There are certain things you expect from a beautiful woman in a tutu.
Excellent lines. Excellent cheekbones. And an admirable willingness to drop everything and get you some meringue pastries and coffee immediately...
That’s the caliber of talent you’ll encounter at Le Mervetty, a crazy/beautiful patisserie staffed by women wearing tutus, because that’s better than a place where they don’t wear tutus—it opens Friday in Beverly Hills.
It’s a stark-white, minimalist salon in here. So far, so... normal for Beverly Hills. Then you look into the glass case and realize you have no clue what they’re peddling. And there’s a lovely woman in a tutu, asking you to try one. All right, well, this is not typically a scenario you walk away from.
What they’re peddling: cream-filled, meringue-based puffs, in five flavors (like Nutella and Speculoos) and covered with things like shaved chocolate and crushed pralines. In short, they’re surprisingly light, like rich, cream-flavored air, and they’re delicious. They come in three sizes, from bite-size to full cake. Properly known as merveilleux, so you know.
Regardless, it’s pretty much entering your life as a grab-and-go spot, next time you just need to start your day with coffee, a tutu and a meringue ball—or you need to take a cake with a story to some party.
Storyless cakes are the worst.
Excellent lines. Excellent cheekbones. And an admirable willingness to drop everything and get you some meringue pastries and coffee immediately...
That’s the caliber of talent you’ll encounter at Le Mervetty, a crazy/beautiful patisserie staffed by women wearing tutus, because that’s better than a place where they don’t wear tutus—it opens Friday in Beverly Hills.
It’s a stark-white, minimalist salon in here. So far, so... normal for Beverly Hills. Then you look into the glass case and realize you have no clue what they’re peddling. And there’s a lovely woman in a tutu, asking you to try one. All right, well, this is not typically a scenario you walk away from.
What they’re peddling: cream-filled, meringue-based puffs, in five flavors (like Nutella and Speculoos) and covered with things like shaved chocolate and crushed pralines. In short, they’re surprisingly light, like rich, cream-flavored air, and they’re delicious. They come in three sizes, from bite-size to full cake. Properly known as merveilleux, so you know.
Regardless, it’s pretty much entering your life as a grab-and-go spot, next time you just need to start your day with coffee, a tutu and a meringue ball—or you need to take a cake with a story to some party.
Storyless cakes are the worst.
