Is Pierre Hermé, the Picasso of Pastry, coming to London?

March 22nd, 2009 by Caroline

Macaroons from Pierre Hermé
Unless you were rummaging through the business section of The Times newspaper yesterday, you might have missed it. So I’m happy to share the good news with you here.

A short tubby Frenchman is coming London. But not any old short tubby Frenchman. No, for the man who it seems is planning descend on our capital city is no less than Pierre Hermé, the man Vogue calls “The Picasso of Pastry”.

Pierre Hermé is a phenomenon in France, where he is undoubtedly the country’s most famous gastronomic celebrity. And it looks like Great Britain may be the next country he hopes to conquer – having already opened four boutiques in Paris, and eight in Tokyo.

That’s good news for macaroon lovers. By the way, Pierre’s newest flavour is pamplemousse and wasabi – can you imagine?

According to the Times, 47-year-old Hermé said at a book signing by the Champs Elysee that “[he] would love to open a shop in London..” and that he was “looking for the right place.”

Personally, I don’t think I can wait – which is why I might just be ordering some delicacies from his Paris store’s online shop Yes, they’ll deliver to the UK!