Wednesday, March 10, 2010

French Macaron Class with Tartelette

Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles

Tartelette in the house! (Well, at least in Southern California).

Thanks to the efforts of Rachael, Gaby and Jenny, Helene Dujardin (Tartelette) came out to Los Angeles to conduct macaron and food photography classes. Whoo hoo!

Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles
Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles
Having never made French macarons before (but eaten plenty), this class was great. Who knew aged egg whites, almonds, powdered sugar and granulated sugar could make such pretty treats!

Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles
The class was fun because I also got to meet a bunch of food bloggers and catch up with ones I met at BlogHerFood.

Macaron Class with Tartelette in Los Angeles
This is the best "to go" box ever.

Thank you sooo much Rachael, Gaby and Jenny for setting up these classes!
Both classes totally rocked!

23 comments:

  1. TrendsettersMarch 10, 2010 at 6:59 AM

    lucky you...nice macarons

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  2. MariaMarch 10, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    I am jealous, I will admit it:) Glad you had fun and the macs look perfect!

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  3. NichicakesMarch 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    lucky lucky! gorgeous macarons

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  4. DailyChefMarch 10, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    Homemade macarons! Amazing! I'm jealous too :-P

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  5. SookMarch 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Oh these look fantastic!

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  6. KatrinaMarch 10, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    Little jealous about you getting to take that class! ;) I fell in love with my first taste of macarons in SF at the Food BlogHer conf. And have now had a few since. They are awesome. The class sounds awesome! Sigh.

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  7. AveenMarch 10, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    I wish I could go to that class! I had my first ever attempt at macarons yesterday and it was a complete failure but yours look gorgeous, well done :)

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  8. Nutmeg NannyMarch 10, 2010 at 12:14 PM

    Oh man those macs look great! They are perfect :)

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  9. Anna M.March 10, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    yes!!! This is what I want to learn how to make. Those look so good. I keep hearing that it's really tricky to make too. Nicely done :)

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  10. vanillasugarblogMarch 10, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    oh that sounds like fun. lucky you.

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  11. Rachael HutchingsMarch 10, 2010 at 3:47 PM

    I am SO glad that you were able to come! It was so nice to finally meet you in person! I hope I don't have to wait as long to see you again. :)

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  12. Jennifer T.March 10, 2010 at 5:13 PM

    That sounds like so much fun. What kind of filling(s) did you make?

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  13. Jennifer T.March 10, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    Oops! Never mind. I just read the caption on the photo. They almost look like they are double filled. I bet they are delicious!

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  14. The Nervous CookMarch 10, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    Macarons are heavenly & those look perfect!

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  15. MemóriaMarch 10, 2010 at 8:33 PM

    You're so lucky!!!! Great job on the macarons!

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  16. CarolineMarch 10, 2010 at 9:24 PM

    That's so cool that you got to make macarons from the macaron queen herself!! Yeah, put me in with the rest of the jealous group.

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  17. RonnieMarch 11, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    I have no idea how I managed to miss this class since I follow her on Google Reader. My first attempt at macarons turned out a right disaster. This could have been really useful!

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  18. EsiMarch 11, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    You've got amazing skills woman!

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  19. EsiMarch 11, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    And it was GREAT seeing you again this weekend.

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  20. UnknownMarch 11, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    The class sounds like so much fun! All of the "cool" foodie events seem to take place on the west coast. I live on the wrong side of the country! Your macarons look fabulous - great job!

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  21. eatme_deliciousMarch 16, 2010 at 7:13 AM

    How fun! And what cute little macarons. I still need to try making them!

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  22. ThemacaronqueenOctober 21, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Love the natural color that you use in these macarons. Lovely pictures. I bake a lot of macarons and it is really challenging because the consistency is different every single time even if I make it exactly the same way. It can get frustrating sometimes but the results are too yummy to resist.

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  23. ATasteOfMadnessMarch 5, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    This is crazy. How have I never tried macaroons? these look great!

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