les macarons de pierre herme

Fun Fact: this shop started in JAPAN in 1998 and then migrated to France in 2001. Pierre Herme, you are godly.

"Can I take a photo?"

"Yes, you can take two."

"Ha, two, okay...."

"Yes, only two, no more, that is our rule"

"Right"

There were 6 people working in this tiny shop, no bigger than dining room in Leucadia and they seemed so happy to be doing nothing surround by delicious treats. I want this job.

I waited patiently to eat my macarons until I came home.

Yes I am a freak for photographing all the following photos:

I got Arabesque (abricot + pistachio) and Rose (rose + rose petals)...

...Mogador (milk chocolate + passion fruit), Eden (peach, abricot + saffron), Chocolat (pure Venezuelan chocolate)....

and Jasmin (jasmine flower + jasmine tea)

Mmmmm it's oozing with the filling.

I had to alter the camera settings to show you how the Jasmin one has shiny iridescent dust, how chic.

Nom nom nom nom in my belly.

Oooohhhhhh.....

Aaahhh....

Then I took little nibbles out of each one:

to savour it and make it last longer.....

I continued to bite/taste/savour for as long as possible.

I think I lasted 15 minutes. It was the best 15 minutes of my life.