Peggy Porschen, Chelsea in Bloom

I’ve been MIA. I went to London last Thursday c/o the Eurostar (at 7:30 am..so very short lines). 

 

London was absolutely bloomin’ 🌸 for the Queen’ Jubilee with moderate temperatures in the 80s. Especially in Chelsea, where I was staying.

 

Maison Blanc UK

Maison Blanc Petits Fours, watercolor, 9" x 11" Last May I was forced to immerse myself in petit four pastries day AND night. Really the correct French word is mignardises for these cuties.

I was forced to wolf down great quantities to find my inner, ultimate petit four self.

How else can you paint something?

Without knowing it through and through 

And Up close and personal?

I was commissioned to paint illustrations for Maison Blanc Patisserie 

on Fulham road, Chelsea, London.

June a year ago, by chance I stopped in at the Fulham Road Maison Blanc 

 for a spot of tea ☕️ 

A pleasent combination of Frenchness and British afternoon tea don't you think? Tres charmant French chef Raymond Blanc is their maitre chef in charge of every bite. Their desserts 🍮 are stupendous.

I had a bite of their luscious Concerto chocolate cake

Naturalemente I took a shot of the menu...

Inside and out...

This past May I was doing illustrations for their new menu thanks to an art director in Iran seeing Paris Breakfast!

That's why all the petit four & chocolate gateaux torture around here. And it's why I spent my birthday in May getting up close and personal with a tunafish sandwich too. Bonne 4th to YOU!