Nut-free pumpkin macaron from The Macaron Parlour's new shop
First look: The Macaron Parlour team of pastry chefs Christina Ha and Simon Tung have opened a bricks and mortar store on 111 St. Marks Place.
I tried a nut-free seasonal pumpkin macaron and felt compelled to report how good it was. I was expecting some kind of stand-in for a real, almond meal based macaron, but instead I got a 100% legit, 100% gourmet, macaron with no kooky texture or flavor! It features a dark and white chocolate and pumpkin ganache with pumpkin pie-style spices. Christina said she “just used ground pumpkins seeds instead of almond flour”. It didn’t take her long to nail the recipe–happily noting “It worked pretty well the [very] first time!” I guess if you study macarons with Pierre Herme you learn a few things! Who knew? A full report on my visit to their shop will follow shortly.
Chocolaty chocolate chip fleur de sel cookie
Visit the Macaron Parlour website here. Their new store is on 111 St Marks Place (1st and A). check their website for hours or call. Follow DessertBuzz on Twitter for updates.