"When people tell me this is the best bread they've tasted - that makes my day.
My love for bread began at age 8, when I tasted my first fresh-from-the-oven croissant in Montreal. It made me happy. And it was while searching for love years later that my ‘life’s calling’ became clear. In an effort to impress a date. I took her to the hot New French Cafe in Minneapolis. When my cucumber salad arrived, I was the one impressed. The glass plate, the flavors…it was an experience. I knew at that moment - I wanted to make people this happy with food.
So my journey began, taking me to the Cordon Bleu School in Paris while also working for a Parisian baker where I learned the craft, the techniques and the importance of using the best ingredients.
In 1995, I opened the New French Bakery next door to the cafe where it all began. As our bread made people happy, word spread fast - and we grew. All the while, remaining true to our name - finding new ways of going back to the old French ways of baking the best bread you've ever tasted."
Eat bread, live well,
Peter Kelsey
Owner and Head Baker
New French Bakery
