H&F Bread Company, the outstanding bakery from the Restaurant Eugene/Holeman and Finch folks, has closed its doors to the public. According to part-owner Regan Smith, the bakery just wasn’t generating enough foot traffic to justify keeping the retail operation open. The bakery will continue to function as a wholesale operation, and Smith says that in the future they hope to offer call-ahead bread ordering for individual customers.
I stopped by H&F Bread Co. today to load up on some goodies and check out the new digs after grabbing a delicious ham, gruyere, butter and cornichon sandwich at Savor’s massive new location. H&F Bread Co. is such a cute little bakeshop; I can see myself and every other baked goods fiend getting very addicted. Stay tuned for more in my “Cheap Eats” column in a couple of weeks. H&F Bread Co., 2255 Peachtree Road, 30309 (in the same strip as Holeman & Finch Public House). (404) 350-8877. http://hfbreadco.com/.
Greg Best helping out at the stand.
Even though H & F Bread Co. has not opened its doors, I am already crazy about the bread thanks to the bread assortment at Holeman & Finch Public House and the H&F stand at the Peachtree Road Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings. Everything I have tried has been stellar. I was at Holeman on Thursday night (getting the burger, of course) and asked the barkeeps when they were going to be open. Mr. Best said Wednesday if all goes well with the city. Lets hope so. I am dying to see the store and grab more of their scrumptious baked goods.
My haul: flat bread, baby challah (hidden), croissants, a wheat sandwich loaf and Jerusalem bagels. Yes, I do have a bit of a bread fetish.
(photos by Jennifer Zyman)
