Eating in Paris – Pierre Hermé Macarons
My love of macarons is profound…macarons are profound, or they can be in the hands of a genius. Pierre Hermé’s Macaron Arabesque is pure genius…starting from the middle and working outward it is a caramelized pistachio praline surrounded by luscious apricot cream, sandwiched between two pistachio dusted meringue wafers delicately flavored with apricot.
Another bite of pure genius is Pierre Hermé’s Macaron Caramel with Fleur de Sel.
Zut alors!
Right now I’m sitting in the Newark airport waiting for our flight to Chicago. I’ve had no access to internet for a week and it was surprisingly refreshing. These pictures were taken a week ago on our first full day in Paris and these are specifically on the Ile Saint Louis. It is such an unbelievable place. The Ile Saint Louis is just a tiny island in the Seine but it has so much cool stuff on it. The first two photos are of the ice cream parlor Berthillon…they do ice cream very well…and as in most establishments in Paris the decor is fabulous.
Great cheese…
Fabulous poultry…
Beautiful flowers…
And the perfect place to sit, relax, and watch the world go by.
They’re boarding my flight…I’ll write more tomorrow.
