“Je suis un maca-loon”

macaloon \ mack-uh-LOON \

–noun

1. an individual obsessed with Parisian macarons

2. the writer behind www.fiftytwodesserts.com

I’m obsessed with the French macaron. My first macaron just so happened to be at Ladureé, the patisserie of Pierre Desfontaines, the creator of the modern macaron. Seriously though, how flippin’ cool is that? I was wandering the Louvre for the very first time, came across an outlet of the famed patisserie , and ordered a precious macaron. I wish you were there to observe how delicately macarons were placed into a box with tongs! Needless to say, my chocolate macaron was delicious.

Years later, more macarons are popping up at Los Angeles eateries. Before I made up my mind to bake up these finicky, dainty meringue cookies, I dropped major coin at bakeries and restaurants. That being said, now I only drop minor coin.

The following list-in-progress compiles shops to snag macarons in Los Angeles. I’ve yet to try every macaron listed, but this will hopefully be the leading reference for all of us maca-loons. Eventually, you’ll see a guide rating macarons from 1-5 pieds (feet)! If you have any suggestions, be sure to leave a comment or email 52desserts [at] gmail [dotcom].