Cebu Secret Chows: Macaron Tango

         French macarons was my first official food post for Babe for Food's debut in the blogosphere. If you don't remember or are clueless, just click here. I love these luxe cookies for their texture (light crisp shell and melt-in-your-mouth chewy interior) and the endless variety of flavors and colors they could come in. 

           Before this blog was born, Macaron Tango was already around, so it's been more than a year in existence. It only caught on a bit of popularity just lately this year. And it was not only til recently that I took my chance to visit them for none other than their much renowned glorious macarons.

(Sorry for the dim photos)

The macarons in all their flavored glory!

       I noticed they had miniature macarons on top of the regular-sized ones which I found out were free samples! How adorable! 

Luis with his macaron lips. Perfect fit! :))

           Macaron Tango is owned by a French family so you're guaranteed to find authentic French dishes here. This little, cozy French patisserie and cafe offers honestly good pastries and entrees such as quiche lorraine, cheesecakes, fresh salads and more that will keep you coming back.  

      As much as I wanted to try one of their entrees during this visit, my wallet was malnourished. So I had to settle for just the macarons. I had the pistachio, strawberry and vanilla. These are P40 a pop and P255 for a box of 6. 

strawberry, vanilla and pistachio for P40 each!

       ...Love at first bite. I will forever lust for these! 

        Not only can you eat their macarons, you can WEAR them too! Well, not for the guys, of course. I noticed an accessory collection of macaron necklaces and earrings hung on their wall by the counter. Quite pricey though! Necklaces for P300 and earrings for P400 (I don't know why the earrings are more expensive. O.O). But if you're that obsessed with these aristocrat cookies, why not? 

macaron necklaces P300

macaron earrings P400

        Just this month, Macaron Tango has opened a new branch at BTC. They don't serve meals there but they do have lasagna and quiche if you want a heavy snack. Finally, one for the northern folks like me! :)

*This is a Cebu Secret Chows segment. Check out the page on my homepage's menu bar for the complete list and more posts like this. :D



Macaron Tango 
Boulevard (under Jo's Inato), Osmena Blvd.
Capitol, Cebu City 6000

Banilad Town Center (BTC),
Gov. M. Cuenco St., Cebu City 6000

Contact:  (032) 236 3488

Operating Hours:   Mon - Sat  8:30 AM - 10 PM 



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Vanille's Macarons and New Flavors

the luscious macarons in new flavors! (forgive some pics with irregular shapes. editing is not my thing. lol.)

MY FIRST FEATURE!!! :D

Macarons - those delicate, luscious almond meringue cookies that sandwich a cream filling (love the liqueur-infused ones) that melt in your mouth with every bite and come in every imaginable flavor and color! Who can't love (eating) these?! I can be obsessed with these but they tend to be pricey for their size. Well, you can't blame something that's made of ground almond and meringue and whatever wonderful things you can think of. But actually, aside from the ingredients that make these luxurious cookies quite pricey, the production cost is a big factor. Making these will always incur a reject/s because this recipe tends to be generally inconsistent. Every baker or pastry chef knows this. I'm not much of a baker or patissier? (did i get that right?) so I prefer to eat these. But don't get me wrong, I'd love to try making some by myself someday. After all, being well-rounded is a great advantage for any chef. ;)

      

      Vanille Cafe and Patisserie is a French cafe at the 2nd floor of the Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu that sells macarons at an individual price. They were one of the first tenants of the Terraces so they've been around since October 2008. They're macarons caught my eye and I still crave for them from time to time. The only flavors they had back then were chocolate and vanilla. But two weeks ago, approximately the first week of May, they launched 8 new flavors! I discovered these just two days ago. The new flavors are, espresso, caramel, tableya, kalamansi, orange, coconut, hazelnut praline, peppermint. The cost per piece is just 35 php. My personal favorites are the peppermint and hazelnut praline. The peppermint macaron is perfect to flush away that savory residue after a meal. I'm glad the attendant was accommodating enough to arrange each available flavor on a plate for photo courtesy. 

Along with these adorable and tasty treats is an ambience with an air of French sophistication in a cafe setting. Purple plush seats that are comfortable even for considerably long hours of coffee and wifi is available as well, free with any purchase in the cafe. Aside from decadent pastries, a full course menu is served including selections of quiche lorraine. So whenever you want to have a quick, guiltless dessert, keep Vanille on top of the list.

Special thanks to Issa Perez and her hubby Paolo Climaco for supporting me on my first feature! I forever love you both! <3

 

photos by: issa perez - follow her on http://littleblacksheepfashion.blogspot.com