If you are fond of challah & babka, look no further. Hof Kelsten and Friendship Circle are the geniuses behind the first communal bakery in Montreal. They offer opportunities and empower young people with special needs to work in the bakery. Not only is this cause an amazing one but they excel at what they offer.
They offer 3 different packages: the sweet ( babka & challah), the savoury ( challah and spread) and the full Monty package delivered to your home in a beautiful reusable bag. The spread and babka can vary from one week to another.
I went all out with the full Monty package: 1 big challah, babka, hummus and 2 mini challah rolls. Everything was absolutely DELICIOUS and I was even impressed with their hummus which was extremely tasty, with a great texture and basically no leftovers! Remember that calories don't count ;-)
Overall great experience and if you're looking to indulge and support a great cause go check out their website and sign up for one of their weekly packages to be delivered to your home on Fridays within the following radius : Westmount, Hampstead, côte-st-Luc, CDN/NDG and Outremont.
The only downside is that you can't just walk in and purchase your order. You need to place your order online before Wednesday to be delivered on Friday but totally worth the wait. You can suspend or cancel your membership at any point.