Brown Hound Bakery
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t’s hard not to feel like you’ve stepped through an enchanted door when you enter the magical Brown Hound Bakery in Drogheda. A trio of talent including Jeni Glasgow, with her Willy Wonka mystery smile, her partner Reuven Diaz and New York City Baker Craig Thompson, all came together to create a dark and quirky welcoming place. Here you’ll find all things sweet and savoury sitting like precious exhibits under giant Victorian glass domes. The room is
dotted with vintage finds, bentwood chairs and indie-objects reflecting the owners’ interests in roads less travelled. Next door you’ll find the Eastern Seaboard, their restaurant which celebrates Irish suppliers and artisan ingredients with some American chutzpah. The cakes and pies in the Brown Hound Bakery initially look familiar. Then a closer inspection of the exquisitely hand-written labels reveal clever twists which cast the sort of spell that makes you want to buy double. Richly veneered wooden cabinets act as counter tops and display areas for mountains of chocolate cakes with torched meringue, American style parmesan-chive scones, apple monkeybread, pumpkin spiced doughnuts and chocolate banana bread. Precious take-away treats are carefully wrapped and tied with dainty string, more of Jeni Glasgow’s just-so stylish take on life. They shared their lemon temples recipe with us for our feast and we’ve been worshipping these tangy treats ever since. Brown Hound Bakery, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Tel: + 353 (0) 41 983 3792.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT The biscuits and breads of Brown Hound Bakery hand tied with colourful bakers’ twine; Dark and stylish interiors highlight the sweet treats on display; Jeni’s handwritten menus and signs feature throughout the bakery; Jeni lays out the wide selection of Brown Hound classics like their torched maple meringue topped chocolate cupcakes and tooth achingly sweet trail bars.
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