tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post2350781712526503368..comments2024-03-19T03:04:53.896-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Your Macaron Opinion Requested...Parisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-19343956621876618872016-04-29T02:41:08.488-04:002016-04-29T02:41:08.488-04:00Yes, macarons say "Paris" to me! I buy t...Yes, macarons say "Paris" to me! I buy them on every trip to eat along the way, and always bring some home as gifts. I prefer the mini's--the big ones taste good, but invaribly have a different texture. I've learned how to make them at home, and though they're tricky, I've had good results. I seem to always buy the same flavors too--caramel au burre sale, pistachio, and chocolate ALWAYS, and the occasional framboise, citron, fraise, orange, etc. At home I've made apricot and rose too. Love 'em! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.routeperfect.com/italy/" rel="nofollow">holidays to italy</a>ICS Cyber Securityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656113840161990349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-19182839872458603822015-06-29T16:18:17.638-04:002015-06-29T16:18:17.638-04:00I have been going ton Ladree since I was 4 yrs old...I have been going ton Ladree since I was 4 yrs old almost 60 yrs. Use to go with my aunt when they only had the one near the place de la concorde. It's always one of our first stop in Paris. Now they have a kiosk in Charles de Gaulle. So you can start eating whIle you wait for your bags Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514489079583160875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-54632258004732601182009-11-30T02:18:49.072-05:002009-11-30T02:18:49.072-05:00The macarons seem so interesting. Some of the col...The macarons seem so interesting. Some of the colors are so intense! <br />Are the flavors, also?<br />You are around expensive-looking, lovely stores. <br />Are all macarons found only in them?Linda R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-76674290982860894672009-11-03T12:10:51.074-05:002009-11-03T12:10:51.074-05:00If I only were in your shoes I would be better abl...If I only were in your shoes I would be better able to give an educated opinion!Busy Yorkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kayork/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-15240171640736416642009-10-23T09:23:06.844-04:002009-10-23T09:23:06.844-04:00Oh, joy! I casn be the 100th comment, if I get th...Oh, joy! I casn be the 100th comment, if I get this written quickly enough . . . Let's see, I'm not as big a fan as you, Carol, since I just don't have the oportunities you do! I haven't been to Paris since, let's see, it was 1992, I think . . . Too long!! I like to sample all flavours, but I haven't had enough, nor recently enough, to have a favourite . . . nor do I have a favourite place to get them (I don't have ANY place to get them!). As for making them at home--sounds like a good idea, but far too daunting . . .<br />Thanks for asking, though! :))Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540339565142897382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-5753272679229698232009-10-19T03:20:19.860-04:002009-10-19T03:20:19.860-04:00A bit late to the party but it's the colours t...A bit late to the party but it's the colours that do it for me.Di Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739747135963729335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-88510304784125253012009-10-17T23:05:50.659-04:002009-10-17T23:05:50.659-04:00Dear Miss Gillott--- Yes, I do enjoy the Macarons...Dear Miss Gillott--- Yes, I do enjoy the Macarons of Paris, thay are truly very good! BUT,the Macarons that I make are equally as good.<br />And yes I do eat then when in the streets of Paris, also the packageing is far nicer then any here in the states. <br />PaulPaul D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-77309907692477316462009-10-16T23:19:26.553-04:002009-10-16T23:19:26.553-04:00Here's a guy piping in with my love for macaro...Here's a guy piping in with my love for macarons. I've only been to Paris twice, with my second trip a solo one purely for exploring the patisserie scene. I was in heaven. Couldn't get enough of the macarons. Laduree and Pierre Hermé were my second homes. Favourite flavours: Caramel/fleur de sel and olive oil/vanilla. Perfection.<br />They are virtually impossible to find here in Toronto. I finally resorted to making some but couldn't find almond flour...only the coarser almond meal...so they were a little lumpy. I tried pomegranate but it wasn't that successful with the buttercream. Maybe I'll go classic next time. But they had the requisite foot and were crunchy/chewy.<br />Oh, and when a friend went on a business trip to Paris, I made him buy me a Laduree shopping tote. I love it but of course can never be seen toting in public so I use it to take my recyclables down the hall to the garbage chute in my condo. Charming indeed.Crispy Bitshttp://www.crispybits.