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Two venues are representing Merseyside at the National Bakery Awards\"SharonSharon Goldman at Rough Hand Made(Image: Colin Lane)<\/p>\n

Two Merseyside bakeries are in the running to be named the best in the country at the National Bakery Awards. The awards celebrate excellence in the industry, recognising outstanding bakeries and everything that makes them unique.<\/p>\n

In addition to top-tier bakeries, the National Bakery Awards<\/a> celebrates social enterprise bakeries and the people behind them with two special awards: Young Baker of the Year and Outstanding Contribution to Bakery. The event will take place on November 25, with two bakeries nominated in Merseyside.<\/p>\n

The first nomination for Merseyside is Rough Hand Made<\/a>, which was renowned on Penny Lane when it opened in 2014. After four successful years, owners Carlos and Sharon Goldman decided to open their business in a new home on the Royal Albert Dock<\/a>, where it remains today.<\/p>\n

Sharon previously told the ECHO<\/a>: “It\u2019s a bakery, but it\u2019s really an experience. Our customers don\u2019t just come in to buy a loaf of bread, it\u2019s somewhere where all of your senses wake up. It\u2019s something special and different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SharonSharon Goldman at her shop(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

Originally from Buenos Aires in Argentina, Carlos\u2019s South American heritage literally provides the soundtrack to their daily routine. Carlos said: \u201cWhen you come inside our bakery you can smell the smells coming out of the ovens and hear the music \u2013 and you see everything being prepared in front of you in our open-plan kitchen and produced from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rough Hand Made<\/a> is also famous around Liverpool for its pitta bread that customers are known to order in advance to make sure they get their hands on the baked goodness.<\/p>\n

The second nominee in this year’s National Bakery Awards<\/a> is The Wild Loaf<\/a>. Since opening on Sefton<\/a> Street, Dingle, in 2022, customers are travelling all over the region for its sourdough bread, sandwiches and pastries.<\/p>\n

\"JessicaJessica Doyle at The Wild Loaf Bakery on Sefton Street, Liverpool(Image: Colin Lane\/Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

However, business partners Jessica Doyle and Emily Sandeman have run the bakery since 2017. The bakery appeared on BBC2’s The Hairy Bikers Go West last year, with the pair giving a mini tutorial to Si King and the late Dave Myers and sharing some of their ingredients and techniques.<\/p>\n

Co-owner Emily previously told the ECHO: “Since opening we have gone from strength to strength. Our philosophy is good service, good produce and love.<\/p>\n

“We are always trying to work more ethically and source our stuff locally. We are working more closely with farmers too. Everything is made with sourdough pastry and every week we change the counter with new items.”<\/p>\n

National Bakery Awards 2025 North West nominees<\/p>\n

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