Best breads
You can find the country’s best bread in the South Island, according to the annual baking awards.
Champion bread baker is Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch) who headed off strong challenges from other southern bakeries.
Winners from the 2009 Baking Industry Association of New Zealand annual awards dinner were:
Overall Bread winner
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Best Bread
Gold
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Silver
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)
Bronze
Lievito Bakery (Dunedin)
Highly Recommended
Arobake (Wellington)
Multigrain
Gold
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)
Silver
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Bronze
Strathmore Bakery and Café (Wellington)
Highly Recommended
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch)
Sourdough
Gold
Arobake (Wellington)
Silver
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery Café (Masterton)
Bronze
Baker’s Delight Ponsonby (Auckland)
Highly Recommended
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Muffin
Gold
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Silver
Strathmore Bakery and Cafe (Wellington)
Bronze
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Café (Masterton)
Highly Recommended
Willis Street Metro (Wellington)
Savoury
Gold
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Cafe (Masterton)
Silver
Heaven’s Bakery (Napier)
Bronze
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Highly Recommended
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Sweet
Gold
Arobake (Wellington)
Silver
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch)
Bronze
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Highly Recommended
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)