Customers will be able to buy Mulino’s “staple” biscotti
An Italian baking duo known for their pop-up restaurant will be opening their first physical bakery soon. Mulino Cambridge Kitchen, run by Sasha Gatti and Chiara Bertoletti, has been providing authentic Italian baked goods for businesses across Cambridgeshire since 2023.
Sasha and Chiara had been working at different bakeries and restaurants before deciding to open their business. Mulino Cambridge Kitchen started at local farmers markets where the pair would sell fresh pasta and produce before it branched out into catering and a pop-up restaurant at Barbarella in Cambridge.
Mr Gatti said: “Recently, we had a very good opportunity come through to move and scale up our production in a bigger site closer to Cambridge and we decided to go with it. Now we will have a bigger place and we have some space for our own shop.”
Mr Gatti said being able to open their own shop feels “amazing” and the pair have been “fantasising” about it for a long time. The shop will start off slowly by being open only one day as week, with Mr Gatti wanting to expand the business if there is demand for it.
The bakery will feature a range of “staple” products with both sweet and savoury options as well other essential products and cosmetics, subject to planning permission. Customers will be able to buy biscotti, sweet rolls, cookies, cakes, and pizza bread, which will all be homemade.
When asked what products are his favourite, Mr Gatti had a few choices. He said: “My personal favourite product is bread. I love bread but I would recommend the biscotti because I like having them with wine. Some of our biscotti are very good with white or red wine. They’re a bit sweet and the bitterness of the wine complements the sweetness of the biscotti.”
The pair have already received lots of support about the opening of the bakery. Mr Gatti said: “We experienced a very positive response from our public and friends as well. Everyone was very supportive even though the pop-up is ending and we can no longer do that anymore. They were a little bit sad because, at the end of a project, it’s always a little bit sad. But everyone was very supportive and very happy about the new project.”
Mulino Cambridge Kitchen’s bakery will be open on Saturdays from 9.30am to 2.30pm from mid-April. The bakery can be found at the Running Horse in Burrough Green.
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