Meet Nanette

The Baker Behind Baked Up

Nanette receiving her pastry diploma in Paris alongside her chef instructors
Nanette in Paris holding her FERRANDI pastry diploma
Nanette with her pastry class on the school steps in France

My baking journey began in 2018, when I started my own cookie business. For five years, I developed, tested, and sold cookies while learning what makes a recipe not only delicious, but also reliable enough to recreate again and again.

In 2024, I took my passion for baking to France, where I trained at Ferrandi Paris and École Ducasse and earned an Expert Diploma in French pastry. There, I strengthened my skills in classical techniques, precision, recipe development, and professional pastry production.

Today, I use both my hands-on business experience and formal pastry training to create recipes for home bakers. I specialize in bakery-style NYC cookie recipes that are rich, indulgent, and carefully tested. I have also expanded into French pastry with my first croissant recipe.

My goal is to make professional-quality baking feel achievable at home. Every recipe is created with clear instructions, dependable results, and the same attention to detail I learned in pastry school and through years of running my own business.

— Nanette

The Bakery Crawl

13 Bakeries. 7 Countries. One Year.

Every recipe I write is informed by the best bakeries in the world — so I went and tasted my way through them, notebook in hand.

France2
Amsterdam2
Belgium1
London3
Scotland1
Barcelona2
Copenhagen2
Pleincoeur

Pleincoeur

France

Du Pain et des Idées

Du Pain et des Idées

France

Pantopia

Pantopia

Amsterdam

Layers Bakery

Layers Bakery

Amsterdam

BROOD Bakery

BROOD Bakery

Belgium

TOAD Bakery

TOAD Bakery

London

FRED Bakery

FRED Bakery

London

Kayu

Kayu

London

Lannan Bakery

Lannan Bakery

Scotland

Prima Salvaje

Prima Salvaje

Barcelona

OZ Bakery

OZ Bakery

Barcelona

JUNO the Baker

JUNO the Baker

Copenhagen

Hart Bageri

Hart Bageri

Copenhagen

Bake What I Learned

Every trip, every technique, every test bake ends up in the recipes.