bakeries around Los Baños. But my favorite is Butterfly, bread with sweetened coconut on top. As they say, it has been loved by students ever since due to its delectable taste and very cheap price. I can assure you that only one bakeshop can offer the best one; others have tried imitating but I guess they all failed.

This love of mine for breads have taken me into other food trips in and around the town. I tasted some of the breads of, well, more high-end bakeshops and loved their products too. But of course, they are relatively costly than the breads we all grew up with.

The trend nowadays lean more on the open type of bread shops wherein the customers themselves take their orders and pay it in the counter. Also, kitchens are very much open, such that the customers can see all the operations happening inside. They say that in this way, there will be no boundaries between the staff and the customers. I first saw such type at SM Sta. Rosa, the Antz Bread Factory about a few years ago. When we went to Alabang Town Center, we saw Bread Talk, a very famous bread shop worldwide. We heard it from our professor then, and got curious. Luckily, we saw it and had the chance to try some. The open kitchen immediately caught my attention; the equipment their using, the way they do stuffs. The breads taste good as well, especially that French toast that I had. I like sweet breads, that’s why, without a doubt, I liked it a lot. We had a really nice and fulfilling experience there. The breads were, of course, a bit pricey than the usual, but still affordable.

Just beside ATC, we also saw Baker’s Passion in Festival Mall. Smaller in space, also in self-service type, but the breads were as appetizing. I tried Apple and Cinnamon Twist (of course!) and their very own Miss Sandy’s Cheese. It was not as sweet as I expected which turned me off a bit. But I realized, it’s not that bad at all. In fact, it was a great deal having those two with a drink costs only Php 60. I learned that they also offer pastas and pizzas among others.

The experience overall was really fun. "Meeting" new breads was a very great experience. Though I haven’t tasted much, I can consider this as a good start! Good luck and more sweet journeys for me!

Both of these bread shops offer Floss Buns, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to taste any. Funny! But next time, promise, I will!

Bread Talk

G/L Corte dela Palmas

Alabang Town Center

Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila

Baker’s Passion

1^st Level (beside Shopwise)

Festival Supermall

Alabang, Muntinlupa City