124. Brett Nortjé - Rosemead Bakery, Yzerfontein

A while back, when we lived in the Swartland town of Darling, one of our regular delights was the drive to Yzerfontein to collect bread. Against a pretty large proportion of 'the odds', Yzerfontein is home to one of the best bakeries in the Western Cape - Rosemead Bakery. Run by Brett Nortjé, Rosemead was an absolute legend of a place: chilled, friendly, all about locals and Brett can bake like hell. You'd always need to order bread ahead, and it would be waiting neatly wrapped on the 'collection' shelf. But then... you had to grab a couple of olive sticks, maybe a coffee, sit down for a natter, don't forget to take a couple of pastel home. When Kobus van der Merwe agreed to meet up for a chat at Rosemead recently, I kind of hoped I could talk Brett into giving me a little of his time - and he did. He is the most delightful company and it shows in the warmth of his team and the queue he runs daily for his baked goods in this growing West Coast community.Rosemead Bakery - Instagram russel@rwm2012(dot)comwww.rwm2012.comOn Instagram @a_table_inthecornerCover image sketched by Courtney Cara LawsonAll profile portraits by Russel Wasserfall unless otherwise creditedTitle music: 'In Time' by Olexy via Pixabay