Macarons

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Pierre Herme is universally acknowledged as the king of French pastry with shops in Tokyo Paris & London. He is the best & has even been described as a couturier of pastry. This is a man at the top of his art & there is no question his macarons are in a league of its own. Macarons are the aristocrats of pastry; these brightly coloured mini meringues daintily sandwiched together with gooey fillings have become a holy grail for cookery fanatics & there are even food blogs dedicated to them. Now for the first time all the macaron recipes from this most celebrated French patissier are published in English. The French language edition has been one of the much sought after cookbooks of recent years. & just like Pierre Herme's famous macarons it would be difficult for any macaron book to surpass this one. There are 200 pages of recipes & beautiful food photography & because making macarons is mostly about technique rather than just a standard recipe readers will appreciate the 32-step-by-step photo-illustrated instructions for making shells & fillings. All the classics are here like dark chocolate praline coffee & pistachio but others feature the more unusual macarons that Herme is justly famous for: Isfahan is one with lychee rose & raspberry Arabesque with apricot & pistachio Satine with passion fruit orange & cream cheese Mandarin & pink pepper black truffles balsamic vinegar as well as a bright-green macaron filled with fresh mint. Anyone interested in making macarons will find Pierre Herme's the best book in print.