One of the coolest and most accessible food events in New York City is the annual Macaron Day.  This year the event will be held on Tuesday, March 20 and it promises to be better than ever with a number of excellent new bakeries participating for the first time such as Dominique Ansel bakery and the (recently reviewed) Epicerie Boulud.

Bisous Ciao's beautiful Macarons

As of this writing 16 bakeries, (14 in NYC)  will be participating and offering free macarons to customers (supplies are limited so go early)  To receive a free macaron just tell the shop you are there for Macaron Day NYC.

Visit www.macarondaynyc.com for a complete list of participants, a map and more information. Go here for coverage of from past years. Follow dessertbuzz on twitter to stay up-to-date on the latest participants and news.  More coverage of NYC macarons: Two DessertBuzz macaron roundups can be found here and here. (more…)

Bisousciao Macarons, Macaron Cafe, Macaron Parlour, Mad Mac, Mad Mac Macarons | 4 Comments »

The beautiful macarons from Laduree

Though DessertBuzz has reviewed many of these macarons before, I thought our readers were entitled to a second opinion–especially when it comes to a topic as contentious as NYC macarons.  Luckily, guest columnist Elle was kind enough to check in with a report.

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Bisousciao Macarons, LaDuree, Macaron Cafe, Macaron Parlour, Mille-Feuille | 2 Comments »

Bisous Ciao had the NYC macaron crown for almost 2 years

I updated this post because I received a very comprehensive comment from a reader about NYC macarons.

Reader “Elle”: (more…)

Bisousciao Macarons, Bouchon, Dessert Truck Works, Financier patisserie, Francois Chocolate Bar, Francois Payard Bakery (FPB), LaDuree, Macaron Cafe, Macaron Parlour, Mad Mac Macarons, Silver Moon Bakery | 5 Comments »

Bisous Ciao had the NYC macaron crown for almost 2 years

Why is it so important for New Yorkers to know what other people think is “the best”?   With the opening of Laduree in New York City there has been a considerable amount of macaron hype, most of it around how superior their macarons are to everything else. Last week I finally got to try about eight of them (thank you Doctore) and I can safely say they are the best this city has to offer right now.  They feature perfect buttercream, super-soft almond flour cookie shell and insanely strong flavors–despite flying 3600 miles from Paris every day!   (more…)

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Are these still the best macarons in New York?

Though DessertBuzz missed the opening of LaDuree on the Upper East side today (links to reports below if you’r e interested).  I recommend not reading about it and just going over and checking it out first hand.  Here’s my big question:  Will LaDuree’s macarons be as good as those from Bisou Ciao?  After all, the LaDuree macarons have to fly all the way from France every day in cargo (mon dieu!). If you’ve tried both already let me know how they compare in the comments! (more…)

Bisousciao Macarons, LaDuree | 11 Comments »

Are these the best macarons in New York? Yes.

Yesterday was Macaron day in NYC and  by all accounts it was a huge success.   For me, it was an excuse to visit Bisousciao, a shop that commenters had been screaming at me to review for weeks.  I visited them on Saturday, the day before the freebie crush. (more…)

Bisousciao Macarons, Dessert Truck Works, Special Events | 11 Comments »