The Best Pavlova in Paris

 

Where to go for a Pavlova?

Meet Mme. Marie Stoclet Bardon, owner (along with M. Benoit Bardon) of 4 patisserie shops in Paris, La Meringaie.

Atelier visit

On Monday Solli and I visited the l’Atelier of La Meringaie on 21 rue Lévis in the 17th, to see how their special version of the Pavlova dessert is made.

Ballet Core Map

 

Ballet 🩰 fashion has always been IN

But now anyone can deck themselves out in bits of balletomania 🩰 Pinterest says.

The White Swan Bendels

Bendels choose not to go with The Black Swan for their Xmas window theme.

Sugar plums and
  The Nutcracker Suite to the rescue

Very old fashioned and delightful

White swan-like ballerinas ride ostriches

Wearing woolen leggings (they were formerly ballerinas of course

A ballerina climbs a ladder to turn on the lights

Multi-ballerinas twirl from the ceiling.

What more could you ask for?

One naughty ballerina takes off her red shoes and goes to bed with the nutcracker.

Macaron Ribbons, watercolor, 9" x 11"

The ribbons were used to tie up this macaron box...

A New York Bendels girl is just in time

To break the piggie bank and buy her pup a doggie snow globe

                         BONJOUR BALLERINAS!