Friday, November 18, 2011

Macarons & Cupcakes: NY vs. Paris

I found another favorite NY vs Paris poster:

However, I believe the lines are blurring on this one. Ladurée, the amazingly famous macaron patiserrie in Paris, has recently opened in NYC and Cupcakes are increasingly popular in Paris. To be honest, Ladurée is not my favorite macaron....and if you want to know a little secret my favorite Macron isn't even in Paris (although all macaron places in Paris have not been exhausted). When I lived in Long Island City in Queens, I had a little bakery in the bottom of my building, appropriately named Little Oven. And honestly, these are the freshest, most delicious macarons you'll ever encounter. They also have very fun flavors (try the earl grey tea, passion fruit, and salted caramel for sure!). Also, my favorite NYC cupcake is not Magnolia...it's another little place called Baked By Melissa. Her cupcakes are deliciously miniature, with fantastic flavor offerings (my favorites are cookie dough and red velvet cake YUM).

I also have noticed cupcakes in Paris are on the up and up...There was even a cupcake camp recently...What is a cupcake camp? Good question. According to the website "nearly 500 people descended on Le Comptoir General to eat around 2600 cupcakes made by 60+ professional and amateur cupcakers." That sounds like just the right amount of crazy and yummy.

Alors, this post has made me very hungry for something sweet :) Bon Weekend!

4 comments:

Tom Campion said...

Baked by Melissa nomnomnom

Ordinarily I would have left this comment via Reader, but the world has changed and left me here.

Lindsay C said...

indeed...and although I always encourage commenting, it's a bit lonely as compared to reader, isn't it?

Natalie Corinne said...

Well I'll keep you company. You bring the desserts.

Ivy said...

Maybe you can bring baked by melissa style cupcakes to Paris! I'm sure it'll be a hit.