Not only did pastry chef François Payard invent Macaron Day (which takes place March 20), but he's now responsible for a cookie innovation we can only call genius. Say hello to the "Macaronut," a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Watch out, cupcake! The macaron is angling to be the new darling of the pastry world. And it is one cute cookie. “They’re adorable,” says Angie Dudley, who blogs about baking at ...

Even as the cupcake craze continues to dominate bakery windows, a small confection threatens to usurp these towers of sugar. The Parisian macaron, in soft pastels and vibrant jewel tones, is to the ...

Pastry chef Stephane Treand’s hands moved effortlessly as he piped small mounds of macaron batter onto large baking sheets. One hand guided the bag, while the other applied gentle pressure, the piping ...

Three years ago, pastry chef Yohann Le Bescond set out looking for a job anywhere that wasn’t in France. He had lived and worked in the country all his life and wanted a change. A job posting on a ...

We caught up with Cédric Grolet in Bilbao at the World's 50 Best Restaurants ceremony, and he predicted the next big trends in pastry. Two things that are really underexploited are pepper and ...

One of my favorite combinations is chocolate and citrus. I’ll often try to come up with something that has the two ingredients. I was thinking recently about using bergamot oranges and chocolate. I ...

A tower of pastel macarons looks impressive enough to be fit for the Palace of Versailles. But can you make something that airy, that delicate … that pink? A snowstorm almost got in the way, but ...

The decade-long cupcake craze may be coming to an end, but the French macaron (pronounced mah-kah-ROHN) continues to captivate Americans with stunning colors, smooth shells and perfectly sweetened ...

Pierre Chahine, a native of France, has been working in the pastry industry for almost 25 years. He has worked in four-star hotels, including the Hotel Concorde la Fayette Paris, and has been trained ...

Le Macaron, a French pastry shop, is opening a location in Downtown Tucson in late November. Le Macaron will be located on 260 E Congress St. directly next to the HUB Restaurant and Ice Creamery. The ...