Chiswick has a new bakery – Ma Ma Boutique Bakery

Images above: Ma Ma Boutique Bakery; Marzena and Nigel

Gluten free and largely organic

Nigel and Marzena have just opened a new bakery at 30 Chiswick High Rd. Marzena does the baking and Nigel looks after front of house. Everything they make is gluten free, baked fresh on the premises.

They’ve called it Ma Ma Boutique Bakery – Ma for Marzena, Ma in memory of her sister Margaret who died last year of Covid, Boutique because it is designed and created by them to suit their taste.

“We have taken Ma from my name Marzena and the Ma from Margaret so she will always be with us” Marzena told me.

Images above: Ma Ma Boutique Bakery bread

From Bond Broker to Baker

Marzena trained as a chef in Poland but learned baking from her grandfather, who was a professional baker.

Nigel was until fairly recently a bond broker. He gave that up when he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. A gluten free diet was an important part of his recovery.

They have spent months refurbushing the premises at 30 Chiswick High Rd, which was previously part of the premises occupied by London Auctions. The premises have been divided and the larger part where the auction house used to be remains empty.

Nigel and Marzena are loving being in Chiswick. Open only a week, already they have repeat customers.

“One of our customers who comes in every day because he likes the bread didn’t realise it was gluten free, which is great because it takes the stigma out of it. It isn’t just for coeliacs and people who have an intolerance to wheat.”

They sell loaves of bread, mainly sourdough, using the long fermentation method, but also yeasted breads, including their buttery breakfast loaf – light and fluffy on the inside, crusty on the outside.

Marzena’s cake range includes orange and almond slices, lemon drizzle, raspberry frangipani, banana cake, cinnamon swirls and Polish cheesecake, all baked freshly on the premises in the morning.

They also make open sandwiches and have a few tables for people to sit down and eat.

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