American Express Bakery

Every Monday, Tuesday and Friday, at 5pm, my neighbour Lizanne Costello heads to the American Express Bakery on Hill Road. Like many other Bandra residents, Costello knows that the bakery's central kitchen in Byculla delivers a fresh batch of sweet and savoury pastries and breads around tea time every evening. Although the bakery's daily rotating menu is not displayed, Costello, a regular customer for the last 25 years, knows it all too well. On Monday, she comes for their banana walnut loaf; on Tuesday, for the country style raisins and walnut bread; and on Friday, for slices of Battenberg cake and lemon pie. Taking a cue from Costello, we got to American Express at 5pm this past Friday, just in time for the delivery of their healthful raisin-studded bran muffins; the Hungarian coffee cake; the rustic oats bread; and their popular sundried tomato and basil bread.