L'Heure du Thé à Paris

Eye candy on a plate, small and perfectly formed bite-sized pastries to delight the senses half-way through the afternoon, an accompaniment to tea-time as part and parcel of life's little pleasures and treasures, either solo or shared, and where calories are not given much more than a second glance and a sigh of enjoyment...

Source: Pict 1-12: All pastries featured on Marie Claire Maison (each with its own detailed recipe), as part of an article on party puddings:

1. Financiers au Thé Matcha, by Anaïs Olmer, founder of Bogato      
2. Petits Choux à la Pistache, by pastry chef Philippe Andrieu c/o Ladurée
3. Pandoro Gourmand, by Laura Zavan, Italian cookery writer and food stylist 
4. Petits Pots de Crème à la Rose, by pastry chef Philippe Andrieu c/o Ladurée
5. Salade d'Oranges aux Epices, by Gontran Cherrier
6. Pavlova aux Marrons, et Meringue Façon Mont-Blanc, by Tartes Kluger
7. Fondants Pommes Caramel, by Philippe Conticini c/o La Pâtisserie des Rêves
8. Cupcake à la Pistache, by Cupcakes Berko
9. Cantine d'Hiver, by Anaïs Olmer, founder of Bogato
10. Chocolat Chaud au Caramel, by pastry chef Sébastien Gaudard
11. Affogato à la Crème, Sauce au Chocolat, by ice-cream chef Romuald Herbaux c/o Amorino
12. Cupcake à la Framboise et Cupcake à la Myrtille, by Cupcakes Berko.