Dalloyau desserts and a cookie
To wrap up the Paris/France posts, I'll talk about some of the better pastries that we had while on vacation. The last post about Sadaharu Aoki, and I really liked the stuff there. While walking around we found a Eric Kayser store. They're a chain and have stores in random places, but at the one we visited, they were selling cookies. Mmm... cookies with chocolates in 'em. Maybe it's because we focused mostly on French patisseries during the trip, but this was the first cookie that we came across. It had all the elements of a good cookie with the crunchy bits and chewy parts and warm gooey chocolate. I mean, it wasn't a cheap cookie so it better damn well taste good. Texture wise, it reminded me a bit of the cookie at Bouchon Bakery here in New York.
Another patisserie that was enjoyable was Dalloyau. They're definitely one of the priciest dessert shops that we came across. But when you're on vacation you don't notice these things.
The cake that we tried was light and refreshing because of the giant pieces of strawberries that was embedded in the cake. I feel like in a restaurant, there's no way that I'd get a piece of cake for dessert. But in the middle of the afternoon when you're just hungry and on vacation? Let me eat cake!
The Dalloyau eclair was one of two eclairs I had in all my time in Paris and it was great. Rich chocolaty filling that just made my mouth happy. It's a shame that eclairs don't come super-sized because I'd get 'em like that. The two most popular kinds of eclairs you see in patisseries are chocolate and coffee. So next time, I gotta try coffee ones as well.
And then we get to another macaron. Wow look, I spelled it correctly this time. Gold star! Dalloyau macarons rank up there with Sadaharu Aoki and Pierre Herme's as well. The only thing is... they're expensive and very very tiny. They don't cost that much more but size wise, you really notice it. As far as the construction of the macaron and the flavors, Dalloyau has it got it down pat. The crackly exterior with enough filling to let you feel the impact of the particular flavor.
Alright that's really it for Paris posts. It's all back to New York stuff from here on out. I need to post about something that really screams New York on Wednesday...
God damn dude.... so much pastry in this series. You really did Paris right.
James
April 29, 2010 8:41 pm
@kim,
It's not possible to be macaron'ed out! Although I do want some NY specialties now!
Danny
April 28, 2010 3:53 pm
@Samantha,
Have you tried Macaron Cafe?
Danny
April 26, 2010 3:26 pm
Are you all 'macaron' out? It's time for some savory eats in NYC then. :)
kim
April 27, 2010 11:41 am
Oh, all those desserts look divine. I'm a sucker for macarons- I usually head on over to Madeleine Patisserie in Chelsea to hold me over until I visit Paris some day!
Samantha
April 26, 2010 3:19 pm