05.04.07
Macarons
We tried macarons for the first time since moving here in September. That is, it was the first time we had macarons that were not from Picard, the frozen-food store (it’s not as bad as it sounds). The verdict? Delicious, but choose your flavors wisely. The hazelnut-chocolate ones were divine, as well as the coconut ones. Raspberry was made with read raspberry compote, as was the black current variety. The pistachio macaron tasted a bit like chevre cheese, for whatever reason, but my sister thought it tasted more like a (very expensive, 1.30 euro) birthday candle with a little frosting on it.
Rumour has it that the best Parisian macarons are to be found at Ladurée, the original inventor of the new macaron in 1930. Apart from the birthday candle, we were impressed with ours from Pain de Sucre, at 14, rue Rambuteau, which is also home to our alltime favorite baguette à l’ancienne.
Grace said,
May 7, 2007 at 2:16 am
dude! wassat?