Bakery

• A new Ta’mini Lebanese Bakery to open in Kensington

  

  When you can’t have too much of a good thing, along comes the third Ta’mini Lebanese Bakery in London. After successful launches in Fulham (during the first COVID lockdown of 2020) and Bloomsbury (in 2023), Ta’mini will next waft the aromas of freshly baked date bread through the streets of Kensington.

  The husband-and-wife team behind the concept - Ali from North Lebanon and Nermin from Beirut -

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• Leytonstone welcomes Forno’s second London bakery

  

  Hang onto your delicate strawberry and elderflower tarts, some lovely Italian patisserie news should cheer the good people of East London this week: Forno has opened a branch in Leytonstone.

  If you’re not au fait with Forno, it’s an Italian bakery from the founders of Ombra, and gained an obsessive following when it ...

• Sourdough Sophia is Hampstead's new micro bakery

  

  It's been a busy couple of months for North London micro bakery Sourdough Sophia. Having opened in Highgate in May, owner Sophia Handschuh is moving across the heath for her next opening, this time targeting Hampstead. The bakery is about to open in the old Redemption Roasters site on Perrin's Court, in between the High Street and Heath Street.

  "It's the biggest space for us so far in terms of seating,"

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• Junk branch out with a Puffy cookie and coffee shop in Soho

  

  When burger joint Junk first opened in Soho last year there was a lot of love expressed by fans for its dessert option - cookies from the Parisian bakery Puffy (which is owned by the same restaurant group). Such has been the success of those cookies that they've now decided to open the first London branch of Puffy, next door to Junk.

  The cookie shop will serve up seven varieties, ranging from the standard milk and dark

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• Ole & Steen unveils its Summer Social with a special launch deal

  

  Summer starts early as Ole & Steen reveals its new Summer Social, a launch deal for one day only and special events throughout May.