As we learned during our epic taste test, not all macarons are created equal. And if you're going to spend several bucks on a two-bite treat, you might as well get the best. So here are six macarons that we can't stop thinking about from a few of our favorite bakeries. More
In the course of tasting over a hundred macarons from all over New York, we found all sorts of recurring faults. (Only the top contenders, Ladurée and La Maison du Chocolat, consistently avoided all these problems.) What are the warning signs of a bad macaron? Read on. More
When Robyn Lee first wrote about macarons in 2007, there were some, but not many macaron shops in New York; but fast forward to 2011 and they're all over the place. But which macarons are the best in the city? We tasted hundreds to find out. More
Fly to Paris next time a macaron craving hits? I mean, that'd be ideal. But for New Yorkers, the macaron landscape just got a lot better. Famed Parisian macaron shop Ladurée finally, finally opened their Madison Avenue doors this morning—their first North American location. More
Macarons made with a shop's own line of loose leaf teas seem to be all the rage these days. More
The Soho location of Harney & Sons recently introduced tea macarons. Baked by a pastry professor at the nearby French Culinary Institute, they're available on the weekends in sets of three for $7.25. More
[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] bisous, ciao is a minimalist shop, with only one sweet on the agenda: macarons. There are about 16 flavors offered at any given time, precisely arranged behind a glass case. These macarons are slightly larger... More
[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] Macaron lovers, rejoice: Mitzy Budiono, the woman behind the stellar macarons of Itzy Bitzy Patisserie, will be making macarons again through July. The best part? She's taking orders! Itzy Bitzy will be doing Saturday Manhattan... More
[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] A recent stop at ChikaLicious Dessert Club called to attention two relatively new desserts. First up, a Chocolate Sorbet Iced Macaron ($2.50): a mini-ice cream sandwich in which housemade dark chocolate sorbet is sandwiched between... More
France has been celebrating Macaron Day since 2005, but this year marks the first time Macaron Day is being held in New York City. Tomorrow, March 20, shops around the city will give away free macarons and donate a portion of their macaron sales to City Harvest. Here's a map of all the locations and a suggested route for visiting all the shops in one day. More
