Parisian Porn

I have just wasted an hour of my life looking at the pictures on this cake review site. The text is a little dreary but the photographs and subject matter are wonderful. Stella and I are going to review Laduree's new macaroon flavours tomorrow.

Who Wants Yesterday's Breakfast

Gluten Free Raspberry & White Chocolate Muffin from Covent Garden (still warm) and Chai tea.

Where the sun goes down tomorrow ....

Over in West London my friends and I were mulling over a particularly unpleasant relationship breakup offering the usual sollace.
'We told you so'
'We never liked him'
'What did you expect?'
All the time dipping into 'Salted caramel & chocolate tart' at Pizza East on the corner of Goldbourne and Portbello Rd.
You have to make the trip.

New flavours

Rather than bang on about how depressed I am I thought I would take a more stiff upper lip approach today and concentrate on performing a public service. Laduree have launched 4 new flavour macaroons this month so I thought it my civic duty to review the new arrivals.

Lemon & Thyme : Jess took me for sage tea once on the Goldbourne Road it was disgusting. Sage and Thyme remind me of Paxo stuffing. I quite like Paxo stuffing although I never make roast dinners or cook anything if I can help it but its an unfortunate association when it comes to delicate french patisserie. The lemon flavour is strong and tart but the after taste of thyme is clear and unsettling.  5/10

Chocolate from Madagascar : Rich chocolate taste, flavour a little like mouse, er mousse actually not at all like tiny rodent, crispy shell, heavy and substantial. Most macaroons are so light it can be like didn't really eat them, not in this case, if I ate 3 I would feel sick, feeling sick is how I know when to stop.  This is pretty good but I don't really like chocolate flavour macaroons. Definitely a good hit of chocolate for a choc emergency though. 6/10

Strawberry and Mint : Horrible, this tastes like eating cheap strawberry jam right after you have brushed your teeth. 3/10

Melon : Strong cantalope flavour a little bit bubble gum for me. Not crazy about this one either. 4/10

So all in all not impressed with new flavours, I prefer the classic Laduree flavours like, lemon, rose, coconut and red fruit.  At £6.40 for four little macaroons its probably best to stick with what you know like.

Laduree & Puppies

Just got back from Laduree  in Harrods I had one caramel macaroon, one blackcurrant and chocolate (ltd edition flavour) one lemon and  one cherry and almond. To drink I had hot chocolate that comes in a little silver jug with a side bowl of chantilly cream. Basically a days calories in a tea cup.

There is a new branch of Laduree opening opposite the Apple store in Covent Garden soon.  I can't wait. I don't eat at Laduree as often as I would like for many reasons including the expense and fitting into my own clothes but I am so happy that I will have a branch on my door step. It the nutrition version of 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'. We went up to the 4th floor to see the puppies in Pet Kingdom. They had mini sausage dogs and chihuahua's but boringly they were all asleep. One of my favourite things to do in London is get macaroons from Laduree and go and look at the puppies. A couple of years ago I had a job in Eaton Place and my friend Caren worked for Harvey Nicks nearby. A few times a week we would go to Laduree buy a couple of macs each and then go upstairs to look at the pups. It is my all time 2nd favourite date. The first would be a trip  to The Royal College Of Surgeons Museum on Lincolns Inn Field.

Lunch

Lunch today was three Pierre Herme macaroons from the concession in Selfridges. One Rose, one caramel, one chocolate, banana, ginger and passion fruit. Fabulous.