Mac & Choc, a 100% gluten-free bakery-pastry shop
Magali and Damien have opened the doors of Mac & Choc, a warm and welcoming bakery-pastry shop dedicated to gluten-free products.
This project, born from personal experience, offers a tasty alternative to those who, like Damien, suffer from gluten allergies. Magali, an oncology engineer from Hyères, and Damien, a trained pastry chef from Lille, decided to embark on this adventure. After living in Marseille for Magali's studies, Damien developed an allergy to wheat flour, which turned the couple's daily life upside down.
Unable to work due to this allergy, Damien had to take a break for a year. This experience led the couple to create a 100% gluten-free bakery-pastry shop, responding to a growing need for healthy and tasty alternatives.
ENTHUSIASTIC CUSTOMERS At first, their goal was to focus on gluten-free pastry. However, the enthusiastic feedback from their customers pushed them to expand their offering to include bread. Today, Mac & Choc offers a wide range of products, from bakery to pastry, with an almost perfect balance between the two.
Their commitment to quality is uncompromising. Thus, all products are organic, gluten-free, and lactose-free. Magali and Damien use alternative flours (rice, buckwheat, chestnut, sorghum, millet, and tiger nut), while avoiding spelt, rye, oats, and barley.
They source from two flour suppliers to ensure a diversity of tastes and textures.
Among the specialties are various breads such as rice and millet baguette, sandwich bread, as well as viennoiseries (croissants and pains au chocolat made gluten-free). The permanent pastries include creations like lactose-free lemon tart and the famous cream puffs in various flavors. In addition to their bread and pastry offering, the shop also offers a range of gluten-free macarons, available in several flavors, ranging from Madagascar vanilla to dark chocolate and coconut.
With an approach focused on seasonal products and innovation, Magali and Damien continue to surprise and delight their clientele. Their shop is a meeting place for those seeking gluten-free alternatives, proving that it is possible to indulge oneself while respecting one's dietary needs.
Mac & Choc is more than just a bakery-pastry shop: it is a response to a growing demand for healthy, tasty products accessible to everyone.
Laurette PARAY – Photo DR.