Just delivered: Rockstar Bakers

We were at Taca, Peckham, devouring a perfectly layered nacho, one of the most outstanding ones I’ve had the privilege of munching on in a while. Guacamole on top of pico de gallo on top of beans on top of house tortilla chips. I suddenly said, "I found the croissant I was looking for, the croissant that we, all have been searching for, in a neighborhood coffee shop." "Is it far?" asked my friends. Since I consider anything less than a 45-minute walk not far, I answered, "Literally five minutes away." After one Peckham Paloma, one Smoked Margarita, and a mix of bean and mushroom tacos, we were already at Rons.

Rons is the neighborhood coffee shop everyone passes through on the way to the train, Windrush Lane, or any bus heading toward the city. You enter a little arcade, open the door on the left, and just like that, you’re already there. No need to ask, everything you see on the counter: almond croissants, breakfast muffins with scrambled tofu, hash browns, La Vie b’con; kraut and leek scrolls; roasted ciabatta with sun-dried tomato, chutney, smoked cheese, and pesto, is vegan. But you can ask different questions in the short time it takes for your croissant to warm up and become even crispier, such as if they make their own pastries, only to be told that due to their limited kitchen space, they outsource them. Where from? you ask, if they don’t mind. "From Rockstar Bakers," they answer.

Kraut and leek scrolls; almond and plain croissants, breakfast muffins with scrambled tofu, hash browns, La Vie b’con.

I’m not usually the type to have things delivered. I prefer delivering myself to neighborhoods where my friends live so they can show me around their local spots; to restaurants around 2 p.m. for lunch so I can sit through the end of service, have a coffee, and talk to the creators about the whys and hows of their businesses; to Space Talk, the new talk of the town where photos aren’t allowed, at 5 p.m. on a Sunday so I can sit for a solid five hours, properly listening to tunes, catching up with friends, and settling into what feels like a new ritual.

But this time, instead of delivering myself to Rockstar Bakers, a wholesale producer, I had croissants, pain au chocolat, multi-award-winning focaccia; spinach, leek, and cheese scroll, and almond croissant delivered to me. I refrigerate them for the case of a "just wanna have a hummus, sun-dried tomato, I Am Nut OK C'e Dairy, olives, and rocket breakfast croissant any time of day" before baking them in the oven or air fryer. Sometimes, it’s just nice to have your desires and cravings stocked in the home fridge.

Favourite: Remember my search for The Croissant and how I found it in OKJA? Well, Rockstar Bakers is a solid competitor, if not the front-runner.

Bonus: Apple berry turnover, cinnamon roll, Vrioche, English muffin, pain au chocolat, and of course, the naturally born vegan: baguette.

Address: For orders: Rockstar Bakers Store. For saying thank you in person: Milkwood Road, Brixton, SE24 0JF.

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