Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts

Friday, December 09, 2011

Paris 2011 - out to look for Pierre Herme

I have tempted to make macarons a handful of times, and I have also purchased a few from my local bakeries prior to going to Paris. I had make a couple decent batches myself, and tasted pretty good ones that were bought from bakeries, but I knew, from reading and doing research, that I needed to go and visit Pierre Herme when I went to Paris, to taste some of the best macarons in the world!

John was kind enough to find out a Pierre Herme shop that we could walk to from the hotel. The first night we were in Paris, we went off to find the macaron magic shop.


We passed quite a few pharmacies on our way there. These pharmacies all looked very futuristic to me. Awesome.



We also saw a few candy stands. I was of course tempted, but my mind was set to finding Pierre Herme, so I only took pictures of the treats.




There were also a few really cool book shops along the way. The window displays were amazing!



Look!



The storefront.



There was a line inside the store, and I was more than happy to stay in line and to look at all the beautiful cakes and desserts.



If I could buy every single dessert in the store I would.


It was our turn, and we would like to get some macarons. The girl who helped us asked if we would like a beautiful box for the macarons for gifts. We said the macarons were for ourselves and a regular box would do. She packed in 12 macarons that we chose. Based of what was available that night, we got 8 different kinds in all, and the girl packed up all 12 in a pastry box, put a little sticker on it, and placed in a beautiful paper (gift) bag. She then handed it to me with a huge smile.


I was really happy, and insisted that I would carry the bag (of a box of macarons) all the way back to the hotel.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

san Francisco 07.11 (7) - Fun Treats at JapanTown

There were two places in JapanTown that I visited multiple times for delicious treats during our most recent trip. 

The first one was Andersen's Bakery inside JapanTown Mall. 


My favorite at Andersen's Bakery? Creamy French. These are little French bread slit length-wise and filled with creamy custard. OMG yumminess.

The other one was the little Japanese-dessert-drink-treat place (not sure if it had a name, but it's in the same building of JapanTown Mall as Sapporoya, in the center hall area.

John and I visited for quick and simple Ujikintoki Kakigori (matcha green tea-azuki bean-shaved ice dessert.)


Yummers!