Monday, March 9, 2009

So many reasons to miss Paris...

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...but here's one: the macarons. I know this is horribly devilish of me, but which flavor is your favorite?


(Photo credits: here.)

32 comments:

Wondering Helen said...

Crazy, but I've never had one! I know! What am I waiting for?!

Daydream Lily said...

oh these look delicious, I want to go to Paris!!

I'll have all the pink ones please.

trishie said...

Oooooooooo macarons, I absolutely adore them and i simply cannot pick a favourite! :)

English Muse said...

i love the pink ones too!! they're the perfect food!!

Fifi Flowers said...

sooooo sad that I never learned about them when I was in Paris... I had my first macaron at a celebrity charity function last June in L.A.
Your photo collection of them is FAB!!!!!!!

English Muse said...

I have a secret to disclose: I had my first macaron at a function at Peter Chernin's house in LA...ha! They were the half-size macarons and I ate about 40 of them. All chocolate.

Unknown said...

Oh yum! They look so beautiful, almost too good to eat. I can't find any macarons, here in my little country town. I think I might have to try and make some! What fun.
Thank you for such an inspiring post.
Sophie x

Amber said...

I fell madly in love with them 8 weeks ago in Chamonix. From that point on my entire focus was on macaroons and florentines, not skiing and hiking as it was the day before.
Ahh, the lure of the colours, the beautiful packaging.
Its all a girl could ask for.

pve design said...

I was the lucky recipient of a box, and I had to ration them as after I ate one, I just wanted another - the ginger flavor was incredible. I love all the colors.
pve

Giulia said...

Terribly devilish of you indeed to ask favorite flavor. How dare you?:) I love all but "feeling" pale green pistachio for spring. (Coupled with pink, it's just so primavera, if I may mix languages.)Chocolate goes with anything, as a neutral, so toss those in, too.

Carol Gillott of Paris Breakfasts blog has the most obsessive collection of macaron watercolors, macaron pix, macaron this, that, the other. She's a talented, funny, & lovely person in NYC.

Alert for true Ladurée macaron amours (or those who want to be)& who want to declare it publicly. French friends made me do something that will possibly sink my abstract professional future: I became a "fan" of the French Facebook page for Ladurée lovers. (Yes, I blame them. The pressure was as intense as only the French can exert, on me anyway...)It's there, just type in Ladurée or macarons...

xo to all, Susan

Giulia said...

Oh, to Sophie above. Nigella Lawson has a good, easy-to-follow recipe for the Ladurée-type macaron in The Domestic Goddess. If it's not online, you can email me & I'll scan & send. Susan/GG

Anonymous said...

I think the chocolate macaron is the classic. . .the equivalent of a little black dress, by Chanel, of course. Then there is pink. . .sigh.

Anonymous said...

I just love stopping by to see what photos you have up - and these are no disappointment!

I JUST had macaroons the other day, at a local parisienne shop, but I must say the ones I made in December (Bouchon cookbook by Thomas Keller) were faaaar better.

I do sooo miss Paris - going to add this little shops name to my list of places to hit on my next trip over.

Thanks!

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

They look so deliciously gorgeous! How wouldn't you miss Paris?
xoxo

Maia said...

Oh, those macaroons. They keep popping up in the collective consciousness these days. There is just something about them...

English Muse said...

We're all craving then now! It was those beautiful ones you put up a few days ago. such an amazing color!

denene @ style and inspiration said...

My goodness those are some good looking macarons! Beautiful images. LOVE it!

Anonymous said...

orange blossom flavour, for sure...mmmmm

amy said...

yum! i could never eat anything so pretty!

Lin said...

Oh goodness me. Fraise, without a doubt.

vert cerise said...

Finally orange blossom but rose is great too.

Amber said...

I 'stole' your photo for my blog today. You totaly inspired my french mood and made me want to run away to join the parisians.

Anonymous said...

your photos are delish! some of the best to cover this delightful little subject of a paris fave...

FEDERICA said...

Oh macarons looks so delicius! Next week i'll leaving for Paris!

Anonymous said...

I prefer chocolate, but these pictures are really pretty !^^

Anonymous said...

aka, so many reason to be excited about our upcoming trip to paris! :)

lovely photos. such gorgeous colors! i'm very much looking forward to ladurée!

L. said...

i've never had macarons! but they ooks so colorful and yummy:)

Anonymous said...

wow. you have captured my true love.
rose is my favorite.

jenbern said...

this made me yearn for paris...
lovely, lovely photos!!

Lauren! said...

Oh I have been missing Paris all week and this just made it worse. Ladurée is so wonderful. And I like the violet and pistachio.

Anastasia said...

Citron and Rose!!

formidable.

Viktoria said...

Ah
I dream about their taste ...
and by the way, I really like your blog)