It’s Official: This is the Week of the Macaron

Oh how my students love me.

One of my students (shout out to Gena) spent her entire summer in Paris and before she left, she purchased a gift for me:

Instant A — well, it would’ve been an instant A if she were taking one of my classes this semester instead of last semester. (OK. Total joke. I don’t take bribes…unless it’s a silver suitcase filled with unmarked bills or even a Fry Daddy).

Anyways, these bomb-ass macarons are from (as noted in the picture) Ladurée, a confection destination I fell in love with when I was in Paris last summer:

Please note the fancy packaging of the macarons Gena gave me. My packaging was not as swanky. But it’s what’s inside that counts (but I am saving that fancy box).

Anyways, I got home today and I got this in the mail:

This was from my homeboy Ryan who came and visited a couple of weeks ago. While he was here, we went to another bomb-ass macaron place in Hayes Valley called Paulette which, according to the fancy French lady behind the counter, import their cookie from Ladurée. We bought a dozen of them and he ended up eating them all so this is him paying me back.

He really didn’t need to do this. Actually, he did. He hoarded all of the macarons.

Nonetheless, with these two generous deliveries of macarons, I proclaim this week MACARON WEEK. I wonder if Mayor Gavin Newsom will sign a proclamation for that.