Having honed his skills in some of the country’s top restaurants, Mike Russell wants to encourage home cooks to give breadmaking a shot.
Mike Russell
Mike Russell didn’t set out to become a baker. But after finishing a media arts degree and spending two years as an advertising copywriter, he was looking for something more soulful and hands-on.
Today, Russell and wife Mia own bakeries in Hawksburn and Caulfield North in Melbourne and in Sydney’s Double Bay, and supply bread to some of the restaurant industry’s biggest names, including Neil Perry, a partner in their Sydney…
