Yes, we quite like baking. We also think we're quite good at it. So if we get a nice review or win an award we will tell you. Uh-huh...we like to brag about it.

Reviews

"The La Madre bakery business has gone from strength to strength with recent moves to larger premises"

The Foodies’ Guide to Melbourne 2010

"I collect admirably suitable loaves from Ludo Foodstore in Sandringham, where they sell the excellent sourdough from the La Madre Bakery in Geelong" 

Matt Preston, Cravat-a-licious, 2009
"Anna and Tez Kemp have taken Antun Spoljaric's fabulous business from strength to strength over the last two years"
The Foodies' Guide to Melbourne 2009

"The seed bread here is a beauty, available as a cob or tin. It's magic toasted and served with butter and honey"

The Foodies' Guide to Melbourne 2008
“That’s the best I’ve ever had, serious, the best”
Coxy, Coxy’s Big Break, 18 August 2007
“The mother of all breads.”
GT Magazine, The Geelong Advertiser, April 14, 2007
“Taste Test: Melbourne’s Hottest Cross Bun. The best thing about this bun was the beautiful fruit, which was soft and juicy.
The Age Epicure, April 3, 2007
KNEAD TO KNOW: Melbourne is closing in on Paris as a centre for artisan bread production, with regional bakers such as Geelong’s La Madre joining a raft of city-based sourdough bakeries
Vogue Entertaining & Travel, December / January 2007

Awards

  • Winner - Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Awards 2010 (Medium Business)
  • Winner - Victorian Baking Manufacturer of the Year 2009
  • Winner – Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Awards 2008 (Small Business)
  • Winner – Best Bakery in Geelong, Werribee and Surf Coast 2008 as voted by Bay FM listeners