Last week I blogged about a wonderful Thanksgiving gift that my sister presented to me. This week, she sent me a New York Magazine article outlining just how great of a gift macarons can be. (you don’t have to convince me of that!)
Check out the article below, and if you want to give your friends and family something special, go with French pastries. You will be loved.
Categories: Dreaming About · new york
Tagged: dessert, french pastry, macaron, new york, new york bakery, new york magazine
Look at this beauty of a gift my sister got for me:
box full of love
perfect pastry post meal
She showed up at Thanksgiving dinner with a neat, little box of tasty macarons. For those of you who have not been introduced to the hamburger-shaped French pastries, they are “a traditional French pastry, made of egg whites, almond powder, icing sugar and sugar”. (wiki)
As told by Darby,” a new bakery opened with the cutest little lady owner – and she makes macarons’. That bakery is called J’ Chanceux Macaron and has only been opened for a few weeks.
info, held up by Darby
We did a taste testing in her apartment the next day. We got through them all, but since we were stuffed, never declared a winner. Looking back, the flavor that left a lasting impression on me was the coffee. It was sweet, but had a tinge of bitterness that added another dimension to the dessert.
Macarons are one of my all-time favorite treats – small enough to taste a few, crunchy with a melt-in-your-mouth outer layer, and a touch of cream.
If you live in New York City, go try out J’ Chanceux and give the little lady a chance.
Categories: Dreaming About · Group Fooding · new york
Tagged: bakery, dessert, macaron, new york city, nyc
Big changes for all octopus lovers over at La Pietra Cucina. The restaurant has recently received larger and more tender varieties of octopi. The new octopus product is directly represented in the lovely soup appetizer – Braised Octopus & Chick Pea Soup with escarole and olivastro. In the past, the soup had a nice amount of thinly sliced, shaved, and chopped octopus (see pic here). Now, the octopus shines through in large chunks that peek through the luscious, rich broth.
Take a look for yourself and then go test out the extra chunky soup at La Pietra Cucina (while it lasts).
I'm chunky and beautiful
La Pietra Cucina
One Peachtree Pointe,
1545 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA
http://www.lapietracucina.com
Categories: Dreaming About · Fine Dining
Tagged: atlanta, atlanta restaurant, atlanta restaurants, la pietra cucina, octopus, seafood, soup
It has become quite clear to me that my eating at, thinking about, photographing, and spending money at Sushi House Hayakawa has become a bit much. And, to add fuel to the fire, I’m heading back there tonight at a friends request (and because it is absolutely delicious, fresh, and reasonably priced). In order to refrain form repeating content on this infant of a blog, I will quickly highlight some of the new bites of Japanese food that have entered my belly.
ikura, ikura, galora
oh how a lil uni can change a dish
I’ve covered parts of my trio in the past (think Would You Eat This? and Dreaming About), so here is the big picture:
salty ikura with creamy uni, sour umeboshi flavored jellyfish, spicy wasabi raw octopus
Lauren ordered a couple of rolls and I helped eat them:
spicy tuna
I'm special tonight!
blow torching
After tonight, I will most likely decrease my frequency of visits to Sushi House Hayakawa – if only to up the anticipation/appreciation ante.
Sushi House Hayakawa
5979 Buford Hwy. Red & Green Steakhouse Shopping Center A-10
Atlanta, GA 30340
http://www.atlantasushibar.com/
Categories: Buford Highway Eats · Dreaming About · Would You Eat This?
Tagged: sushi, seafood, fish, atlanta restaurant, buford highway, eggs, uni, octopus, chefs, caviar, atlanta, tuna, ikura, sea urchin, shrimp, chef, umeboshi, japanese restaurant, atlanta restaurants, buford highway restaurant, sushi house hayakawa, wasabi, jellyfish, flying fish roe, tobiko, crab, chef hayakawa
