Virginia Trioli Instagram – A big shout-out to our neighbourhood baker and roaster, @smallbatchroast and their baker @charliemduffy for winning Easter. I’m a hot cross bun devotee from my early 80s youth, rising on Good Friday at 5am to bake my own for a huge annual gathering of friends, because the only buns you could buy back then were from supermarkets. Then came @babkafitzroy and everything changed. I no longer have to make them because these bakers are way better than I could ever be. I still miss Dolcetti in West Melbourne and Marianna’s extraordinary brioche buns – but these beauties are a brilliant replacement. All the key elements are there: the spice, the peel and the glaze. The bun has a great give to it and the cross is bloody genius: instead of that line of Clag that bakes into cement, they are clever lines of crisp croissant pastry. 👌 A happy Easter to you all. Eat and share all the good things. #hotcrossbuns #melbourne #easter #food #baking #coffee