Planned a German-style Easter brunch and this is the *only* place hubby would go to for brotchen rolls and country bread. He insists it's just like the baked goods he enjoyed in Germany. Brotchen are hard crust rolls, with a delectably lighter bread interior, and they are a great match for soft-boiled eggs, artisan cheeses and meats, and fruit preserves. The farmer style country bread works well, too, for sandwiches and toast. (For convenience and consistency, ask them to slice it for you unless you have a bread slicer at home.)
Concerned their stock would run low if we waited until too late in the day, which does happen, we stalked the premises on the Saturday before Easter until the "open" light was turned on. Hilarious. However, everyone enjoyed having the authentic brotchen on Easter morning so it was well worth getting up early to be at the German Bread Bakery by 7am.