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-6502083655235725382009-10-16T20:36:43.347-04:002009-10-16T20:36:43.347-04:00Oh my, I finally made it to Paris last month. Ahh...Oh my, I finally made it to Paris last month. Ahhhhh, it was with great ceremony that I tried my first one at Laduree! I even have a picture of me eating my first bite! It was divine! My husband liked them as well....he described them as "candy-cookies". I think the appeal was of course in the FABULOUS taste. But, also they just look fun to eat. Plus, all of the photos I have seen on this site, I must say I COULD NOT wait to try one. They did not disappoint! I crave them now! *sigh* I made it back from Paris with a whole box for my kids.....TRUE LOVE!Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-14127849906405337952009-10-16T03:45:09.376-04:002009-10-16T03:45:09.376-04:00Oh, yes, I have tried making them at home, with Pi...Oh, yes, I have tried making them at home, with Pierre Hermé's cookbook, and I haven't been able to make them work yet!<br /><br />But I am in Paris now, so I don't have to make my own...michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617050750444837628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-83158967398734442712009-10-16T01:57:03.742-04:002009-10-16T01:57:03.742-04:00I will eat a Paris macaron on a plane, on a train...I will eat a Paris macaron on a plane, on a train, anywhere! I only purchase them in Paris, my favorite place Laudree (I know I spelled it wrong -LOL). <br />I buy boxes and boxes and I keep the boxes as additional directions in my kitchen.<br />AND I have to keep the bags. <br />My 2nd place is Pierre Herme. <br />I wish I had one, and can't wait to return to Paris in January<br /> <br /><b>Please keep sending the macaron pics!!!</b><br />RobybRobynhttp://www.wineshopathome.com/robynricefosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-16929391084680018512009-10-15T13:00:28.596-04:002009-10-15T13:00:28.596-04:00Carol, I was wrong when writing "Cuisine &...Carol, I was wrong when writing "Cuisine & Vins de France", I wanted to write "Cuisine Gourmande"<br />Tatiana.Tatiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-44487346706717433512009-10-15T12:59:41.365-04:002009-10-15T12:59:41.365-04:00Hi Carol, if you visit the restaurant of Le Meuric...Hi Carol, if you visit the restaurant of Le Meurice Hôtel in Paris, you'll be able to get a nice "macaron USB" <br />I read it in "Cuisine & Vins de France", here is the information: <br /> "À croquer. Clé USB imaginée par Yannick Alleno, livrée avec la recette du délicieux macaron detox servi au restaurant, 70 euros" <br />I hope you'll enjoy it!<br />Regards from Spain,<br />TatianaTatiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-69295069181915519672009-10-15T12:55:26.608-04:002009-10-15T12:55:26.608-04:00Ohhhhh! What a lovely feast for the eyes!! Lusci...Ohhhhh! What a lovely feast for the eyes!! Luscious colors! No wonder you lust after the containers...any scents clinging to them? <br />I cannot find anything close here in Northern Michigan. Thank you for bringing them to me. <br />LuciaLucianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-64427777516726984882009-10-14T23:45:32.775-04:002009-10-14T23:45:32.775-04:00Hi, It's my pleasure to join this survey. I ha...Hi, It's my pleasure to join this survey. I have been going to Paris since 1989 but didn't really try macarons until 2006. I thought they were like merengue so I really didn't pay them any attention. My first macarons were from Dalloyau and I got addicted. I've tried Laduree and Pierre Herme but I actually prefer Dalloyau. <br /><br />I dont bake so there is no way I can make these at home. I live and L.A. and there are a couple of places that sell them here but still not the same as thoe in Paris. My favorite flavors are pistachio and chocolate. Although when I took my first box home I went for the pretty pastel colors. And yes I do collect the Laduree boxes. I was at Laduree next to a couple who just left an empty box on the table, I grabbed it after they left but not after I got a weird look from the waiter. <br /><br />Last time I was in Paris I even bought the totes and the bulldog notebook. Love your blog!Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06848668579360522277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-74441301093014614982009-10-14T22:40:46.015-04:002009-10-14T22:40:46.015-04:00I first fell in love with macarons on my first and...I first fell in love with macarons on my first and only(so far) trip to Paris in 2004.<br />The colors were so appealing and the flavors so interesting. While having tea and pastries at Laduree, my husband and I watched the long line of patrons waiting to buy macarons. We, of course,took some back to Portland.<br />It was like opening a box of 'Paris' right in our dining room. I kept the box for a few years but alas,in one of our many moves it disappeared! <br />Quelle nightmare!<br />I am a watercolorist also and immediately came home from Paris and did a pastry series which was exhibited in a local gallery.The macarons sold instantly and to my friends in NYC! I later discovered your site and lovely paintings.I enjoy it and live vicariously through your trips to Paris.<br />Merci!<br />Our local macarons never measure up but I've had wonderful ones from "Macaron" in NYC,near Macy's.<br />I have a new cookbook from our local bakery,Grand Central Baking, containing a recipe for raspberry macarons. I may give it a try!<br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-24051810693514380722009-10-14T17:33:00.491-04:002009-10-14T17:33:00.491-04:00Salut, Carol!
