BLUMES Historic Bakery will fire up its scotch oven for a day of wonderful, locally produced food.<\/p>\n
Partnering with Masons of Bendigo for a special event on Sunday, 27 June, Blumes owner Jodie Pillinger promises an afternoon of wood-fired pizza with incredible flavours from Central Victoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can expect excitement, fun and a truly unique experience seeing an 1800s restored scotch oven paired with the best of local, wholesome, and unique food,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it will be a very special event as my cooking philosophy is that food prepared from a wood fired oven is vastly superior to the same dish cooked in a gas or electric oven.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt brings out the best in flavour and texture especially when you pair it with simple and honest ingredients.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Pillinger said visitors will be able to enjoy a range of fresh produce, including cheese from Long Paddock Cheese at Castlemaine.<\/p>\n
She said the collaboration with Masons of Bendigo comes from a longstanding friendship with chef Sonia Anthony.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe constantly exchange stories, ideas and have built a relationship that has only grown,\u201d Ms Pillinger said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA cook and a chef who both love nothing more than to produce food that you eat and say wow that is good.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will often ring Sonia and say, you have to try this it will blow your mind and she will often say to me, imagine that cooked in your oven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blumes has seen a community-led push to re-ignite its oven and Ms Pillinger said that a council approval for a permit means the bakery can develop and grow, with the future of Blumes \u201cstill evolving\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ms Pillinger said the announcement of Bendigo has a UNESCO City of Gastronomy was \u201cextremely exciting\u201d for the historical bakery.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt actually gave me goose bumps thinking that not only could Blumes be put on a regional map but also the world\u2019s stage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found that there was a lot sudden interest in Blumes from many international followers and it was quite exciting to think that people would be interested in visiting Blumes from all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BLUMES Historic Bakery will fire up its scotch oven for a day of wonderful, locally produced food. Partnering with Masons of Bendigo for a special event on Sunday, 27 June, Blumes owner Jodie Pillinger promises an afternoon of wood-fired pizza with incredible flavours from Central Victoria. \u201cPeople can expect excitement, fun and a truly unique […]<\/p>\n