Our story
French-Kiwi couple and owners Natalie and Romain Le Gal always had a dream to bring the flavours and traditions in French patisserie to the New Zealand market. In 2016 they set up a patisserie kitchen in their restaurant, La Fourchette and rapidly started developing their own range of patisserie. By May 2018, La Petite Fourchette in Wynyard Quarter was born. Having outgrown the space in the restaurant, it was now time to setup a dedicated Patisserie Lab where customers could come and see the magic happen.
Inspired by the authentic French “Boulangerie-Pâtisserie’ that you find in any town in France, La Petite Fourchette brings a little touch of France right to the heart of Auckland City.
Our French Chef Pâtissier, Vatthana Boulom, works with his team to deliver fresh product daily and to create an innovative collection of patisserie and savoury goods that change with the seasons.
Our Britomart cafe and patisserie serves up the same range of savoury and patisserie goodies as Wynyard which we deliver fresh to site on a daily basis. Along with the cabinet food, Britomart has an a la carte brunch menu on offer to satisfy your every need.
Meet the team
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Vatthana Boulom
Head Chef Patissier
Meet Vatt, the creative head behind our patisserie and savoury ranges at La Petite Fourchette Wynyard. Having trained and worked his way around some of Paris’s top restaurants and palaces, Vatthana found his way to New Zealand where he hopped off the plane and started work for LPF.
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Belen Ramirez
Manager
Meet Belen, the sunny face greeting you at our Wynyard store. More often than not she can be found behind the coffee machine churning out your daily caffeine fix from memory. Nothing happens without Belen knowing about it - she’s got it covered.
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Andrew Williamson
Head Chef Britomart
Meet Andrew, the calm and collected engine powering our Britomart kitchen. Andrew can single handedly fire out dishes for a full cafe without breaking a sweat. Never stressed and never a problem, he is the Britomart Yoda.