November 17, 2026
Amplify Salon: Japanese Bakehouse
Tuesday November 17th, 6.30pm
Join us for an evening with Satoshi Narusawa, owner and pastry chef extraordinaire at Little Cardigan to discuss his new cookbook, Japanese Bakehouse.
We will be serving treats from the cookbook to celebrate.
About Japanese Bakehouse:
Japanese Bakehouse introduces traditional and cult favorite baked goods from Japan to the home cook. Filled with more than 80 sweet and savory recipes for shokupan, buns, sandwiches, and French-Japanese pastries, such as a black sesame croissant, brioche noir and peanut butter and miso cookie, this book celebrates the incredible diversity of delicious baked goods sold in konbinis and bakehouses throughout Japan.
This event will be held in on our shop floor. Please reach out if you require accessibility accommodations.
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The Venue
Find us at
55 Peel St, West Melbourne
VIC 3003
Opening hours
Thu & Fri 11am–6pm
Sat & Sun 10am–5pm
Public transport access
Located just behind the Queen Victoria Market, Amplify is easily accessible by public transport. Your best options are:
- The 58 tram,
- A 7 minute walk from the 19, 57 and 59 trams on Elizabeth St,
- A 10 minute walk from Flagstaff train station.
Parking
Available at the QVM or on Capel Street.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We run a monthly book club, hold book launches and author salons, and general community events. Our reading room is also available for hire for private events.
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An anti-racist social enterprise bookstore specialising in BIPOC books.
Only about 11% of books published are by BIPOC authors — so unless you specifically seek out books by BIPOC authors, you aren't likely to find very many of them organically. At Amplify, BIPOC authors are highlighted and celebrated. Here, they don't have to fight to be seen, and you don't have to fight to find them.
We hope that in our shop, you can discover a new favourite read, find stories that speak uniquely to you, learn about a culture outside your own (or more about your own histories), and gain a better understanding of the systems that connect us all.
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Amplify Salon: Japanese Bakehouse
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