La famille Goupil is here from France to delight us with a rainbow of macarons at their month-old Madeleine Patisserie. These light, flaky buttercream cookie sandwiches are not to be confused with the super-sweet, leaden coconut pucks known as macaroons!
When I arrived at the bakery today, I was under the mistaken impression that the selections were limited. I saw a few berry tarts, a jar of chocolate-chip madeleines and some baskets of croissants. But in a few minutes, trays full of the brightly-colored macarons started to appear. "What is that bright purple one!" I asked. "Cassis." "Oh, and that one!" "Those are hot chocolate with coffee, pistachio, lemon chocolate..." Lemon chocolate? To me, that combination sounded unorthodox, but it was surprisingly good... smooth, tangy chocolate buttercream filling and cocoa-dusted yellow cookie. "Those pink ones with sesame, those are strawberry? Just give me 12 different flavors," I sputtered. Now either they thought I was insane and wanted me to leave, or they appreciated my interest, because they gave me an extra box of macarons - for free.
Madeleine Patisserie: 128 West 23rd St., (212) 243-2757.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
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Your blog is the best! pls keep eating!!!
Hi,
I am writing to inform you about Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale, a national campaign that mobilizes Americans to help end childhood hunger by having a bake sale in their community. Now in its’ fourth year, over 1 million people have participated in the campaign to aid the 12 million children in America who are at risk of hunger. The campaign, which runs through August, was recently promoted by celebrity chef Rachael Ray on ABC. Although the campaign only runs through the end of August, you can continue to have your Bake Sale throughout the year. Many participants are having theirs in the fall and winter during holiday seasons.
Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale offers a unique way for you to connect with your readers about the severity of childhood hunger in America while providing them with a simple and fun way of how they can fight it. Perhaps you can include information about the campaign in a section of this blog?
I was unable to find an email in which to contact you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, and I can provide you more information about the campaign.
Thank you,
Mercedes
Share Our Strength
mbent@strength.org
(800) 761- 4227
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