For the past nine months, Bonne Vie has been a roving macaron shop and book club, appearing at pop-ups and hosting book club meetings at local restaurants.
Since moving out of their Verot School Road location at the end of last year, anticipation has been building for the opening of Bonne Vie Macarons and Book Club & Co.’s new shop. Their grand opening is Saturday, July 12 at 105 St. Landry St., at the site of the former Rusted Rooster restaurant.
The shop will open at 9 a.m. for a morning of special macaron flavors, including throwback favorites. Bonne Vie is stocked with romance books and merch, and coffee and flowers will also be available from Lafayette businesses Nube 9 Coffee and Pretty & Pink Events. Owner Heather Degeyter said that they anticipate selling out of baked goods around noon on opening day.
The new location sits at the convergence of downtown Lafayette, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Saint Streets neighborhood…