Overview
- Queen Máxima arrived without notice at Amsterdam Baking Company’s Oost shop on Saturday, asked not to be filmed, and ate lunch at the bakery.
- She toured the kitchen, asked about ovens and production, chose alfajores de maicena to take home, and accepted a pan dulce as a gift.
- Owners Nina Aranda and Marisol Capozzi later recounted the encounter in a short Instagram video that went viral and drew wider media coverage.
- The bakery began with pandemic-era online sales, now operates two Amsterdam locations with European delivery, and previously supplied alfajores for the 2024 premiere of the MAX series about Máxima.
- The founders say the attention has lifted their visibility, and they plan to rename the business next year to underscore its Argentine identity.