Would you like to try an armchair? At Wonderland, the question is frequently asked. In this small address on Avenue du Maine, in the 14th arrondissement, Rodolphe Groizard has been offering strange pastries since 2019. After 12 years in a Michelin-starred restaurant, where he was elected pastry chef of the year 2017 for western France by Gault & Millau, this rather reserved chef is putting his technical knowledge to the test.
The eight pastries of the moment, individual entremets and a seasonal tart, required him to think long and hard. In his own words, he "pushes the raw material to its limits" to propose each time an original cake, which will surprise by its flavors and its visual rendering.
But the result is unmistakable: his Pause brandy, an armchair-shaped pastry with smoked chocolate and peated whisky crème brulée flavors, is a great success, as is his Armelle, one of his signature desserts that revisits the love apple with passion fruit and roasted almonds.
We also fell in love with the Bonzaï, with matcha tea and black sesame and the Cactus. TheEdelweiss, with its coconut-passion and chestnut cream combination, and the surprising Fantasia, with its child's merry-go-round shape and its chocolate raspberry and salted butter caramel flavors will force us to come back. All the pastries are individually sized, but the chef reassures us that they can be staged for special occasions like family dinners and birthdays.
Wonderland is also a tea room, which can accommodate 12 people inside and 8 on the terrace in fine weather. In this place, Rodolphe designed all the decoration with his sweetheart, they even made the tables to say the least. He is proud of the work accomplished, despite the difficulties; for him, settling in Paris was a necessity to reveal his culinary art, he would not have been able to sell his desserts in another city.
Besides that, the chef proposes small sweets: chocolate sweets, homemade granola, seasonal ice creams sold all year round (a special treat for the ice cream infused with beeswax), but also savory snacks, ideal for lunches on the go: paprika bread crunchies, with dried bacon, farmhouse reblochon cheese and chorizo (8 euros), salads composed with seasonal vegetables and seasonal soups. A simple and healthy cuisine that respects the seasonality of the products.
This is an address to keep for pastries that are a blast, and a place to go for tea and coffee in the 14th district!
Location
Patisserie Wonderland
208 Avenue du Maine
75014 Paris 14
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