Chestnut Bakery Announced as Winners of the Best Croissants UK Awards
The winner of the 1st edition of the Best Croissant UK Awards was announced at The Savoy Hotel London. After receiving over 26,000 public votes the 85 entrants were whittled down to 10 finalists who were invited to the event judged by a prestigious panel of bakery and patisserie experts, where Chestnut Bakery was officially crowned the winner of the best Croissant in the UK.
‘We’re thrilled to have received such fantastic response to our winning croissants,” said Brock Afford, Head Baker and Charles Leroy, Executive Baker at Chestnut Bakery. “It was a joy to receive incredible feedback from everyone on the panel and has given us an immense sense of achievement, we’re feeling very proud!’
The judging process included a thorough appraisal of the croissants shape, regularity, volume, as well as color, layering and texture, and of course the all-important taste. The full panel of judges included: Gilles Quillot, Executive Chef at the French Embassy, Benoit Blin, Executive Pastry Chef at the hotel-restaurant Manoir aux Qaut’Saison, Camille Perotte, 2019 winner of French TV show ‘Le Meilleur Pâtissier’, Richard Bertinet director of The Bertinet Cookery School, Felicity Cloake, food journalist and book author, as well as the 2016 winner of the Great British Bake Off, Candice Brown.
The 10 finalists from bakeries across the UK also included Café Kitsuné, Maison Puget, The Carlton Tower Jumeirah, Indigo Bakes Ltd, Weirdough Bakery, Harrods, Chez Maitre, Two Brothers Bakery and La Boulangerie Artisan.
Not only will Chestnut Bakery receive the nationwide recognition associated with Isigny’s Croissant Awards but are also awarded a Michelin starred meal for two at Modern European restaurant Hide in London.
Lucas Buhler, Europe Sales Manager at Isigny Sainte-Mère, says ‘We’re delighted to see that over 26,000 people engaged in our first Croissant Awards in the UK by voting for their favorite croissants. A huge congratulations to our finalists and most importantly our winner, ‘Chestnut Bakery’. We’re passionate that our butter, produced on exceptional Isigny terroir in France, creates a unique and luxurious butter with intense creaminess and flavor, taking pastry to a new level.’