World-class celebrity bakery comes to Brisbane’s Newstead

He’s baked for Heston Blumenthal, Neil Perry and Guy Grossi, now this star baker is opening his first store in Brisbane

ONE of the world’s best bakers, with a list of celebrity clients including Heston Blumenthal, is set to open his first bakery in Brisbane.

Daniel Chirico, behind Melbourne’s prestigious Baker D. Chirico operations in Carlton and South Yarra, will launch a third store of the same name in the glam new Long Island Gasworks precinct at Newstead next year.

An artist’s impression of the new Baker D. Chirico bakery in Newstead.

“I’m so excited to have the opportunity to have a new kitchen and just be romantic about making things,” Mr Chirico said.

The acclaimed flour king is known for baking bread for celebrity chefs including Neil Perry, Guy Grossi and Heston Blumenthal, specialising in naturally fermented loaves that take 24 hours to make.

Daniel Chirico pictured at the site of his new bakery in Newstead. Picture: Josh Woning

He is also famous for his Italian doughnuts known as bomboloni, which feature a lemon-scented dough and vanilla bean custard filling.

“Everything gets made with the same integrity whether we’re making a 24-hour fermented loaf of bread or a fried doughnut,” Mr Chirico said. “Something really simple but done well is what I’m really all about.” 

An artist’s impression of the exterior of Baker D. Chirico in Newstead.

Holiday-themed treats will be a specialty, too, with everything from panforte to panettone at Christmas and buns at Easter.

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Just as impressive as the artisan baked goods will be the venue’s design. The original Carlton store won a host of awards for its innovative upside down bread basket fit-out by Melbourne architects March Studio. The Newstead outlet will be an updated version of the original from the same firm, with a stunning timber-clad curved ceiling with wood details to represent bread paddles.

The curved timber ceiling is a signature design element of Baker D. Chirico.

“You will know by walking in that these people really love what they’re doing and we do,” said Mr Chirico.

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The new bakery will sit alongside TotalFusion gym at Newstead and marks a lifestyle change for the culinary star, who has moved to Queensland – and into the plush residential tower Lucent Gasworks above the bakery – so he can get fit.

“When I’m not at the bakery I’ll be in the gym,” he joked.

Construction on the project will kick off shortly with an April opening planned.