Macaron with one 'o'

While it may have taken me this long to work out just how to pronounce the name of these brightly coloured and decadent bite-sized sweets, I fell head over heels in love with macarons after the very first bite. The perfect soft and chewy centre encased with an airy crunch that could only have been created with love. However, I am getting ahead of myself here. So to back track, after stumbling across this article on the Inside Vancouver Blog, not long after it was written, I knew I had to see what all the fuss was about in relation to the newly opened Thierry cafe and its array of macaron flavours. After telling a friend about this discovery, it was actually she who surprised me with my first macaron from Thierry, which was a welcome delight after a particularly crummy day. The macaron was a delicious chocolate caramel one and still ranks up there as one of my all time favourite flavours. I have graced Thierry with my presence on more than one occasion so as to slowly work my way through their rotating, sometimes seasonal selection, which I often complement with an Americano coffee. Since that first macaron I have had my taste buds tantalised by the likes of raspberry, coffee, pumpkin and gingerbread just to name a few. Macarons are definitely something to tell all your friends about and trust me when I say they make the perfect gift snugly tucked into a signature Thierry box ready to dazzle the lucky recipient upon opening with all their colourful splendour. I have done this and can confirm it was very well received. While I am not quite ready to make my own, which I have seen done on a few blogs, I am definitely more than happy to keep racking up the flavours at Thierry. Don't just take my word for it, rush out and find your nearest macaron cafe and see what all the fuss is about for yourself.