Bake My Day is a real success story – not only because it allows visitors to sit down over breakfast underscored by sourdough bread but their shop assistants are those less able to find work elsewhere. After generating a loyal customer base in Őrmező, south Buda, BMD has just opened another outlet in the hills.
The story of Bake My Day began well before the recent bread revolution. Péter Szabó started five years ago with a company taking on workers with disabilities. After two years, he decided to go into another business. Reversing the approach seen at more traditional firms, he looked for certain tasks to suit the employee, rather than ask the employee to fulfil certain tasks.
This new line of business was Bake My Day. Any good bakery also needs a baker, a pastry chef and shop assistants. The first store where people with disabilities were employed was opened in 2018 on Kérő utca in Őrmező. Its success has now led to a more breakfast-style bakery being unveiled on Böszörményi út in the Buda hills.
Here, the driving force alongside Peti is Zoltán Takács, who has been in the bakery business for more than 30 years. They say that mastering the art of sourdough bread is not taught at any school, not even today, so if you want to learn how to do it, train at a bakery, as he did at Pékműhely. At this second BMD store, five employees with disabilities work under Zoli’s leadership.
The newer operation is larger than its sister ship, so throughout the day you can choose from a variety of breakfasts, sandwiches and salads, along with breads and pastries. This spacious, bright, quiet establishment is perfect for a relaxed breakfast or a quick lunch. Scrambled eggs dishes run between 1,190 and 1,790 forints – with a base of three eggs and one mixed salad, the price varies according to whether it’s plain, or with ham, goats’ cheese or salmon.
Sandwiches of similar variety cost 1,850-2,290 forints, portions of oatmeal, granola or muesli 1,190-1,390. Various platters can be sampled for 2,190-2,890 forints, while tabbouleh (1,190 HUF) and mozzarella salad (1,590 HUF) would be good choices early evening.
While the baked goods options are already extensive, Zoli reckons they’re still starting out and this basic assortment will expand later. At present, there’s bread suggestion that changes daily, whole-grain spelt bread, semi-brown sourdough, 100% rye, as well as onion, beetroot and cranberry varieties.
Half-kilo loaves weigh in at around 550 Ft, the 100% rye with yoghurt, 650. Pastries feature all the Hungarian classics: kakaós csiga, túrós táska and szerelmeslevél treats filled with cocoa, cottage cheese and cream cheese respectively, baked at the Kérő utca outlet – as well as croissants and pains au chocolat.
In fact, for 200 forints, Hungarian customers can relive their childhood with a pacsni, a milk-and-butter delight so rarely found these days. Besides breakfasts and pastries, you’ll find more contemporary desserts, cheesecake, brownies or truffle slices at the counter.
Bake My Day
District XII. Böszörményi út 34
Open: Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Sat-Sun 7am-2pm
