It is a dark, February day for Broughton's lovers of macaroons.
Bérangère and Thomas Bruno – the husband-and-wife team behind London Street's The French Fancies – have shut up shop for the last time. Spurtle understands that the couple – originally from Lyon – may be heading for New Zealand or possibly anywhere else with a climate warmer than Edinburgh's.
On their Facebook page, the following short, upbeat message appeared yesterday:
That's it! We have handed the Key today ... We have a lovely lovely time working there!
You never know! You may hear someday, somewhere about a restaurant called The French Fancies! Ok. It won't have a Sauna next door, but we can't have it all, isn't it?
We will leave Scotland in the next few weeks and as some of you asked, we will keep posting on this page to let you know where we are going! We may see each other again!
Thank you again for everything.
Bises à tous
Many locals are surprised by the news, and wlll genuinely miss the warm welcome and delicious offerings to be found in this basement haven since summer 2011 (Breaking news, 11.7.11). We wish Bé, Thomas and children Jade and William every success in the future.
