Macarons from my Paris macaron hunt
Just back form Paris where I tried to hunt down all the macarons I could find
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Edwardkimuk
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- Location: UK
- Favorite foods: Sugar and anything with it in - I have a pretty strong sweet tooth especially fond of macarons, cupcakes and cookies . Lover of peanut flavored things as well. My favourite meal is my dads Thai curry
- Last bite on earth: I have absolutely no idea what I would choose
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Anyone heard of this?
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This is the link to the announcement http://tinyurl.com/yzlts7m
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Great piece, ive tried tempering before and whilst my temperatures were all spot on it never had the desired shine so its very useful to hear agitation is probably my problem, thanks.