sidewalk citizen bakery

Hello, hello! It's me again. I used to blog here every once in a while. Remember? I hope you had a wonderful week, it's been busy here with a sick and teething baby. He's on the mend though, can't wait to have our happy baby back!

Just wanted to share with you our bounty from the amazing Sidewalk Citizen bakery this morning. Whole wheat sourdough, red pepper and onion scones (our love for Sidewalk Citizen started with our love for their scones, best. scones. ever), cauliflower chickpea dip, a meringue, and a dark chocolate brownie with white chocolate ganache and Grand Marnier. Um, can you say yum??! If you're in Calgary chances are pretty good that you've heard of the artisan bakery, but if somehow you haven't...you need to check it out. Even if you, like me, are trying to get back into shape and eat healthily, you should go. Because, life is too short not to enjoy some high quality baked delights on the weekend. You work hard all week, right? Time to eat carbs and treat yo'self.

Going to Sidewalk Citizen feels a bit like you're in that scene from Beauty and the Beast, when Belle is in the town square and there is a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker (or something like that). Everyone who works there is so friendly, and Aviv and his wife get to know their customers and obviously LOVE what they do. The only difference is that this isn't a cartoon, and it's not in a cute french town square. Remember when people used to get there bread from bakeries instead of costco? I don't. But I know people used to do that. I wish that there was a bakery like this in walking distance from my home. Actually, on second thought maybe I don't, because there's no way I could resist the temptation on a daily basis.

Artisan breads, danishes, croissants, sweet and savoury scones, pizza, sandwiches, cheese sticks, and more, more, so much more. What you don't see in the above picture is the sandwich we had for lunch - cauliflower, goat cheese, and mint were the main ingredients and it was de-lish...cauliflower in a sandwich you say? I know, I thought it might be too weird too, but they made a believer out of me. The flavours and ingredients of their goods change daily, so you never know what you will get, which is part of the fun, don't you think? They just opened up a bakery deli in Sunnyside (all information is here) and the main bakery is off of Macleod trail. I get a little lost every time we go there...but I still go, and drive halfway across the city to boot, so you know it must be good!

PS - you may not know that you know sidewalk citizen, but Aviv's breads and baked goods are in hip joints all across the city (Phil & Sebastian's is where we discovered the scones), so look out for the name when you're out and about - I promise you won't be disappointed.

PPS - if you're on the twitter, follow @Avivfried for the daily flavours and enticing photos that will make you drive across the city too...