Paulette (Beverly Hills)

Ever since I bought a box of downright disgusting macaroons from Jin Patisserie (seriously, what is up with the hype for that place?), I've been afraid to try Los Angeles macaroons. I thought it would be like my ever-failed attempt to find a stellar baguette in this town.

But after hearing some lovely things about Paulette, I decided to give them a try mostly because my mom mentioned she saw a French dessert on television that she'd never seen before. After she described it, I thought it had to be macaroons. So hopefully she'll ike these, because I sure did! I got her a box of 12 flavors.

My sister and I shared a pistachio and fresh peach. Lovely! The pistachio was subtly nutty with a creamy filling. The peach was an intense burst of white peach flavor, kind of like Japanese peach candy. The macaroons are on the large side, bigger than an Oreo, and each macaroon is brightly colored. They rotate flavors; I can't wait to go back when they have Earl Grey or caramel.