Boulangerie Oscar — Restaurant in Velsen

I was there by chance quite some time back,middle ofJuly this year ...I was wondering around before a work meeting in the area..so I pop in as the smell from outside was so intense and goo and as soon I enter I got stuck by looking at the various several trays of the BEAUTIFUL freshly baked focaccia with rosemary and olives which were stacked/piled in various carts there waiting to be sent to the other shops that they have.....and while I was looking so fascinated by the quality of the dough and the inviting great perfume emanating from there ( I do like baking and I do my sourdough breads and focaccias sometime with good results too so I knew I was looking to a nice product!! ), a young and smiley woman ,guess in her 30s, asked gently, 'You liked it?'' ...and I said '' Well, it looks amazingly good actually, hope I can taste it in fact !''...'' Sure , it is meant to be on the shops in few hours but I can make an exeption for you!''..and while cutting a nice piece of it, she explains in details and with passion the baking tecnique used for this Focaccia, which is called BIGA....BIGA is a long and work intensive baking and raising dough process which, when done correctly ( difficoult !) it produce an incredibly soft ,full of micro and big air bubble and still moist sourdough type of pizza or focaccia bread . But what I had there was without doubt the BEST BIGA FOCACCIA I have never had...and trust me I have had quite a lot in Italy and in the south of Italy all my life. The young smiley woman there ,who has been super nice,kind and passionate about her work , was the Maitre baker Chef of the Boulangerie Oscar .I want say Congratulation to her and the really exceptional work and results she is doing there !!Can't wait to be there again soon...Unfortunately I cant remember her name .Hopefully she...

Delicious baked good including sour doughs. There is no seating area inside but it’s for sure worth a stop. There a couple of benches outside under the roof. There are also coffee, juices and other drinks available. You could see people shaping bread which is interesting to watch. The lady working at the counter was...

So sehr ich auch Holland und seine Bewohner liebe, aber kulinarisch ist es ein Kapitel für sich. Leider ein trauriges. Das betrifft auch das Thema Brot, meist ist es von schwammiger Konsistenz und ohne jeden Geschmack. Glücklicherweise gibt es sie aber noch, Menschen, die enthustiastisch auf handwerkliche Manier noch gutes Brot und Brötchen backen. So wie bei OSCAR. Sicherlich sind die Backwaren etwas teurer, aber das sollten uns ehrliche, handwerklich hergestellte Lebensmittel auch wert sein. Die Einrichtung des Ladens finde ich super, man kann mit eigenen Augen verfolgen, wie das Brot entsteht. Einzig die offene Präsentation der fertigen Backwaren trübt das Bild etwas, aus hygienischen Gründen sollten diese doch besser hinter einer Glasplatte lagern. Trotzdem ein gelungenes Konzept, viel Glück auf eurem...