H&F Bread Co.
I opened the door, stepped in, and heard angels singing. The smell of yeast and fresh-baked bread enveloped my entire body. I’m in bread heaven.
I. Love. Bread. I can live off of bread alone. That and chocolate. Seriously, I would rather eat bread than dessert. And I’m known to eat bread for dessert. Star Provisions is my favorite bakery. They have the best baguettes in Atlanta, chocolate croissants, and the no-longer-available chocolate cupcakes. But now, I’ve found another favorite.
H&F Bread Company supplies bread to big brothers Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch Public House which are both next door. Its popularity started at the Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market where they would sell out in an hour or two. Back then, it was the only way to get a hold of their baked goods. Until now.
H&F Bread Company reminds me of the bakeries in Europe where you can get fresh-baked artisan breads and pastries, as well as cheeses, house-made spreads, and homemade jams and preserves. It is literally bread heaven.
Chef Robert’s lunch menu offers sandwiches and soups that change daily. My $14 lunch consisted of turkey and brie on a croissant with apple butter and a bowl of crab bisque. The sandwich was very good and very filling. I love the slight sweetness that the apple butter provided to the shaved turkey breast and soft brie cheese. The croissant is just perfect — it is buttery and had just enough flakiness yet it also had a soft, doughy inside. The crab bisque was smooth and velvety and delicious. It is a pricey lunch but the servings were huge and it was worth every penny.
I wanted to bring a piece of this heaven with me so Joshua, the resident bread keeper, told me to just have a go and pick everything I want. I did. $46 dollars worth of bread. And a tub of house-made pimiento cheese, a small bottle of fig jam, and a small bottle of peach preserves. These should last me a week (*wink*).
Insider tip:
I can’t bake to save my life so this tip is all new to me: Joshua told me that to re-invigorate an old baguette, simply wet your hands, touch the baguette all over, and reheat at 325F for 10-15 minutes. Cool!
The scoop:
H&F Bread Company
2255 Peachtree Rd. NE
Suite H
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-350-8877
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11 responses so far ↓
1 LeslieK // Oct 17, 2008 at 8:47 am
I too could live on bread alone… do we need a support group for that?
That sandwich sounds amazing.
2 Chloe // Oct 17, 2008 at 8:49 am
Leslie — a 12-step process perhaps
3 V // Oct 17, 2008 at 9:23 am
can you tell us more about the peachtree road farmers market? is it open on a regular basis or in the summer only? how big is it? what do vendors sell? Thanks!
4 Chloe // Oct 17, 2008 at 9:34 am
V — it’s every Saturday from 8am-12noon at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Lots of fresh produce, specialty food, jams, jellies, preserves, bread. More info here: http://blissfulglutton.blogspot.com/2007/06/look-at-new-farmers-market-at-st.html
5 Dbra // Oct 21, 2008 at 12:09 pm
With the menu changing daily and the website under construction, how do you know when to go? Is there enough of a selection that you will want “something”?
6 Mags // Oct 29, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I LOVE H&F and H&F Bread Company. I happen to live just across the street from them and they’re opening is basically the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Not as good for my waistline.
Dbra - I usually call mid-morning to see what they have for lunch. The vegetable pita is highly recommended.
7 Parish // Dec 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm
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10 gertrude // Aug 25, 2009 at 4:17 pm
actually h& f does not have the best bread in atlanta!!
11 N // Feb 4, 2010 at 6:18 pm
I’ve heard rumors of the owner kicking out his chief baker and founding partner, and stealing all his concepts and ideas…On top of that apparently, he got this poor guy arrested and called him an Arab, while he is in fact Jewish. There’s been talk about antisemitism around Mr. Hopkins, and this doesn’t surprise me at all…Does anyone know anything about that?
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