Tous les Jours Macarons

I came home one night and my brother hands me this!

TOUS LES JOURS MACARONS

Sorry but honestly, I didn't get to identify what the flavors were.. They were ...bad. They were just sweet and (not worth the calories) But nevertheless, I'm thankful I got to try these!

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KATHLEEN'S MACARON CRITERIA:

Shell 5/10

It should be smooth and delicate, slightly crispy but not crunchy- fragile like eggshells, it should also be somehow flat and not dome-shaped with no air bubbles nor air pockets. Technically, excessive coloring is a no-no.

Filling & Flavor 2/10

F&F should be smooth, light and distinctly flavorful. It shouldn't be too sweet or sour as well. Melt in the mouth texture is also a plus!

Aesthetics 5/10 

Shape and size of the macaron, feet and filling ratio

Value --/10

We all know that macarons aren't easy to do, (and maybe there are even more guidelines that I've yet to read about) so you're technically paying for the labor of the macaron maker. Accept it, pay, then judge if it was worth the money you paid with.  (I didn't really pay for this so I wouldn't know :( but I'm assuming it's lower than 5..)

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TOUS LES JOURS

G/F Greenbelt 5, Legaspi Street, Makati City

(02)754-9966

Hours: 9:00-22:00

Rosemarie Macarons

F   I   N   A   L   L   Y   .

I found a good macaron place in Manila (or atleast better than the so called #1 macaron place - Bizu), and it was by accident.

While my friends were having their eyelash extensions done, Joi and I decided to go to the supermarket to buy some drinks. After getting what we wanted, we decided to head for the elevatory but we couldn't find it. We rounded the whole basement floor and we happened to pass by this -

ROSEMARIE'S

Intense colors but ahhhhh yum

These are the available flavors that time

Cute nameplates, don't you think?

IT WAS SO HARD TO CHOOSE.

PEPPERMINT DARK CHOCOLATE

GREEN TEA

PEPPERMINT

LYCHEE

BELGIAN DARK CHOCOLATE

PISTACHIO

And I caught Tona devouring a Peppermint Dark Chocolate macaron on cam. LOL

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KATHLEEN'S MACARON CRITERIA:

Shell 8/10

It should be smooth and delicate, slightly crispy but not crunchy- fragile like eggshells, it should also be somehow flat and not dome-shaped with no air bubbles nor air pockets. Technically, excessive coloring is a no-no. (Excessive coloring but shell is better than Bizu's ey!)

Filling & Flavor 8/10

F&F should be smooth, light and distinctly flavorful. It shouldn't be too sweet or sour as well. Melt in the mouth texture is also a plus!

Aesthetics 810 

Shape and size of the macaron, feet and filling ratio

Value 9/10

We all know that macarons aren't easy to do, (and maybe there are even more guidelines that I've yet to read about) so you're technically paying for the labor of the macaron maker. Accept it, pay, then judge if it was worth the money you paid with. 

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ROSEMARIE'S

"FRENCH MACARONS

These little French cookies are filled with good ganache and buttercreams. 
Boxes can fit 6-8 pcs or 12-14 pcs
Special Packs can also be done in acetate round gift boxes wrapped in cellophane with ribbons and card.

Vanilla Silk
Belgian Dark Chocolate
Belgian Milk Chocolate
Davao Dark 65% 
Nutella
Nutella Kids (no coffee)
Speculoos
Hazelnut Praline
Salted Caramel
Salted Caramel Kids (no coffee)
Barako Coffee
Dulce de Leche
Strawberry White Chocolate 
Passionfruit White Chocolate
Coco Pandan White Chocolate 
Mocca 
Orange Dark Ganache
Lychee Rose Ganache
Peppermint Dark Chocolate
Peppermint White Chocolate
Gianduja

For orders call us at Tel no: 782-6172 /
0908-6367431 
Pick up points : Loyola Grand Villas (everyday)
our commissary at 9 Katipunan Rd. beside Gate 1 of Ateneo,
Rockwell Power Plant Mall Rustan's Market Fresh area"

Hambur-macarons!

