Macarons from Michel Patisserie,
sold at ACKC in Washington, DC
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As part of my husband’s birthday festivities, we stopped by ACKC to pick up some Michel Patisserie macarons. I am SO glad ACKC now sells them.
Aren’t they pretty. The slightly cracked one is chocolate, which was a darker, almost nutty, chocolate flavor. The pale pink is cherry – now I don’t usually like cherry flavored nothing because it reminds me of cough syrup, but Michel Patisserie really pulled this one off well – it’s a light subtle cherry. The green is pistachio, which was nice, but the two homeruns were the passion fruit (the speckled macaron) and the salted caramel. Both were amazing – strong true flavors and just absolutely lovely. The texture of all 5 macarons had a wonderful combination of slightly crunchy, yet delicate and pillowy and almondy. Every birthday should include macarons!
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mmm i looooove les macarons!! my fave is the giant pistachio one found at Paul, the famous boulangerie/patisserie in Paris đŸ˜‰
Macarons are so good! These look fat and pretty!
Cheers,
Rosa
oh yummilicous
Passionfruit? seriously?!?!?!? yum, you lucky girl. (are you sure it’s not your birthday?)
Yum. Yesterday was my mom’s birthday-can I have hers??
Happy birthday to hubby! What a lucky guy
Carolyn – ooh, giant macarons. how fun!!
Rosa – fat and delicious is exactly right
They’re like happy little pillows 
Noodlegirl – indeed!
Renaissancetrophywife – the passionfruit is really the standout of the bunch.
Cherrye – sure! Did you have these when you lived in Paris? I wish I had made a point to have them when I was last in Paris (2001)
Michelle – yup – he has me AND macarons within a 10 minute walk. Or maybe it’s the other way round? LOL.
I have to try these! I’ve seen them in so many places! Love the colors especially.
Oh, how I wish there was someplace around here to buy macarons! They look so lovely! The last time I had one was when I was in Paris over 2 years ago. I’d make my own, but I’m too scared. Sigh…..
Michelle – I love the colors too
It seems the cherry one was specifically for cherry blossom time too!
Susan/StickyGooeyCreamyChewy – They are so gorgeous. I am hoping they are the next big thing after cupcakes and become available more
mmmm….delish! I agree…every birthday, maybe even every day, should include macarons!
Chessa – great minds think alike!