Ribbon Cutting Welcomes Mamie Colette To Newtown

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — The community is buzzing over the town’s newest business addition - Mamie Colette - an artisan bakery that opened earlier this month next to the Fine Wine and Good Spirits store.

And that buzz was clearly evident on Saturday as the Newtown Business Association welcomed the bakery to town with an official ribbon cutting.

The bakery, specializing in soft, flaky French croissants, is the hottest ticket in town with its fresh, homemade baked goods selling out quickly every day.

“I’m super excited to welcome another amazing business to town,” said local Allstate agent Greg Kramer, who helped organize the ribbon cutting for the Newtown Business Association. “This is fantastic. It’s not only great for Newtown it’s great because it’s right next door to my office. To have this type of cafe in Newtown is just fantastic.”

He was joined at the ribbon cutting by State Rep. Perry Warren, Newtown Borough Mayor John Burke and Newtown Borough Councilors Tara Grunde-McLaughlin and Bob Szwajkos.

Also there were representatives from U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s office and from State Sen. Steve Santarsiero’s office.

“I want to thank everyone for welcoming us to Newtown,” said Isabelle who co-owns the shop with Chef Magali. “We opened this bakery, which was Chef Magali’s long time dream, and also to have people experience really good croissants. We thought we would have a quiet opening. Instead we have had amazing success. The people pouring in have been the kindest people. We have felt very welcome. In just two weeks we planted roots in Newtown.

“We have had amazing support from local businesses, the business association, and from all the trades people who helped us build this place and who have become like family. We wanted to bring you happiness and you have brought us a lot more happiness.”

During Saturday’s event, a constant stream of customers flowed through the doors eager to purchase the freshly-baked croissants.

Due to high demand and limited capacity, the owners are encouraging everyone who wants a croissant to get to the store between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. and to monitor its Facebook page for availability.

The croissants are made from scratch every morning and are limited to 500 due to kitchen limitations. Croissants are not frozen and are served fresh to the customers, which no doubt has made them a huge hit in town.

“Oh my goodness. These are amazing,” said Grunde-McLaughlin, who was enjoying one of the croissants. “They are the best I have had in years. They are the best croissants I have had since I was lucky enough to be in France. It’s the taste and the texture. I wish we would have had this here for the last 20 years. I hope they do extremely well and it seems like they are.”

State Rep. Perry Warren said the new bakery has created a buzz around town.

“Demand is exceeding supply because they make such a high quality product with every item made to order with the finest ingredients,” said Warren. “They are creating this fantastic product that really is the buzz around town,” he said. “It’s great to be here on a Saturday morning and to see the line going out the door and people walking away with smiles.”