Eatdrink #44 November/December 2013
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwestern Ontario since 2007.
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwestern Ontario since 2007.
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№ 44 | <strong>November</strong>/<strong>December</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
location, location and our impatience. No one<br />
wanted to drive five minutes out of Stratford to<br />
buy a loaf of bread and we just couldn’t wait for<br />
the number of new and good farmers’ markets<br />
to sprout up and provide us with an alternative<br />
platform for selling our bread from such an<br />
obscure location. So we sold up and moved back<br />
to Stratford and hunted around for two years to<br />
find the ‘right’ next location.”<br />
In 2011, “the right location” became available<br />
and the Maillouxes helped the landlord fix it up.<br />
Alan was still working with Max Hollbrook at<br />
The Parlour at the time. They began to research<br />
the area farmers‘ markets that have become an<br />
integral part of their success.<br />
“The Western Fair Farmers’ and Artisans’<br />
Market had an opening for a bakery. We applied<br />
and were accepted. Our business there has<br />
grown by over 50% since we started there two<br />
years ago. The Sunday Slow Food Market was<br />
also now located in Market Square in downtown<br />
Stratford, just behind City Hall. Lindsay Reid,<br />
of Lindsay’s Bakery, was kind enough to offer us<br />
some of his space at his stall to help us get established.<br />
The Garlic Festival and Savour Stratford<br />
came soon after we opened and offered us the<br />
opportunity to let a whole lot of people know<br />
that we were back baking again.”<br />
The Maillouxes have built a stellar reputation<br />
as one of the best bakeries in the region. It is no<br />
wonder that they share super-hero personas.<br />
Alan is Baker Boy and Barb is Shop Girl.<br />
Celebrating our 20 th Anniversary<br />
481 Richmond St., London, ON<br />
519.432.4092<br />
dine@garlicsoflondon.com<br />
www.garlicsoflondon.com<br />
Downie Street Bakehouse<br />
388a Downie Street, Stratford<br />
facebook.com/DownieStreetBakeHouse<br />
The Bake shop is open Thursdays: 10 am–4 pm;<br />
Fridays: 9 am–8 pm & Saturdays: 8 am–2 pm<br />
Markets: Thursdays: 3:00 pm-7:00 pm (June to October) Uptown<br />
Market Square near King and Erb Streets, Waterloo;<br />
Saturdays: 8 am-3 pm (year ‘round) Western Fair Farmers’ and<br />
Artisans’ Market (900 King Street, London)<br />
Sundays: 10 am-2 pm (May to October) Stratford Slow Food<br />
Market (downtown, behind City Hall)<br />
Sun–Tues 11am–midnight, Wed/Thurs 11am–1am, Fri/Sat 11am–2am
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