Macaron & Creation
Monday, September 21, 2009
The macaron is a Paris specialty. This little round pastry, crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, received its title of nobility thanks to Pierre Desfontaines, grandson of Ladurée, to whom we owe the most famous salon de thé in Paris. Those who have visited Quensis are bound to know Ladurée: we are neighbors and regularly pay homage to their macarons. Today’s big news is that Pierre Hermé, the “Picasso of Pastry” (Vogue Magazine), just opened a shop on Rue Cambon just 50 yards from us [...]
