Konditor & Cook
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Konditor & Cook is a bespoke
cake bakery and food shop in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1993 by Gerhard Jenne. The first shop is located at 22 Cornwall Rd, SE1 8TW on London's South Bank. Today the independently owned business consists of six shops located throughout Central London
. 'Konditor' is the German word for "confectioner" or "patisserie chef".
Owner Gerhard Jenne originally trained in Germany as a baker & pastry chef, then came to the UK in 1982. He first worked at the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square, London and from 1983 - 1993 in the 'Hygienic Bakery' and food shops of society grocer Justin de Blank & business partner Robert Troop in Knightsbridge/Belgravia.
In 1993 Jenne took over the defunct 'Queen of Hearts Bakery' in Waterloo
and transformed it to become Konditor & Cook.
Until then not known for quality retailing or food shops, Jenne put Konditor & Cook and Waterloo on the culinary map.
Konditor & Cook is highly regarded for its original baking and consistent quality, using organic, free-range eggs and natural butter in all their baking.
Konditor & Cook is particularly well known for their extensive range of chocolate brownies, their chocolate/vanilla Curly Whirly cake, a velvet marzipan covered Whiskey Bomb and its original Magic Cakes.
Bespoke
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cake bakery and food shop in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1993 by Gerhard Jenne. The first shop is located at 22 Cornwall Rd, SE1 8TW on London's South Bank. Today the independently owned business consists of six shops located throughout Central London
Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, England. There is no official or commonly accepted definition of its area, but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment, high land values, an elevated daytime population and a concentration of regionally,...
. 'Konditor' is the German word for "confectioner" or "patisserie chef".
Owner Gerhard Jenne originally trained in Germany as a baker & pastry chef, then came to the UK in 1982. He first worked at the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square, London and from 1983 - 1993 in the 'Hygienic Bakery' and food shops of society grocer Justin de Blank & business partner Robert Troop in Knightsbridge/Belgravia.
In 1993 Jenne took over the defunct 'Queen of Hearts Bakery' in Waterloo
Waterloo, London
Waterloo is a district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated east of Charing Cross. The area is part of a business improvement district known as Waterloo Quarter, which includes The Cut and the Old Vic and Young Vic theatres, including some sections in the...
and transformed it to become Konditor & Cook.
Until then not known for quality retailing or food shops, Jenne put Konditor & Cook and Waterloo on the culinary map.
Konditor & Cook is highly regarded for its original baking and consistent quality, using organic, free-range eggs and natural butter in all their baking.
Konditor & Cook is particularly well known for their extensive range of chocolate brownies, their chocolate/vanilla Curly Whirly cake, a velvet marzipan covered Whiskey Bomb and its original Magic Cakes.