I’m taking a short trip back to home to California and the Mac Daddy needs to bring back some goodies for the ladies…

Laduree, the one place in Paris synonymous with fine pastries, especially the macaroon.  The high quality ingredients, the beautiful presentation, and the intricately designed packaging, Laduree reminds me of Tiffany, but with desserts.  I’m sure, like Tifanny, one can get some pretty good macaroons elsewhere, but with Laduree, you’re buying a great product, but more importantly, you’re buying the name…

This is the box that the macaroons come in.

Here’s a close up shot of the macaroons, a marriage of smooth crispiness, soft sweetness, vivid colors and flavors.

Four boxes ready to take a first class flight back with me from Paris to LAX.