Ladurée :: Religieuse Pistache
I wish all Parisian pastries were stunning works of art that operated at the absolute limits of complete tastiness. Sadly, most are just vaguely amusing to regard and pleasant enough to enjoy eating. There are only a dozen shops that truly make a go at developing astoundingly delicious pieces, and among that delicious dozen, there
Ladurée :: Macaron Fleur de Cerisier
My plan this year was to have more upbeat reviews. But the more I explore the 2012 landscape of Parisian pâtisseries, the more I realize that I’ve already posted almost all the good stuff here over the last two years, and much of what’s left is, mmmm . . . disenchanting. That’s not to say
Ladurée :: Macaron Framboise-Anis
The other day, I was telling someone why so many of my reviews wind up being a little “suggestive” and/or why they can occasionally invoke religious imagery. It’s simply that there are only so many ways to describe the same thing over-and-over again, and the hyperbolic descriptions are a way for me to underscore the
Ladurée :: La Fraise Ladurée
Happy Valentine’s (one day early) everyone! I had a difficult time deciding what the most appropriate pastry to share today would be. It ultimately came down to La Fraise here and Pierre Hermé’s Ispahan, but since I’m a bit partial to La Fraise, you get this one now and the Ispahan on Friday. So look
Ladurée :: Tarte Pistache-Griotte
I think 2011 will be remembered as quite the inauspicious year for Ladurée. Competition from the new wave of grandes pâtisseries got stepped up a few notches with the arrival of both Café Pouchkine and Un Dimanche à Paris, their chef pâtissier Philippe Andrieu quit and fled to Bordeaux, and, as if that weren’t enough,
