Current sweet treat obsession: ♥Macarons♥

Macarons are being touted in food circles as the new cupcake. No, not the chewy coconut variety. This macaron (pronounced mack-ah-rohn) is the French confection — the dainty little sandwich cookie that comes in myriad of colors.

What originated in Italy in the 8th century, and brought to France during the 16th century by Catherine de Medici for her wedding to the future Henry II, and later perfected in mid- 20th century France, is now causing quite the sudden rage in the U.S. — and not to be outdone, the San Fernando Valley.

Belwood Bakery, a Studio City boulangerie and patisserie. And no, those you may have seen packaged at Starbucks simply don’t count.  More like tiny little pastries, than cookies, macarons are filled with ganache, buttercream or jelly. They have a little crunch on the outside and are soft on the inside. Made with sugar, egg whites and almond meal, macarons are similar to a meringue. In order for the full flavor to come out, macarons are made, frozen for a day or two and then set out at room temperature.  They are not meant to have a long shelf life.

Belwood carries 22 flavors, including raspberry with chocolate raspberry ganache, lavendar with lavender buttercream, rose with lemon buttercream, chocolate with chocolate ganache, black sesame with sesame buttercream, pistachio and buttercream, earl grey with lemon buttercream, green tea with green tea wheatgrass buttercream and anise with buttercream.
If you want a certain flavor, go ahead and ask. They recently made a Peanut Butter and Jelly macaron per a customer’s request.

These macarons are only $1.50.  After reading this little exerpt from MYDAILYFIND.COM, and since I reside in the 818 area… I had to check it out!!!

and it’s NYOOMMMZZZZZ!!! omg… sooo good!  I had the raspberry macarons.. and it’s simply delicious! I am on the hunt for more nyommz macaron spots…. next destination for these sweet treats is:

SIMPLY FOR THEIR ♥ SWEET ASS PACKAGING ♥…. stay tuned…

PAULETTE
9466 Charleville Boulevard at Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212