The search for the perfect macaroon
Besides scouring Paris’s trade shows for gorgeousness à la Fabiola and Sing Sing, I also have something else on my mind.
Paris always makes me yearn for macaroons, oh… lovely, lovely macaroons (or macarons, as the the French like to call them).
I cannot resist passing by a patisserie without buying one. Just one you see. It’s part of my quest to find the perfect ONE. The perfect combination of egg white, almond powder (sieved deux fois, bien sûr) and sugar stuck together with buttercream ganache.
But, I can let you in on a not-so-well-kept secret.
The very, very best macaroons IN THE WORLD are those made by Pierre Hermé. To know him is to love his creations. They are so pretty. They are beautiful works-of-art that you can eat! You will see how popular he is by the long queue outside, consisting largely of Parisians (I can’t believe every visitor to Paris doesn’t go here).
Pierre Hermé , the man Vogue calls “the Picasso of Pastry” works like a fashion designer, creating collections by season. Every season brings new flavours.
His boutique on 72, rue Bonapart, was designed by Yann Pennor, to resemble a jewelry box filled with pastry gems and they really do taste as good as they look.
If you can’t be in Paris, you can still get your fix at the online shop at Pierre Hermé and have them delivered to your doorstep! Yes, he’ll even deliver to the UK!
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