238 Oxford Avenue has been one thing of a baked items mecca for a couple of years now. Till not too long ago, the terrace on the Bondi Junction finish of Oxford Avenue was dwelling to the much-loved Prepare dinner & Baker, the place queues across the nook have been a standard sight. Having grown from a market stall into a totally fledged enterprise in underneath three years, the house’s new resident – Hudson’s Bakery – is attracting a equally dedicated consumer base, with the primary level of distinction being the extent of gluten in its meals.
Based in 2020 by Sandra Hudson, Hudson’s is a wholly gluten-free bakery, providing every little thing from lamingtons to breadsticks and sticky caramel slices to a crowd that always struggles to search out baked items that match their dietaries.
After working as a marketing consultant after which companion at one other fashionable Sydney bakery, Sandra was inspired to arrange her personal completely gluten-free baking vary by her pals, who – gluten-intolerant or in any other case – couldn’t get sufficient of her triple-chocolate cookies. Two years later, the Hudson’s Bakery market stalls – at Carriageworks and Cambridge Markets – had gained such a following that organising a separate house grew to become a necessity.
Hudson’s first bodily retailer on Previous South Head Highway closed on the finish of 2021, and the brand new retailer is a step up from its former (charmingly low-fi) digs. The scent of Hudson’s bafflingly gentle gluten-free loaves wafts by the light-filled house, and a whitewashed desk on the road is crowded with joyful folks tucking into carrot cake loaded with icing, and toasties filled with turkey and cranberry sauce. Batch-brewed espresso and tea is served for cookie-dunking functions, and cabinets are stacked with packets of crunchy bark crackers and gingerbread biscuits.
Keen to assist her gluten-intolerant buyer base take pleasure in good meals at dwelling, Hudson and head baker Kirsten Paris additionally supply takeaway dishes akin to lasagne, stout pie and a seasonal crumble.
Having labored in kitchens the world over – from France to Canada to Japan – Paris isn’t gluten-intolerant, and approached recipe growth with none preconceptions concerning the limitations of gluten-free baking. Consequently, the Hudson’s menu is delightfully granola-bar free – suppose chewy sesame bagels, candy and savoury muffins, a variety of pizzas and the wealthy chocolate brownies, which invariably promote out each Saturday on the Carriageworks market stall.
The momentary Bondi retailer was characterised by its community-centric strategy, and that’s one thing the Hudson’s crew is eager to take care of. The ethos is about making gluten-intolerant folks really feel cherished.
“Like while you go to your grandma’s as a toddler and he or she’s bought a particular creation ready for you each time. I would like each one that walks by the door to really feel like crucial individual on the planet,” Hudson tells Broadsheet.
Hudson’s Bakery
238 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
0414 380 446
