March 31 saw the launch of Baked By Cordia, a micro-bakery and garden cafe set within the idyllic Borde Hill Garden. This is the first step of Green Michelin-starred chef Chantelle Nicholson’s new culinary venture, The Cordia Collective.
The recent launch encompassed both Gloriette, a summer house café in the Garden, and Ginkgo, a coffee shop in the Garden’s visitor entrance.
The recent launch encompassed both Gloriette, a summer house café in the Garden, and Ginkgo, a coffee shop in the Garden’s visitor entrance.
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00:00So the two new cafes we've opened, which are Gloriette and Ginkgo, part of the Cordia Collective,
00:04are very much aligned with the ethos of being very close to nature and being one with nature.
00:09So for us it's all about local seasonal ingredients, everything made on site,
00:13and really putting the energy and the taste into what we're creating,
00:18which very much aligns with my ethos in terms of low waste and that kind of regenerative approach
00:24to basically working in tandem with nature rather than against it.
00:27And all of our delicious cakes and bakes and sandwiches that we're offering on a daily basis,
00:31as well as beautifully crafted coffee and also maybe a glass of rosé on the side,
00:36very much aligns with what we want the Cordia Collective to be in this very first step on the journey with Gloriette and Ginkgo.
00:43So the curlicue, which kind of means kind of coiled like a fern, is very much an enriched dough,
00:49so kind of some butter in there with the organic flour that we use,
00:52rolled up with a little bit of cinnamon, cardamom, also some magnolia that we've dried from the estate,
00:57and then that has been baked, glazed with a syrup, and then a little bit of cinnamon and magnolia icing on top
01:03with a candied magnolia petal.
01:05And the intention is that this is kind of a symbolism of what we're about in terms of all the great ingredients
01:11that are in the curlicue and the deliciousness that you get to enjoy when you're eating one.
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