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Bangkok Adventures: Pierre Herme - The King of Macarons in Emquartier

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | 9:22 pm | 0 comments

Nobody can say no to Pierre Herme macarons, especially not when it's already right in front of your eyes and you didn't have to fly to Paris just to try them. It turns out that Pierre Herme opened a shop in Bangkok, right in the heart of Emquartier, which is a huge ass mall with lots of food and branded items, similar to Siam Paragon.

We got the 7 piece macaron which came up to about 37SGD.

Expensive, but no regrets.

TRUFFLE BLANCHE & NOISETTE

white truffle and roasted piedmont hazelnut slivers

This is part of the Christmas seasonal special flavour.

If you like truffles, this is it.

Mildly salty mixed in with some sweetness, this is a really unique flavour.

ISPAHAN

rose, litchi and raspberry

This macaron is their best selling flavour and it's all about texture. There were little bits of pinkish stuff inside, can't quite tell what it is but it added some oomph to the cream.

INFINIMENT CHOCOLAT PAINEIRAS

pure origin brazilian dark chocolate, paineiras plantation

This is hands down one of the best chocolate I have ever had. The chocolate is so creamy it's almost like a thick and silky smooth ice cream.

CREME BRULEE

vanilla and caramel bits

INFINIMENT PRALINE NOISETTE

hazelnut praline and crispy praline

See what I mean about nothing is ever that simple with these macarons? Bite open and there's almost always a surprise waiting inside.

INFINIMENT MANDARINE

mandarin orange and candied mandarin orange

One of my favourite flavours is this orange one. It looks simple but the addition of candied orange really takes the citrusy notes to a higher level.

MOGADOR

milk chocolate and passion fruit

In a Nutshell

Verdict: 5/5

Price Point: $$$

Thumbs Up: MACARONS!!

To Improve: -

Will I return: Yes

Why: Because Pierre Herme!!!!!

Pierre Herme @ The EmQuartier

G Floor GB07

693, 695 Sukhumvit Rd

Klongton Nua, Wattana

10110 Bangkok

+662 003 6444

10:00am - 10:00pm

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Bangkok Adventures: Laduree Cafe at Siam Paragon

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | 5:03 pm | 0 comments

French macaron masters Ladurée have landed in Siam Paragon and I decided to drop by for a visit.

I like how the whole place seemed like a pop up cafe concept, right smack in the middle of the mall but still manged to look all quaint and French cafe-ish.

The setup all looks super dainty and girly, it's the perfect place to spend a girly afternoon date having some high tea and chilling.

SAINT HONORE ( 350 BAHT )

puff pastry, cream puff pastry, pistachio light cream, whipped cream, grilled flaked almonds

Ordered a dessert to share, and this sounds very appealing. The actual look of the dessert gave me a surprise though, because I expected some dainty looking thing you know, to match the whole cafe vibe. My other experience with the Saint Honore was at Patisserie G and that was mind blowing. The whole design of the cake just looks sleek, dainty and tasted extremely refined.

I'm a tad disappointed to say the least, while this is not bad, it wasn't mindblowing like what I expected. . I am more disturbed that our local Patisserie G has a much more refined and delicious version than the famous Laduree.

ROI SOLEIL (280 BAHT)

green tea marked by the energy of bergamot combined with rhubarb and caramel. a royal blend that gives panache to this tea.

This tea, however, blew my mind away. It was green tea and beyond. All the added bergamot spices made the flavour of the tea more complex, Even though we were on a time crunch, we still managed to drink the whole pot.

In a Nutshell

Verdict: 3.5/5

Price Point: $$$

Thumbs Up: Tea

To Improve: Food wasn't mindblowing, but service and atmosphere was on point.

Will I return: Maybe

Why: Nice quiet atmosphere makes for a nice spot to chill the afternoon away.