Lockdown Journal: Day 54 (Patisserie Portraits)

19 May 2020

It’s Day 54 of the South African lockdown, and my big excitement was going to Patisserie de Paris for croissants.

Gift at Patisserie de Paris
Lockdown photo 54: Gift, looking impossibly cool in his face mask and tweed cap, delivers my croissants at Patisserie de Paris. (Normally he would stand inside the gate but he came out for the portrait. We maintained social distance.)

I have blogged about Patisserie de Paris more than once (see this post from my 2017 #Gauteng52 series); it’s one of the best bakeries in Joburg. Normally the Patisserie also has a fantastic sit-down café and French cheese counter, but of course things are different at the moment. The Patisserie is currently selling bread, pastries, and take-away coffee, which you can either have delivered or pick up through the bakery’s front gate.

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