As much as we continue to bemoan the end of summer, you can almost hear a collective sigh of relief as the bikini season takes a break until next year. Once again it's possible to be photographed and breathe at the same time.

No more fearing the consequences of eating dessert. No more worrying that your bikini will magically disappear into the crevasses of your love handles. Bring on the pastries already!

Mey Hofmann, the gastro-entrepreneur behind the eponymously named restaurant and cooking academy, must have heard our cry. Having taken over the space of Italian delicatessen Il Tinello, this week she's opening a patisserie in El Born. I can already feel the first jitters from the oncoming sugar rush.