STORY: Bread By Bike triumphs at The Tiptree World Bread Awards with Brook Food

Bread by Bike in Brixton has taken the top honours at the Tiptree World Bread Awards with Brook Food with it’s Hippy Bread, made by Andy Strang.

Andy was presented with a cheque for £1,000, a Tiptree hamper, KitchenAid equipment and trophy by Scott Goodfellow, joint managing director of Tiptree.

The awards ceremony was hosted last night (15th October) by Stephen Hallam, master baker, managing director of Dickinson & Morris and chair of the judges.

Andy also took the win in the Brook Food Authentic Sourdough with Added Ingredients category.

He beat off competition from hundreds of loaves sent in from around the UK – they were delivered by courier, taxi and in person on the morning of the judging at Cathedral Hall, Westminster Cathedral, to ensure maximum freshness.

There were over 100 judges, including Apollonia Poilâne of Paris bakery Poilâne and Harry Lomas, executive head chef at Wembley Stadium.

Stephen Hallam said the win was all the more impressive because “yhe field was more competitive than ever.”

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Full list of Winners

Overall Winner
Hippy Bread, Andy Strang, Bread by Bike, Brixton

Brook Food Authentic Sourdough
Pastonacre Sourdough, Ed Clark, Pastonacre, Norfolk

Brook Food Authentic Sourdough with Added Ingredients
Hippy Bread, Andy Strang, Bread by Bike, Brixton

Carrs Flour Baguette
Tradition Francaise, Maxime Caillon, Hotel Café Royal, London

Ciabatta
Ischia Ciabatta, Carl Ashworth, Fat Toni’s Pizzeria Bakehouse, Gloucestershire

Flatbread
Cheese & Chilli Focaccia, Roger Haycock, Roger’s Bakery, Huddersfield

Fruit Bread
Irish Fruit Loaf, John Agnew, Ann’s Pantry, Northern Ireland

Gluten Free
Gluten Free Bread, David Nizi, Nizi Bakery, Herefordshire

Great British White
Old School Split Tin, Paul Barker, Cinnamon Square, Hertfordshire

Home Baker Open
Focaccia, Graham Kinnear, Northamptonshire

Home Baker Authentic Sourdough
Mum’s Sourdough Olive Bread, Gulsum Genc Koc, Mill Hill, London

Matthews Cotswold Flour Best Restaurant/Gastro Pub Bread
Potato, Fresh Thyme & Onion Seeds, Francois Bonnefoy, Capital Bread, Middlesex

Real Bread Campaign sponsored by Shipton Mill
Smashed Pumpkin Seed Bread, Ildiko Toth, Cultured Bread Bakery, Essex

Speciality Savoury
Sussex Seeded, Linda Kianfar, Foodhaven, East Sussex

Speciality Sweet
Apple, Honey & Pecan Challah, Tami Isaacs-Pierce, Karma Bakery, Hampstead, London

Tiptree Patisserie Trainee Baker
Caroline Jevachandran, National Bakery School

Tiptree Showstopper
Muesli & Marmalade Sourdough, Dominic Salter, Salt Bakehouse, Gloucestershire

Peoples Choice
Mark Bennett, Patisserie Mark Bennett, Dorset

Zeelandia Wholegrain
Malt Crunch Sourdough, Nicola Cooper, Blake’s Kitchen, Oxfordshire