Bakes
Ruth Hale
Starts the ovens at five. If you're in before nine she's the one in flour at the back.
Tue to Sun, from 5:00
Our story
Ruth bakes, Jonah roasts, Ade and Priya keep the counter going. This is the room and the day.
Ruth and Jonah opened Morrow in 2018 in the old print shop on Coach Lane. The press room became the bakery; the shop front kept its big window.
The people
Who does what
Coffee
Jonah Bly
Roasts on Mondays and Thursdays and runs the machine most mornings.
Tue to Sat at the machine
Pastry
Ade Bello
Laminates the croissant dough over two days and keeps the buns on time.
Tue to Sat, from 5:30
Counter & cakes
Priya Nair
Takes the cake orders and knows who wants the end of the loaf.
Thu to Sun on the counter
A day at Morrow
From the first oven to the last coffee.
- 5:00Ruth lights the deck oven and feeds the starter.
- 5:40First loaves in.
- 7:00Loaves on the rack by the window.
- 7:20Croissants, pain au chocolat and the first cardamom buns.
- 7:30Doors open. The 7:52 train crowd arrives at 7:45.
- 10:15Second tray of cardamom buns.
- 11:30Focaccia out, lunch starts.
- 4pmDoors close. Tomorrow's dough is already mixed.
The room
Window seats, one big table.
- Seats
- 26 inside, 6 on the pavement from April to October
- Dogs
- Welcome. There's a water bowl by the door
- Laptops
- Welcome on weekdays. At weekends the big table is for brunch
- Children
- Two high chairs and a changing table
- Step-free
- One low step at the door. Ring the bell and we'll bring the ramp
- Paying
- Card or cash
Come and see the window seats.