This week Adam is in Amsterdam AKA the ‘Venice of the North’ with baker, writer and content creator Tomek Mossakowski. Tomek has make it his job to hop on his bike, eat as much as he can around Amsterdam and tell you about them in his brilliant Substack newsletter called Smaak. On a gorgeous Autumn afternoon in Amsterdam, Adam and Tomek talk about what it’s like to discover a new city through its bakeries and the culinary delights that Amsterdam has to offer. Things also get a little bit festive as they try to uncover why Christmas Cake is such an unloved festive delight. The three bakes discussed in this episode include: Brick House Bread’s Peckham Rye Christmas Cake Hartog’s Volkorenbrood You can follow Tomek on Instagram @tomekmoss and subscribe to his delectable newsletter Smaak on Substack. Don’t forget to subscribe to Adam’s fortnightly-ish newsletter Adam’s Tasting Notes for articles that peer behind the curtain of Bakeology, delicious recipes and other baking-adjacent topics. Sign up by clicking here, or download the Substack app and search ‘Adam’s Tasting Notes.’ And if you subscribe with an email address, the recipes from each episode of Bakeology will be delivered straight in your inbox! And this week’s the iconic Dutch pastry, the Tompouce. Puff pastry, velvety custard, Chantilly cream and pink icing – the Tompouce really has it all! You can follow Adam on Instagram @whatsadambaking.   Bakeology design and artwork by Brad from ThreeFourLeft. Bakeology theme music: Sugar Cubes by Avener Kelmer. Sourced from Artlist. Bakeology is not affiliated with The Great Australian Bake Off or any of its subsidiaries.