Macarons. You can’t walk a block in Paris without seeing boulangerie windows lined with the colorful, little cookies — even McDonald’s McCafe has a selection: pistachio, raspberry, chocolate. And while a couple of local bakeries specialize in the treat (pastry of merengue and almond flour sandwiching a filling of buttercream, jam or ganache), like Frieda’s Desserts in Madeira, helmed by fourth-generation, certified master pasty chef Armin Hack, Macaron Bar will be the only bakery in Cincinnati devoted strictly to macarons.
The brain-child of former P&G brand manager Patrick Moloughney and Nathan Sivitz — who studied pastry with a focus on macarons at The Gourmandise School in Santa Monica, Calif., and has taken a macaron master class at Ecole Lenôtre in Paris — Macaron Bar is slated to open in November.
They plan to offer core macaron flavors, complemented by seasonal selections, as well as a selection of coffees and teas from local partners Deeper Roots Coffee and Essencha Tea House.
Their building on Main Street is right next to Park + Vine. Stay tuned to their social media — twitter and Facebook — for updates.
1206 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, macaron-bar.com.
This article appears in Aug 13-19, 2014.