Today we leave Paris for just one day. We'll travel west from Paris to Brentwood, California. Last week while staying with my dear blog reader Judy, she thought of every single thing I might like to drink or eat. We paid a visit to Europane in Pasadena for a nice selection of macarons. I'll bet you're wondering if they were up to "Paris standards"...........OUI! They were delicieux. I had several, and I highly recommend them. I took this "food shot" poolside on Judy's gorgeous deck overlooking a canyon. Tellement la Californie!
I love the sea salt caramel macarons from Euro Pane!
ReplyDeleteHOW pretty! You've styled those macarons up exquisitely, Virginia! A beautiful colour combo, and I love the geraniums, too. I can think of a few people who must be happy to have Europane nearby {and yes, Amy's one of them, plus a certain puppy dog!}.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Merci mon amie......I am surprised we left enough for your photo. They were good weren't they? Until next time......
ReplyDeleteWell, now my South of Alabama & my California South of France friends both like our local Euro Pane Macarons!
ReplyDeleteI guess I shouldn't be surprised since the owner was trained at the top pastry school in Paris.
I really like your pic! Makes the Macs look even tastier.
I have to believe what you say about the flavour, but at least the sight is perfect, a little piece of your art again!
ReplyDeleteOh my.... have just sat here and mentally nibbled and savoured every morsel of this delicious photo. Transported back to Paree and my first taste of this delicacy. xD
ReplyDeleteBeautiful macarons, beautiful flowers, beautiful weather ... what could be better?!
ReplyDeleteYou may have mine .. oddly I am not a lover of macarons ... but they look delicious
ReplyDeleteA tower of goodness!
ReplyDeleteOh my, but was that reasonable ?!?
ReplyDeleteThey look sinfully delicious...
I am embarrassed to say I have never tried a macaroon ion all my journeys to Paris. I must remedy that!
ReplyDeleteJust when I come to watch your Paris through your lens, Virginia, you leave it for California !
ReplyDeleteFortunately, wiith your today picture, I feel at home !
I just wonder how you managed to keep macarons on their plate long enough to take some pictures... With these beautiful colors, and flavours (I guess) they would have disapeared at the opening of their box at home.
Let me guess....Violet or blackcurant (but I'm less sure on this one), coffee, pistachio, then chocolat for the end....?
They certainly look that same. Which was your favorite?
ReplyDeleteCatherine,
ReplyDeleteBienvenue, and I promise it's back to Paris tomorrow!
Starman,
This time I tried the caramel with sea salt and it was very good. I was surprised at how much I liked the sweet with the salty. Caramel is my favorite in Paris as well.
I think the top is raspberry, then caramel, then pistache (I see Peter smiling), then maybe expresso or chocolat. Very good and the filling was very creamy. Thanks dear Amy for the recommendation!
Very pretty colors!
ReplyDeleteHow did you get them to line up like that in a mac tower?
I always imagin putting a stake through them :(
Maybe it's the altitude?
I hope the weather was good to you when you were here. I'm afraid, though, that our skies were not as dramatic as in the Winter.
ReplyDeleteIt has been chilly for Spring, which is nice but I'm hoping for some warmth because my studio is sooo cold and canvasses await me.
Your colors are very inspiring!
Mmmm, marvelous macarons! This is a stunning photo; I think you could start a new career as a food stylists! I hope these were gobbled up pronto after the photo shoot.
ReplyDeleteKatie,
ReplyDeleteHA! Food behaves nicely and doesn't move but as you know, it's the people here and in Paris that really do it for me!
V
Shanna,
I can only imagine all the glorious things in California you could paint. THe weather was absolutely gorgeous pour moi!!
Beautiful shot. Just love those colors.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping Shanna will become a food painter...starting with your Mac shot!
ReplyDeleteAbout those mac colours: a culinary professor at the CIA mentioned how EP's mac colors were, in her experience, unique. So, maybe there's something to all this afterall.
Those colors, especially the purple and green, remind me of the colored ice cream cones that we used to get when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteWhat's so fun about this for me, Virginia, is knowing almost exactly where you were poolside at Judy's house. Doesn't THAT make the world sunddenly seem small...as I sit here in Holland, thousands of miles away! :)
ReplyDeleteIls ont l'air parfaits !
ReplyDeleteOoh, such lovely saturated colors—I can almost taste them. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteYummy colours... a highly tempting Tour de Pise :)
ReplyDeleteIf you're ever in San Francisco and find yourself craving a macaron, I'd recommend sampling those on offer at the following fine patisseries:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.paulettemacarons.com/
http://laboulangebakery.com/
http://www.miettecakes.com/
For me, La Boulange wins. Best macarons outside of Paris (and the best in Paris are from Laduree, in my opinion).
Great post!