Spring Fling: French Dessert
It was only until after I moved to L.A. that I experienced my first French macaron. Reminiscent of little jewels in pastel colors, they’re full of flavor and remarkably light when you need just a hit of something sweet. Here’s a glimpse of my afternoon snack courtesy of Paulette.
Doesn’t the little brick building look like it belongs in Georgetown?
Choosing a flavor can be a bit daunting.
I love their cascading display of little cookies.
I chose caramel, coconut and rose.
The caramel was my favorite.
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mmmm…love macarons!!! i love them on display too, all bright and colorful. i dont think i’ve ever had caramel, sounds delish!
They look so pretty! I’ll have to make a trip up to L.A. one of these days and stop by to try them.
They’re adorable to look at but absolutely disgusting to eat.
i adore french macarons and paulette in particular. i was super excited to see they’d opened a new shoppe in san francisco’s hayes neighborhood when i was visiting in march!
I’ve never had macarons before, but they look soooo yummy. Your pictures especially are making me hungry for them!
Oh my! These look amazing! I love pretty food! lol Must visit the new store in Hayes Valley when I get home!! Can’t wait to try them! Thanks for posting this-love when you post fun things to try!
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Is it weird that I’ve never had one? They look so pretty and yummy!
Cute, must taste soon!
rose macaroons are always the best!
I especially love the name of the little pastry store
what a beautiful treat. the flavors sound amazing. yum!
macarons, although i haven’t get to eat them, from the looks of them in the picture above, now i really wanna try them.
I feel incredibly uncultured, but I have never tried one. Those look ahhh-mazing & judging by their names, I think you did a good job picking them out! I’m such a fan of colorful baked goods…especially the rose- it has such a delicate design….
It does look Georgetown-y. They should open one up here!
Wow. Way to tempt my sugar tooth first thing in the morning! They look delish.
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I’ve never had this. Looks awesome.
So fun when food is as beautiful as it is delicious!
Um…yes, please! For breakfast!
So delicious. My favorite French teacher used to make macarons and madelines for us.
MMM, those look delish! I’d want to try the peanutbutter one!
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These look divine! I wish I had known about Paulette on my last visit to LA. This will definitely be on my list of places to visit next time.
the display is so beautiful! the caramel sounds awesome!
Oh my goodness, those look so wonderful. Whenever I am faced with a display of macaroons I have to get one of each because it’s so hard to choose!
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is it weird that i have never had one of these? maybe i’ll have to visit LA to make it happen!
yum!
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macarons! i had a macaron entry a couple months ago too! =)
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They are beautiful. What a cute little shop!
I dare anyone to find a prettier cookie. Love love love!
wow, those look absolutely delicious…and pretty.
Those look divine. Almost too pretty to eat!
I ja’dore macaroon! Every time I’m in Paris I stock up!
i heart a good macaron…. they’re almost too pretty to eat. i’ve been meaning to try essence macarons here in phoenix!
we’re going back and forth on the cupcakes vs. macarons debate for our november wedding… hmmm.
I wrote a very similar entry myself!
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Oh my god, I love macarons!!! My sister brought some for me from Paris (business trip) when she stopped here in FL on the way back to Hawaii.. They are so tiny and cute and we enjoyed them so much. My favorite has always been chocolate:)
Macarons! I thought I had the best ones in Paris… then I went to Joël Robuchon in Tokyo and died – his macarons have either cold mousse or ice cream in them… amazing.
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Those are adorable-I love the rainbow of colors. I’ve never tried one of these myself but I see recipes for homemade macarons popping up on Tastespotting all the time-looks like I might need to try this soon
This is the cutest little rainbow to brighten up my day yet – thank you for sharing
Looks divine… a little macaron bar!!
Mmmmm…love these. I think I would go for the caramel and coconut as well.
Those look delicious! Especially the caramel!
I may ned to take a trip to LA just to experience all the choices – they all look mouthwatering, and not too sweet which is what I love.
Your photos are beautiful! I love the macarons at the Little Next Door + every time we try to go Paulette after dinner its closed, I better try to get there earlier.
I absolutely love macarons, but the best once are those from L’adurée in Paris. They even have a fan group at Facebook:)
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what gorgeous cookies, funny enough to say. almost too pretty to eat. I must visit paulette now next time I’m in LA.
I just had my first French macaroon two days ago and it was divine! Thanks for the reco on this place, I’ll definitely have to check it out. =)
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how lovely. i’ve been meaning to try and make some myself… but i love all the different colors.
they are so cute! i have actually never had one
I don’t even know if there is any place close to me that would make them. boo.
i’ve never had one either! i def need to stop by this place. isnt comme yummy?
look and sound so delish!
love the display, the colors make them that much more appealing!
um i have a macaron obsession. OBSESSION. those look amazing.
I was just looking today at the ingredients to make these! going to make macha green tea and raspberry ones 2marrow!
yuuumy!
YUM! the cookies look so pretty! hahah i am linking you!
i don’t think i’ve eaten anything like this. if they’re as tasty as they are pretty then i’m sold.
I love Paulette’s! I love eating pretty things as much as I love wearing them
Mmmm i practically lived on pistachio macarons (best ones @ Laduree and Paul!) when i was in Paris. Must stop at Paulette on my future trip to L.A.!!!
I LOVE MACARONS! I finally found a cafe in Vancouver that does them, sadly they aren’t as good as the ones in France. But what is? That Paulette place looks amazing though – what selection!
Mmmm…where is Paulette? So cute. I can’t decide if I’m gonna like them though.
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Little, tasty works of art.
Can you believe that I have never tried a french macaron either! I’d have to admit its a bit sad considering I have made and enjoyed black bean brownies and have even eaten chocolate covered aunts and grasshoppers! I may try to make some of these myself. We’ll see how it goes.
Mmm, I love rose flavored desserts! In fact, I just bought rose flavoring over the weekend!
I’ve never had a macaron before…hopefully they have some good ones here on the east coast too~
The rose is beautiful!! I have never had one, but it looks like I must at least take a peak at a shop… gorgeous display!
Yummy looking!
love, love, love macarons!
I love macarons but if I tell any of my french friends that I love macarons they laugh at me and call me a tourist. Maybe boring for them but new flavor of love to me?:P
i love french macarons! i’ve been wanting to buy a kitchenaid mixer so i can attempt to make ‘em on my own.
Yes yes yes! We have a Paulette up here in SF just blocks from my house–it’s seriously dangerous! My mom was visiting last week and I took her in–we had such fun picking out all the flavours to fill our little box! My faves are coconut and almond…
Ooh those look delightful. I have been wanting to try a macaron for awhile, these photos make me REALLY want one! I’ll have to look out for a French baker in Chicago…
I love them so much….such a special treat!!!
Yum! The dark red ones look like they could be red velvet. Is that so?
Yum! I want to go. It looks fabulous!
Because of this post, I tried some macaronsfor the first time last night.
Although I wasn’t a fan of rose/lychee, I loved the coconut.
Thank you for the inspiration~
Yum! I have been looking for a good macaron location for awhile now and will definitely be heading over to Paulette’s for the carmel one. Delish!
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