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HIP Biz 13 speaks to Michael Wooton from Judges Bakery
In this episode of HIP Biz I meet local baking legend Michael Wootton, owner of Judges Bakery in Hastings old town to explore how he fell in love with bread and being custodian of one of the country's oldest working bakeries, which first started making loaves in 1826.
We talk about growing up in Hastings and the special community the old town has, how it feels like a village and his passion for his hometown. How Hastings` special culture has come to exist and why he thinks new people coming to the town is a good thing.
How he didnt know what to do with his life when he finished his A levels, but saw an apprenticeship as a baker and decided to do that until he found a proper job, he has been baking now for over 30 years.
How he fell in love with bread and the sadness that he felt when the baking industry went through its darkest times and how he decided to buy judges so that he could make the bread he loved.
How Judges is a business he is incredibly proud of baking over 30 different types of bread in the summer, making everything from scratch dn how the acid test of a bakery should be their sausage rolls. We talk about the team of 28 people he has employs and how he has instilled his values about bread in them, and how they are big family.
We talk about the building that Judges Bakery is in and how the bakery has always been there, that the house is 500 years old and how the timber has been carbon dated to 1000 years ol and believed to be the timber from the norman conquest of Enhgland when they left their boats on the beach.
We talk sourdough and the tradition of bread making, why it is healthier and tastes better than yeasted bread and how the word barmy came from bread making. He also tells me where I went wrong with my lockdown sourdough, tips on making your own sourdough starter at home and how time is the secret ingredient in his bread.
It was fantastic to meet Michael and hear his story about following his passion and creating a business which really is truly loved and an integral part of the community.
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By Hastings Independent PressIn this episode of HIP Biz I meet local baking legend Michael Wootton, owner of Judges Bakery in Hastings old town to explore how he fell in love with bread and being custodian of one of the country's oldest working bakeries, which first started making loaves in 1826.
We talk about growing up in Hastings and the special community the old town has, how it feels like a village and his passion for his hometown. How Hastings` special culture has come to exist and why he thinks new people coming to the town is a good thing.
How he didnt know what to do with his life when he finished his A levels, but saw an apprenticeship as a baker and decided to do that until he found a proper job, he has been baking now for over 30 years.
How he fell in love with bread and the sadness that he felt when the baking industry went through its darkest times and how he decided to buy judges so that he could make the bread he loved.
How Judges is a business he is incredibly proud of baking over 30 different types of bread in the summer, making everything from scratch dn how the acid test of a bakery should be their sausage rolls. We talk about the team of 28 people he has employs and how he has instilled his values about bread in them, and how they are big family.
We talk about the building that Judges Bakery is in and how the bakery has always been there, that the house is 500 years old and how the timber has been carbon dated to 1000 years ol and believed to be the timber from the norman conquest of Enhgland when they left their boats on the beach.
We talk sourdough and the tradition of bread making, why it is healthier and tastes better than yeasted bread and how the word barmy came from bread making. He also tells me where I went wrong with my lockdown sourdough, tips on making your own sourdough starter at home and how time is the secret ingredient in his bread.
It was fantastic to meet Michael and hear his story about following his passion and creating a business which really is truly loved and an integral part of the community.