Sunday March 20th marked the beginning of Spring as well as Macaron Day 2011 in Paris and New York City! I was fortunate enough to be able to celebrate Macaron Day NYC with my good friend Kyle on a gorgeous sun-drenched afternoon. We enjoyed complimentary macarons from 7 patisseries/choclatiers/bakeries, 1 well-paid for macaron and finally finished the day with homemade macarons by ME! (mine were certainly not the tops of the day)
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| Macaron Day signs each stop had in their window |
Throughout our city-wide macaron crawl I documented our whereabouts on foursquare and on my Twitter. Our travels took us from the Upper East Side all the way down through Chelsea, Soho and ended in the East Village. All in all it was a wonderful day, complete with tempting treats and superb weather.
Proceeds from macaron sales on the 20th went to support City Harvest as well as other local organizations (FC Chocolate Bar mentioned a different organization they were supporting).
Enjoy a play-by-play of each stop we made and get out in New York and try some of these great sweets!!
Proceeds from macaron sales on the 20th went to support City Harvest as well as other local organizations (FC Chocolate Bar mentioned a different organization they were supporting).
Enjoy a play-by-play of each stop we made and get out in New York and try some of these great sweets!!
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Butterfield Market
1114 Lexington Avenue (78th) | (212) 288-7800 | www.butterfieldmarket.com
Selection: (From Payard) Pistachio, Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla Bean (with coconut?), "Seasonal" Cranberry and Chocolate Passion Fruit
Kyle and I were happy to see that our first stop had a full table of macaron jewels out and ready for us to choose from! The macarons supplied to Butterfield Market come from Francois Payard's bakery. When provided with a variety of choices, I still cannot resist anything ending in "cocoa nibs!" Kyle went for the Vanilla Bean which had toasted coconut on the shell. I was very pleased by the perfectly-macaron texture of Payard's macarons: crispy exterior, chewy center, luscious filling and a little fun and crunch with the cocoa nibs. We found ourselves presented with this same selection at two additional Payard locations through out the day- these first macarons of Payard's were by far his best of the day.
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| Welcoming table full of macarons! |
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| Vanilla Bean with toasted coconut and Chocolate with cocoa nibs from Payard |
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La Maison du Chocolat
