A Danish-European style bakery at 409 Harewood Road in Bishopdale, Christchurch, opened in 1987 by John and Donna Thomsen. John trained as a baker and confectioner in Denmark. The bakery makes naturally fermented sourdough breads with no preservatives, including a Danish black bread called ryggebrød, and it makes rolls, paninis, ciabattas, bagels, croissants, pastries, pies and sausage rolls. Its seasonal specialties include Easter hot cross buns, Christmas stollen, Danish marzipan and Christmas fruit mince pies. John has won pie awards at the National Supreme Pie Competition. Online orders need at least 36 hours' notice, and the website asks for orders to be placed before 3 pm on the day before, excluding Sundays and public holidays. Payment is taken on pick-up, by phone or by email. Courier delivery within the city is available for a small charge with 24 hours' notice. The listing gives opening hours of 7 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 7 am to 3:30 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. Open Locally lists two other bakeries nearby: Bishopdale Bakery and Coffee Lounge, 0.7 km away and rated 4.5 from 107 reviews, and ACE Bakery and Sushi Company, 0.8 km away and rated 4.4 from 11 reviews.