A French bakery in West London's Notting Hill has won the capital's ‘best baguette’ award.
Maison Puget, on Portobello Road, took part last month in a competition to determine the best baguette and speciality bread made in London. The contest, organised by French Morning London, saw several local bakeries present their products to the public and a qualified jury.
And the French establishment won both categories. Amandine Puget, 38, said: “It was very emotional, but we never doubted our work and the quality of our products.
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“It’s a great reward for our hard work.”
Amandine and her husband Jean-Christophe, 39, also won it the last time the contest was held, back in 2019.
The mum of two added: “We felt the pressure even more this year, especially as our reputation has grown since then.
“But when customers were voting for us to get to the final, they’d tell us ‘why are they even doing a competition, we know you make the best baguette’.
“And after we won, we had quite a few customers coming in not to buy anything but to congratulate us on our victory. It’s really heartwarming to get this type of feedback, to know that our customers are satisfied.”
Before they moved to London, Amandine and Jean-Christophe used to own three bakeries in their small village in the east of France, but the pair left everything behind in 2017 to start a new chapter in the UK with their children.
And a few months later, they opened Maison Puget, their one and only shop in the UK. All of their products are homemade, with local ingredients and a high-quality flour from France.
Amandine said: “We always try to do better, to improve the quality of our products. We know that past success is no guarantee for future performance.”
To keep their quality promise, the two owners have decided not to open another bakery in London, or in the UK.
Maison Puget will remain a Notting Hill exclusivity, where they’re now part of the community.
Their ambition however knows no bounds, as they are now waiting to find out whether they will be awarded the prize for the ‘best croissant in the UK’, for which they are finalists.
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