So I was bored one time and decided to make some hamburger macarons. I know these aren't the best ones but it was one of my first few tries! :)

 Cheese, ketchup and green almond butter sandwiched in 2 macaron shells. Yes it's weird sounding but it did taste good ah!!! :)

 And here's a fisheye view of the macaron! Heheheh

ofcourse I won't rate what I made.. There's so much more room for improvement! Maybe next time :)

It's a feast! It's a feast!

I didn't know I'd be happy to see a big assed box filled with Pierre Herme's macarons!

ITS HEAVEN!!

KATHLEEN'S MACARON CRITERIA:

Shell 10/10

It should be smooth and delicate, slightly crispy but not crunchy- fragile like eggshells, it should also be somehow flat and not dome-shaped with no air bubbles nor air pockets. Technically, excessive coloring is a no-no.

Filling & Flavor 10/10

F&F should be smooth, light and distinctly flavorful. It shouldn't be too sweet or sour as well. Melt in the mouth texture is also a plus!

Aesthetics 10/10 

Shape and size of the macaron, feet and filling ratio (some people like thick fillings, some people don't. In my case, I do. Don't you get sad when it's just you know... Flat?)

Value 10/10

We all know that macarons aren't easy to do, (and maybe there are even more guidelines that I've yet to read about) so you're technically paying for the labor of the macaron maker. Accept it, pay, then judge if it was worth the money you paid with. 

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PIERRE HERMÉ

Shop 2410, Level 2, Gateway Arcade,

Harbour City, 17 Canton Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

尖沙咀廣東道17號海港城港威商場2樓2410號舖

Tel: 2155 3866

Hours: Mon-Sun: 10:00am-10:00pm

The Iscreamist

Dad was watching some video on YouTube about nitrogenized ice cream the other day & I remembered I read something about the Iscreamist in Teacher's Village. So I decided to bring him there, and here's our experience! :)

THE ISCREAMIST

This was their menu board, something like a periodic table!

And this was the place! It was so blue (which made my eyes hurt a little) but it was alright!

Here's kuya Iscreamist pouring liquid nitrogen to make my Banana Cream Pie ice cream

Mix mix mix!!!

Tada!!! Toasted marshmallow is their best seller but I didn't feel like eating "toasted marshmallows". Salted caramel was their second (and you know I hate salted caramel) and Pistachio was unavailable.... so I got this, and I wasn't disappointed at all :) It was the best (and fresh-est) banana cream pie ice cream I had (lol) Yep, it was that good! (A little bit costly too! Php 150 / 2 scoops)

We also ordered Dragon's Breath - S'mores (Php 65 / 4pcs). Here, you're supposed to dip the S'mores (on popsicles) into the cup filled with liquid nitrogen for about 7 seconds and consume the entire S'more in one bite. Doing so will let the evaporating liquid nitrogen escape from your mouth (and even through your nose!) - and this is why they call it the Dragon's Breath. They had French Macarons however the girl before me got the last piece available... so... :(

It wasn't so visible in pictures because of the blue light (and I didn't put flash on it), but this was the S'more on popsicle :)

Dipping S'mores in a cup of liquid nitrogen causes smoke to overflow from the cup!

Here's daddy doing the same!

Dip dip dip!

And there's daddy with his Dragon's Breath! :)

Iscreamist is definitely worth a try! I came around 8:30pm and spotted one free table, but after I ordered people started to pour in so I guess the only downside was that it could be jam packed with eager customers, so come during off-peak hours! :)

I mean hey, it's a great place to chill! (if you know what I mean ;) )

THE ISCREAMIST

46D Magiting Street, Teacher's Village,

East Diliman 1101 QC

Hours: Mon-Sat (3pm-11pm), Sun (by reservation only)