Our story began in March 2020 at Cambridge under the old name 'La Petite Maison'. It started as a micro-pâtisserie specialising in bespoke cakes and petit gâteaux for Cambridge locals and postal chocolates across the UK.

In July 2021, I relocated to Dorset. As the business grew, we didn’t want to limit ourselves to just French pâtisserie and wanted to focus more on the abundance of wonderful sweet and savoury produce and artisan makers we have here in Dorset. Hence why the name has aptly changed to the English translation 'The Little House'.

This is where Dan, my better half and the other half of The Little House, joins the journey...

Food has long been a passion of mine. Like many people, I see it as one of life’s fundamental, yet simple pleasures - to experience so much joy over something that is a human necessity is surely the most wonderful thing of all. I love to talk about, enthuse over and cook food. And so, when Anna and I discussed moving forward with a business where we could do that every day, it was a no-brainer.

After four years of back and forth from Dorset to London, Anna and I decided to take the plunge and move in with one another here in Dorset - the timing was perfect for a fresh and exciting start. The view of the woods from our little house is what inspired our new name and branding.