If you're not local to Oldham, you might initially find it a bit tricky to track down the new bakery and bistro that people are travelling from all over to visit. However, even though it is tucked away down a residential street just outside of Oldham town centre, you really can't miss the building that Wonderlust calls home.
Parking up on Library Lane you'll instantly spot the venue, which not only boasts a bright pink exterior with dreamy purple clouds and frosting framing the takeaway hatch, but a beautiful and poignant mural, nodding to owner Saarah Chowdry's heritage. "It's a a tribute to my dad who passed away three years ago, and we wanted to reflect both his and my mum's journey from Bangladesh," explains Saarah.
Painted in vivid red and green colours of the Bangladeshi flag, the image shows women sewing and dancing, while in the background, people work in rice fields and make their way to work in textiles factories. "My mum is from central Bangladesh whereas my dad was from a tribal community. He came over in the 1980s, while my mum came over in the 1970s.
