Chic Delights: Pierre Herme

A trip to Paris will not be complete without trying their macarons, especially a Pierre Herme macaron. This is my first time to try the Pierre Herme macaron. After my stroll at the Jardin De Luxembourg, I walked along Rue Bonaparte to visit the Pierre Herme store near Place St Sulpice. Luckily, there was only a small line up inside. I guess not many tourist know this store on the Left Bank. Pierre Herme is fashionable as ever by offering their Fall flavours called the Les Jardins D'Automne. For October, the flavour was Pumpkin & Corn which I bravely tried. After my purchase, I found a bench to sit at Place St Sulpice to savour my macarons.

I chose pistache, Potiron & Mais (pumpkin & corn), their famous Istaphan and Rose.

Which macaron do you prefer: Laduree or Pierre Herme? The original macaron was from Laduree. Pierre Herme used to be one of their bakers. Until he set out on his own and created his own flavours like the famous Istaphan (rose, lychee with a raspberry inside). As I munched my macarons, I can't help but compare the two. For me, Laduree is more crunchy whereas Pierre Herme's shell is softer but their flavours inside are magical.

Laduree is my favourite but will still buy Pierre Herme. That means, when I am in Paris I have to walk more to burn all of these sweet calories.

This coming Thursday, 20 March is Macaron Day Toronto which celebrates the love of Macaron for a charitable cause. This event was started by the famous macaron maker, Pierre Hermé in Paris, France. This event is now celebrated in several cities around the World including Toronto, New York City, London and Paris. There will be some Patisseries around Toronto participating who will be giving out free macarons to celebrate the day and proceeds from the sale of the macarons will benefit the Red Door Family Shelter.

One of the Patisseries that will participate on Macaron Day and which I recently discovered to my big delight is Butter Avenue. Their popular Earl Grey macaron smells so fragrantly and taste so much like the Earl Grey tea. From the photo above, next time I visit, I will try their Cream Cheese Passion fruit. I enjoy tasting different flavours of macarons. It is my guilty pleasure.

These four flavours here are my favourites too like the chocolate and vanilla with chestnut filling, the Pistachio Wild Cherry, Sea Salt Caramel and the White Chocolate Strawberry. Which one will you choose?

Special and pretty Mousse tartes with macarons only from Butter Avenue.
These tartes can be made in Medium and Large to share with others for a special celebration.

I tried the St. Honore with the Lychee Raspberry macarons paired with their Black Emperor Tea which is made with Black Tea and Rose. The tarte was not so sweet as advised by the Sales Associate at Butter Avenue. Paired with my Emperor Tea, I was not drowning in sweetness. But definitely in macaron tarte and tea heaven.