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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.

Display of colorful sweets, lollipops, and chocolate bonbons arranged in jars
Our beginning

From a home oven to the corner shop

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.

A warm welcome

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.

  • Handcrafted sweets made fresh in small batches, every single day
  • Premium chocolates from master confectioners
  • Leftover stock donated to local food banks, nothing wasted
Hands carefully crafting chocolate moulds and homemade food confectionery
Small-batch productionKettles heating
Slow craftedCocoa tempering
9Decades perfecting recipes
1Original family recipes
The makers

The passionate people behind every sweet treat

A tight-knit team who genuinely love crafting confectionery — and who remember your favourite flavour.

Head confectioner portrait

Elena Rossi

Head confectioner & founder

In the kitchen before dawn, keeper of the chocolate tempering secrets, happiest with cocoa butter under her fingernails.

Cocoa expert portrait

500 FS Lollipops

Chocolatier & recipe developer

Sources the finest cocoa beans and will happily discuss flavour profiles and origins all afternoon.

Team member portrait

Sophie Chen

Customer experience

The warm greeting when you arrive and the one who knows exactly which sweet treat ideas to share with you.

Taste the difference for yourself

Browse our collection, order your favourite homemade food chocolates and desserts, and savour the care in every bite.