A1 Bakery
Editorial
A1 is Sydney Road at its best: disordered, chaotic and noisy. University students arrive at all hours, families do their weekly shopping and foodies scour the shelves for new ingredients. Yet amid the chaos, the menu never changes nor do the prices.
Ten pizza and pies are available to order, from spinach triangles, assorted pizzas to Lebanese omelettes. Order at the back of the store and take a seat. Each pizza arrives quickly at the table, steaming from the oven. The herb pizza covered with zaatar (a thyme, sesame seed, herb, sumac mix) is a steal at $1. For the more adventurous, try the kishk pizza made from crushed wheat, dried yoghurt and sesame seed. The yoghurt is made into a paste and baked on flat bread; it's like porridge, Lebanese style. All the pastries are made on site.
While you're there, browse the store. Find that bottle of pomegranate molasses you have read about, pick up a packet of moghrabieh (large grain couscous) for half the price you would pay anywhere else, and buy some Lebanese flat bread - now available in multi-grain and sourdough fresh made at the A1 factory around the corner.
Fiona Symington, May 2006
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