Stepping through the door of The DoughMother is like entering a tiny Parisian cafe. The aroma of freshly-baked bread, the stunning cakes and the quaint shabby chic style whisks customers away from a Nottinghamshire housing estate, over the Channel, to France.
It would be easy to drive through Beeston and never know of the charming little shop's existence if it wasn't for its word-of-mouth reputation. But just like the amazing finds on the backstreets of Paris, it's worth a diversion off the A52 or Wollaton Road to visit the neighbourhood cafe and bakery, or to give it the proper title, artisan boulanger.
It's nearly four years ago since Houlia Mola opened The DoughMother in Central Avenue, just around the corner from where she was living at the time. The delicious cakes, pastries and bread have won over locals, including one who said: "My weekly walks to Central Avenue have taken on the feel of a pilgrimage. Blessed are those of us who get to eat what you create in your kitchen."