I love the macarons mostly because ...Salut, Carol!<br /><br />I love the macarons mostly because of the colors---most of them are just too sweet for me. But one, once in a while, is marvelous. However, I'd kill for a warm baguette Monge from Keyser. <br /><br />And we'll be in Paris the entire month of December for the holidays.365 Dresseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05370083544324974912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-38447839740175232132009-10-14T15:49:52.413-04:002009-10-14T15:49:52.413-04:00I do hesitate to say this, but I have never tasted...I do hesitate to say this, but I have never tasted a Parisian macaron! Nor have I been to Laduree! and I decided not to wait in the line at Hermes! I discovered your blog just weeks before my last trip to Paris (Jan 09), and didn't know these important things about Paris. <br />I can tell you, for sure, I will sample Macarons (probably framboise and citron, by flavor, and great colors for my other choices) and hunt down Laduree on my next trip. I will probably have hot chocolate at Les Deux Maggots instead of express, as well, just to give it a try. <br /><br />I haven't seen Macaron's in our Bethlehem bake shops, but did mention them to a "nephew-in-law" who studied at CIA, cheffed at SanFrancisco Hilton and now runs "The Sweet Life Bakery" in Vineland NJ. with my niece (also a CIA grad). He assured me he made them when he was in SF. <br /><br />My life obviously has a few sweet gaps to fill, which I will work on, bien sur.<br />Thanks for a great blog...Barbara M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78565556253148407122009-10-14T14:52:41.839-04:002009-10-14T14:52:41.839-04:00I love every thing about them - the color, the sha...I love every thing about them - the color, the shape, the texture but most of all the taste! I have my favorite flavors but I always have to try something different too. Laduree is the mark by which I measure all macarons and recently on St. Armands Circle in Florida i came across le macaron-pretty close! http://lemacaron-us.com/BARBARA WEEKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123095711319056949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51854681049592414112009-10-14T14:40:42.519-04:002009-10-14T14:40:42.519-04:00Dear Paris Breakfast,
I got carried away by the m...Dear Paris Breakfast,<br /><br />I got carried away by the massive lovely pictures of Macarons in my inbox.<br /><br />I must say I love Macarons because they are really sweet and delicious, I have a sweet tooth, that's part of the reason. But there are so many flavors and options so its so hard to choose the ones I like most, they are quite addictive too. I think color and sweetness appeals to everyone and keeps them asking for more.<br /><br />I think the ones in Paris taste the best, and they have all of the best patisserie such as Pierre Hermé. I always look around online to see what other patisserie are there, but the only one they have in Hong Kong are Jean Paul Hevin and LGB. They taste alright, but its not the same as the ones from Paris. <br /><br />YES I do keep my boxes for other uses, they are simply too beautiful to throw away even the bags you get from buying them!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Bryan from Hong Kong<br /><br /><br />PS. I love what you do, please keep the pictures of macarons coming!Bryan from Hong Kongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-75248313755815121952009-10-14T13:03:45.601-04:002009-10-14T13:03:45.601-04:00i love the plethora of colors that they come in an...i love the plethora of colors that they come in and perhaps my favs would be the ginger and cherry ones. i have yet to make them but, have a receipe in hand...just have to pull out the mixer and get cracking...one day soon.The Good Life in Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746586301175996501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-53029688441506373842009-10-14T12:28:31.111-04:002009-10-14T12:28:31.111-04:00You already know that Laduree is my fave—I’ve trie...You already know that Laduree is my fave—I’ve tried the rest but theirs are the best!!! I always bring some home with me but end up eating them on the plane. And I pretty much stick to my faves: caramel, praline, framboise, pistache.<br /><br />SophiaSophianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-54003896078721345452009-10-14T12:27:09.597-04:002009-10-14T12:27:09.597-04:00I think there is nothing more quintessentially Par...I think there is nothing more quintessentially Parisian than that gorgeous pistachio wrapping from LaDuree, be it box or bag....un reve!!!Carol T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-35313412907150865202009-10-14T10:50:35.408-04:002009-10-14T10:50:35.408-04:00Here is the saddest story EVER... LOL... when I wa...Here is the saddest story EVER... LOL... when I was in Paris... I did not know what a Paris macaron was... I never found out about Paris macarons until I started blogging a year and half ago... le sigh! I have only had a Paris macaron imitation in Beverly Hills. My goal is to get back to Paris and have a REAL one!!! Your photos make moi want to hop on a plane NOW!!!<br />ENJOY!<br />FifiFifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-79045748958600803432009-10-14T07:10:32.166-04:002009-10-14T07:10:32.166-04:00I love macarons, especially french macarons. The ...I love macarons, especially french macarons. The macarons at Laduree are by far my favourite. I prefer the small size to the large. There is a little shop on Rue St Dominique that has large macarons but I never had the chance to go in. I don't believe I had a bad macaron whilst in Paris. Le Jules Verne had wonderful macarons as well!<br />A little boulangerie in St Louis, La Bonne Bouchee, has good macarons as well. My daughter loves them! I hope to take her to Paris when she is older so she can experience french macarons.<br /><br />With that being said, I have tried to bake them myself without luck. Although they were tasty, the turned out flat and cracked.Brendanoreply@blogger.com