City bakery named best in Merseyside hopes to win national crown

A Liverpool bakery has recently been named best in Merseyside at the National Bakery Awards. It's now in the running to be crowned best in the country.

The Wild Loaf, and all other County Winners, are invited to the National Bakery Awards ceremony on September 25 at 30 Euston Square, London, where they will be hoping to become Regional Winners, while also having the chance to become the National Bakery of the Year 2024.

People travel across Liverpool for The Wild Loaf's offering of sourdough bread, sandwiches and pastries. The shop opened on Sefton Street, Dingle in 2022. However, business partners Jessica Doyle and Emily Sandeman have run the bakery, which focuses on sourdough bread, since 2017.

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The bakery appeared on BBC2's The Hairy Bikers Go West back in February, with the pair giving a mini tutorial to Si King and the late Dave Myers and sharing some of their ingredients and techniques. Co-owner Emily previously told the ECHO: "Since opening we have gone from strength to strength. Our philosophy is good service, good produce and love.

"We are always trying to work more ethically and source our stuff locally. We are working more closely with farmers too. Everything is made with sourdough pastry and every week we change the counter with new items."