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Enjoy European Confections
Rosalie Guillem and her daughter, Audrey Guillem Saba, recently opened le macaron, a French pastry shop on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, Florida. From Provence, the mother-daughter team brings a variety of European confections to our town.
le macaron also serves coffee and expresso to enjoy with French pastries at cafe tables inside or outside.
Several large photographs of macarons by Chris Gladdue illustrate the main attraction. A raspberry-colored wall and bright candy-colored chairs add to the confectionery decor.
We enjoy nibbling on macarons or petite madeleines and sipping coffee while we watch people stroll by on The Circle. Last time we noticed an enticing blue-colored macaron. As it turned out, the macaron was a blackcurrant one and very delicious.
Try their Norman Love Confections without driving to Ft. Myers for these coveted handmade chocolates.
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le macaron
382 St. Armands Circle
Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA
Telephone: 941.552.8872
Hours
10am-9pm Sundays - Thursdays
10am-10pm Fridays
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A Portrait of Five Macarons
After the shoot came the nibble!
Five darling macarons nestled in a narrow white box and swaddled in raspberry-colored tissue. My wife and I oohed and aahed our way through this divine pastry handmade by le macaron. The orange macaron offered the biggest surprise - a burst of ctirus flavor tantalizing the mouth with Floridian flavor.
Next we shared the mocha macaron with chocolate filling. Yummy!
These sandwich-like pastries with a ganache in the middle come in a dizzying variety of flavors. Best of all, le macaron serves these delights at their pastry shop on St. Armands Circle.
Photo: Louis Wery
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What's Your Favorite Goodie at le macaron?
I like framboise (strawberry) and my wife prefers chocolate. What flavor do you favor? Or do you choose the delectable Norman Love chocolates?
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- lasertek lasertek Dec 14, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
- Yummy! I've tasted one of these before but never knew its name. Macaron! Every must try it!
Great lens! Hope you could visit my lenses as well. Thanks
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- divacratus divacratus Dec 13, 2009 @ 3:49 am
- They look great! Never tasted a macaron before but now I would love to!
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- EditionH EditionH Dec 12, 2009 @ 2:32 am
- Nice to meet another Provence fan on Squidoo ! Lovely lens and great local feature!
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- eclecticeducation eclecticeducation Dec 1, 2009 @ 11:58 pm
- I've never tried them before, but they do look yummy! Great lens!
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- louiswery louiswery Dec 2, 2009 @ 6:31 am
- When this cafe opened, I tried my first macaron. Deliciously different! Thanks for commenting!
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Tweets about macarons
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- TomIsAMuffin
- @Fl0owW O.O, Si je fais très pitié j'aurais le droit à un macaron ? <3
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- vincentguerin
- @FrenchTwistDC Le mocha cerise griotte des Starbucks d'ici est pas mal, mais par contre pas de macaron au programme des douceurs disponibles
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- sarahsioli
- @ligelena e que melhor macaron é esse? fui no le vin semana passada, acho que os macarons tavam velhos, pareciam goma de mascar! :~
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- ligelena
- daí comprei uns macarons no le vin pra fazer minha tarde feliz. e a @deborahbresser me dá o tel do melhor macaron de SP. que dia, que dia
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- 42Faubourg
- @The_Saint_G Ecoute pas le @brice_b, il est jaloux! Il a jamais goûté de Pierre Hermé ni d'Art Macaron :-p
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Rosalie Guillem and her staff at le macaron dressed one of the classical Roman statues on St. Armands Circle as a mermaid for FRIGHT NIGHT! a new Halloween event. Click here to see more photos taken at the Halloween event held on The Circle.St. Armands Circle hosts many events during the year. Car shows and arts festivals prove very popular with Sarasota locals and visitors. Click here for more details.
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