You say "macaroon," I say "macaron"

TGIF!

Candace, one of my readers, and I share a mutual love for all-things-French.  She is currently planning her next jaunt to Paris, and I've sent her a list of some of my favorite "must-eats" in the City of Lights.  

Aside from a cone topped with an ample scoop of Berthillon's Salted-Caramel ice cream, I told her, rather adamantly, that her first stop, post-customs must be at Laduree, for their life-changing macarons.  Her reply?   "I just discovered that macarons are not what I thought.  Not a single flake of coconut in them...Sounds yummy."

For those of you out there that, upon hearing the word "macaron," imagine the overly-sweet, coconut "clump" produced by Manischewitz, have a looksie at the video, below, courtesy of Candace.  The "macaroon" and the "macaron" could not be more different.  

Apparently, macarons are predicted to be one of 2011's biggest food trends.  I, for one, could not be happier.

*For a list of my favorite macaron shops in NYC, click here.

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Sucre - Macaroon from Sucre - Founder - Joel Dondis on Vimeo.