Macaroni Grill!

note: for those of you familiar with hyemyung's blog, this is going to bear some resemblance to her blog. you'll see what i mean...

Alright so after an eventful weekend in the city, I stopped by a little place called Macaron Cafe on ...thirty something street, between broadway and 7th? does that make sense? is there 6th ave between broadway and 7th? i dunno, i can get there, i dont really know where it is. basically this blog is useless if you're inspired to go check out the place haha

but previously, i saw pictures and mini reviews of a mystery french pastry called "Macarons" from grace and hyemyung's blogs/facebook, and i was somewhat intrigued. the pictures made it look like colorful marshmallows, and marshmallows are mad delicious, so naturally id want to eat it. righ righ? makes sense, i think. simple thinking haha

but after reading someone's food blogs for some time, i think i learned to appreciate food more. cause usaually id just eat it, and if it tastes good, then i'll like it, thats it. but i'v been kinda taking note of food that im eating, jokkom more appreciative.

so here goes:

The French Macaron. I feel better about the authenticity of this place's pastries because the workers are french lol. but for 1.75, you can get 1 macaron, a choice of maaad different flavors, like strawberry or creme brulee (shown on the right), chocholate, jasmine tea, rose something, lychee, expresso...and id ont remember any more haha.

basically, the macaron is a sweet french dessert pastry. if you look at it, "it looks like a hamburger." but unlike a big burger, the macaron is about the size of the bottom of a soda can. kinda miniscule, but regardless of the size, i think you'll be satisfied. Instead of a bun, you have this, somewhat crisp, somewhat crunchy, hard shell, pretty sweet with the flavor of your choice. and instead of lettuce, tomato, sauce, you have this dense bread part, and its really soft. its almost like jelly bean texture status, but it doesnt get stuck in your teeth. but like a jelly bean, it doesnt crumble or fall apart. finally, instead of your hamburger beef patty, we have a custard-like creme filling. Soft, creamy, and not neukki hae at all.

Over all, like the shake shack burger, which someone introduced to me and i thought it was the best friggen cheese burger iv ever had, i think this is one of my favorite desserts. (my top choice being korean bbang) like, someone mentioned that this was a feminine treat, and even tho admittedly its not really manly (it is a french dessert after all), im not ashamed to say its pretty damn delectable. if you have like 10, you'll probably get tired of it, but like 1 or 2 with a glass of ice cold milk would be maaad ideal. i had milk at home, but my macarons were getting crushed by other people on the train so i ate them on the ride home from the city. but not before taking mental notes about how good these were haha

go to this place. its mad small and really hidden i feel like, but Cafe Macaron. not to be confused with Cafe Morroccan, or Macaroni Grill.