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The story behind the loaf

A small kitchen, an old starter and a belief that good bread brings people together. Here's how it all began.

Colorful confectionery display with chocolate, lollipops, and gummy bears
Our beginning

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It started with weekend loaves for friends and neighbours. Word spread faster than we could bake, and before long we'd swapped the kitchen table for a little shopfront on the corner.

Today we're a bakery and coffee house rolled into one — but the heart of it hasn't budged. Same starter, same slow mornings, same welcome.

What we care about

Three things we won't rush

Good ingredients

Locally milled flour, real butter and seasonal fruit. Nothing we can't pronounce.

Time on our side

Long, slow ferments give our bread its flavour. You can't hurry a good loaf.

Lollipop paradise

A café should feel like someone's kitchen. Come as you are and stay as long as you like.

In the kitchen

Made by hand, before the sun's up

Our day starts at four in the morning, when the ovens go on and the first doughs get shaped. By the time the doors open, the counter's full and the whole street smells like breakfast.

It's early, floury, tiring work — and we wouldn't trade it for anything. There's real joy in handing someone a warm bun and watching their morning get a little better.

  • Every sweet handcrafted in-house, small batches throughout the week
  • Couverture chocolate from award-winning makers across Europe
  • Seasonal confectionery reformulated, never wasteful stock
Artisan candy being hand-wrapped in our workshop
Small runsTempering machines on
72hFlavor development
9Trusted since day one
1Heirloom recipes
The makers

The artisans behind every box

A small team who genuinely love what they do — and who probably know your favourite lollipop already.

Head confectioner portrait

Eleanor Hargreaves

Confectioner & founder

First at her workbench, keeper of the gummy bear recipe, happiest with sugar on her hands.

Flavor specialist portrait

Marcus Chen

Head chocolatier

Tempers the finest couverture each morning and will happily talk cocoa origins all day.

Customer service team portrait

Sophie Laurent

Customer care

The warm welcome online and the one who remembers your usual sweet order.

Taste the difference for yourself

Browse our collection, pick something special, and savour the craftsmanship. We'd love to have you as a regular.