A popular Newcastle bakery is delighted to see an increase in interest following praise in a national newspaper from a renowned food critic.
Grace Dent singled out FAB Bakery's almond croissant in The Guardian last week and since then the sweet treat, already one of the Fenham shop's best-selling products, has had customers talking - and buying. And the bakery, whose name stands for Fresh Artisan Bread, welcomes the surprise boost in business, with owner and founder Shynara Bakisheva saying "it's fantastic".
In the paper, Dent - who recently reviewed Khai Khai in the city - included a photograph of the shop's almond-encrusted bake, with a description saying: "Maybe the North East's greatest almond croissant from Fab Bakery in Newcastle". The bakery shared the news, which since then has been sparking the increasing interest, and it turned the spotlight on Jan Bachini as the creator of its 'viennoiserie' - Austrian-style breakfast pastries - calling her "the soul of the bakery" and saying "we wouldn't be FAB without her", adding: "Well done Jan. That review was for you and Team Sweet."
