“The year has held its ups and downs for me; I'm sure it has for you, too. I'm counting on the year ending on a note of joy (and gingerbread!) and look forward to a new year brimming with promise and peace.” - Kirby Larson (no relation!)
For the past several years, Eric and I have enjoyed a New Year’s Eve lunch at our favorite French restaurant, Lake Park Bistro. We linger over Champagne and coffee and return home before the craziness of NYE ensues.
The pastry chefs at Lake Park created this beautiful gingerbread Eiffel Tower.
I looked online to learn more about the LPB Eiffel Tower and discovered that there was a whole gingerbread French village at the North Shore Boulangerie in Shorewood. 1. How did I not know that this French bakery/café exists? 2. How could I not drive 3.5 miles to check it out?
What beautiful details — the flower cart, the croissants, the sugar glass windows, the exquisite piping! Read more about it here.
