The bread situation has definitely improved over the last couple of years. When I arrived in Australia in 2004, it was not easy to find good bread. I was lucky to live near a Sonoma bakery in Glebe, they sold their bread for 7 or 8 dollars but you had to be there early to get one. Other good bakeries have popped up over the years but it seems very hard to get to them and the prices are still high.
So you can only imagine my excitement to have discovered a new source: I am in love with the Stone Baked Rye Bread from Coles, they bake it fresh every day and sell it for 3 dollars. It is delicious and comes really close to the taste of German bread. People at work laugh at my excitement about bread, but I can't help. This is my discovery of the month September and I still can't get over it. I eat it for breakfast, work lunch and we play German family at dinner time with cheese and cold meat on bread. My Aussi workmates are appalled since they usually cook proper meals for dinner. To make up for it I put some effort into our weekend breakfast: bread with salmon, peppery avocado, poached egg and a bit of Ricotta or Cottage cheese (on bread).
