Where Breakfast, Brunch and Bakeries was born

Where else would one come up with such a great idea for a baked goods blog other than whilst sitting in an actual bakery? We were quite literally eating the inspiration the day myself and Rachel decided we should start a blog to share reviews and recipes of bakeries and brunch adventures, as well as our own efforts at baking at home.

We came about the Royal William Bakery whilst in Plymouth on the last leg of a journalism trip that Rachel had agreed to join me on, essentially to be my photography assistant, but, realistically, my eating all the free food in Devon assistant. I had to hunt out the real gems of Exeter and Plymouth for a regional special feature to showcase what the locals love best about their towns. Not surprisingly, nearly all the recommendations i received from locals were food and alcohol based. So we knew we had an indulgent weekend ahead of us. After one of the most delightful brunches on the saturday followed by 2 different and enjoyable bakery trips we decided it was time to keep track of it all.
And why not? Not enough people review breakfast and brunch places- i have spent many hours trawling through trip advisor reviews for cool places to try on a weekend but they're never about the actual food or the venue- always about the long queues or rude staff, cupcakes are papped more than Brangelina yet theres never a recipe to go with or comments on what all that bright pink buttercream icing topped with butterflies, sprinkles, glitter and sparklers REALLY tasted like (its what on the inside that counts remember, and those instagram filters can be oh so flattering).

We could venture into lunches, dinners and bars, but steak doesn't photograph as good as pancakes and lets face it, alliterations are cool. However if we're feeling in the mood for brunch a la USA then expect the odd 11am burger and mac and cheese- or basically anything we can eat with a side of bacon. If we get fed up of the early morning breakfast trips maybe cupcakes and cocktails will be born. However for now enjoy and please feel free to share any of your own recommendations or recipes that we can visit/make and photograph!