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    You are here: Home / Places to Visit / France / Little Foodie Break to Lille – Part 3

    Little Foodie Break to Lille – Part 3

    29 August 2009 - By Michelle Minnaar
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    French Goodies

    All our noses were pressed against the shop’s window display. Our eyes darted from one goodie to the other with mumbles “I want that…and that… and that” in between heavy sighs. Little did we know this is where we will be enjoying our mid-morning tea!

    Meert’s Interior

    Meert was established in 1761 by Delecourt and historically it has been frequented by royalty and Lille’s high society. In 1839 the venue’s interior got transformed into what it is today with the help of architect Benvignat, painter Stalars and sculptor Huidiez. Don’t you think it looks fantastic?

    Meert’s Interior Clock

    Camille explained to me that they had two specialities: Merveilleux (a tower of meringue and chocolate mousse covered with crispy chocolate) and La Gaufre Meert (speciality waffles). I had a problem; I wanted both! Luckily she was gracious enough to accept my suggestion that we order both desserts and split them two ways.

    Merveilleux

    Merveilleux – Meringue noisette a l’ancienne, croustillant noisette et mousse chocolat intense - € 5.50. Between the two of us we couldn’t finish it. It simply was too much! It was incredibly morish and the contrasting textures and flavours made the decadent dessert fun and interesting.

    Inside the Merveilleux

    La Gaufre Meert – Pâté a brioche fourrée beurre, sucre et vanilla de Madagascar - € 2.80. The waffle is not quite what I expected (thinking of standard and Belgian waffle) but it was something new and different. What makes this one interesting is that it has a butter, sugar and vanilla filling which is ultra-sweet and will definitely hit the spot if you suffer from any sweet cravings.

    Le Gaufre Meert

    If you wondered what the Pâtés de Fruits tasted like, think along the lines of gumdrops that are fresh and soft, fruity and sweet but mellow.

    Pâté de Fruits

    What I love about the French shops is that there has been much thought put into what they sell, from the actual content to the presentation. Just impeccable.

    Food with Style

    For all lovers of chocolate...

    Meert Chocolates

    These little pots of jams reminded me of Tiptree which I’m a great fan of.

    Apricot & Peach Jam

    Perfect cookies, perfectly packaged.

    Cookies & Biscuits

    Have you guys seen enough chocolate yet? Never!

    Chocolates by Meert

    We could have stayed in the shop all day “oooh” and “aaah”-ing but we had to go to the cooking school for lunch. Am I the only one who finds it funny that I’m considered a food expert yet I was about to experience my first cooking class?!

    L’atelier des Chefs

    Next up, the two recipes we prepared. Stay tuned…

    More France

    • A Weekend in Reims
    • A Weekend in Paris
    • Airbnb's Marais Foodie Tour
    • Little Foodie Break to Lille - Part 4
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    1. Kitchen Butterfly

      September 03, 2009 at 8:54 pm

      Its so not fair...........I've always wanted to go to Lille (mind you, its not like I can't afford to but). Lovely photos

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