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French Macarons @ Argo Tea and Boston Common Coffee Company

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jus wanna do a quick update on macarons in boston. so besides macaron sweeterie in lexington and LA burdick, there is another place that sells french macarons in bean: argo tea.

argo tea cafe is located in northeastern university snell library. i heard you do need a student ID to get into the library but i could be wrong. so you might need your NEU friend to hook you up.

i got them as a gift from my NEU friend today. how sweet!!! <3

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these are a lil bit too sweet for my liking, but i do like the green one a lot!!! i think it’s cantaloupe, never had that flavor before. i like these better than LA burdick, but def cant beat macaron sweeterie in lexington. if lexington is too far, this is a good alternative.

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Internet Cafes
Snell Library
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 373-4202

http://www.argotea.com

today i also went to boston common coffee co. to get some coffee. not a fan of their coffee at all, but it’s so cheap and close to my work and i go there sometimes when i dun wanna walk to starbucks. i saw they had macarons so i had to pick up two.

the first bite wasnt bad, then it became wayyyy too sweet and sugary tasting. i had hard time finishing it.
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i dont think they have it all the time or at all locations.

Category: Coffee & Tea
10 High St
(between Summer St & Federal St)
Boston, MA 02110
Neighborhood: Financial District
(617) 695-9700

http://bostoncommoncoffee.com/

Online Ordered French Macarons from Macaron Cafe New York

pork belly ordered me some macarons from macaron cafe because there arent a lot of places that sell macarons in boston. we have searched a lot of place online and the macaron cafe from new york looks the best and have relatively low shipping rate. the bad thing about ordering food online is the shipping cost since they have to be shipped thru overnight or same day shipping. the shipping cost can be as much as the cost of the food itself or even more.

macaron cafe has a decent selection of flavors. since it’s been a while, i cannot remember what exactly they taste like. i just remember they didnt wow me but they didnt taste bad either.

if you can’t get macarons anywhere else, i’d give this place a try.

fyi, macarons taste the best at room temperature. they need to be refrigerated if you are not eating them. once you get them out of the fridge, wait 15-20 mins so they are at room temperature.

you can order online @

http://macaroncafe.com/

or come visit their New York stores including
625 Madison Ave. Entrance on 59th Street
and 161 West 36th Street between Broadway and 7th

Online Ordered Cupcakes @ Georgetown Cupcake

pork belly ordered cupcakes from georgetown cupcake last year for my birfuday. whenever we drive by the shop in georgetown there is a huge line all the way down the street and i dont even see where it ends. so this place must must be amazing right?

mehh not really. they have a very huge and creative selection of cupcakes, but their cupcakes tend to be very sugary, heavy, sweet tasting.

i prefer sprinkles and the sweet lobby in DC than georgetown cupcake

im glad that i never waited in that cray line for this!

     

3301 M St NW
(between N 33rd St & N Bank St)
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-8448
http://www.georgetowncupcake.com

Lunch @ Sichuan Gourmet Boston Brookline, MA

pork belly and i were on our way to FuGaKyu to get some sushi before watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi Documentary (btw it’s pretty interesting.) sunday, but we saw sichuan gourmet and i was like ummmm that looks good too. i never got my spicy fish fix on friday so we changed our mind immediately.
this was my second time here. their food is somewhat americanized than other sichuan restaurants, but i find the ingredients are relatively fresh. the place is huge and you never have to wait! yes yes yes!!!

my porky belly w/ cutie face impatiently waiting for foooda

porky belly’s fave fried spicy sichuan chicken. this is not authentic at all but doesnt taste too bad.

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ta-da! my fave spicy sichuan fish!!!! love it with rice!

this place gets 3.5/5 bunny belly

1004 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 277-4226

http://www.laosichuan.com/

after eating at sichuan gourmet, you can go to this japanese bakery called Japonaise Bakery and Cafe couple shops down for some desserts! their green tea milkshake is the best ive had in boston! they also carry mochi and other pastries. ice cream mochis are delish ummm umm umm. i grabbed mango and green tea ones!

Japonaise Bakery and Cafe
1020 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 566-7730

http://www.japonaisebakery.com

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French Macarons, Madeleines, and Cupcakes @ The Sweet Lobby Capitol Hill Washington, DC pt.2

pork belly came boston to visit this past weekend and he brought me french macarons and cupcakes from the sweet lobby. he even skipped work to get me these. <3<3<3<3<3
he got me 6 macarons, 5 cupcakes, and 4 green tea madeleines.

the macarons were ok this time. the purple and pink combo one was mad sweet. i liked the purple one the best but i dont know what flavor it is tho. i dont think i ll ask pork belly get macarons for them anymore because they arent that special. i think i like macarons from macaron sweeterie better.

only this purple one made me go ummmmmmmmm yummmm ummmm

cupcakes are so good though so we ll continue to get cupcakes from sweet lobby.
Green Tea Pistachio, Coconut, Fire Breathing Chocolate, and Red Velvet
the green tea pistachio tasted a lot better than i remembered. so goood.
coconut one was jus ok. wouldnt get it again
the red velvet was yum. it’s topped with tangy cream cheese frosting so yumm cream cheeeese!!!

this is the fire breathing chocolate: Mandarin-scented dark chocolate cake, filled with spicy fudge,
topped with milk chocolate buttercream.
i def felt the ‘fire’. it was interesting but i doubt it would get it again

read my old review on sweet lobby

Macarons @ Silva’s Patisserie Vienna, VA

i was craving for some macarons today and trying to get pork belly take me to sweet lobby. he felt lazy and refused to drive me all the way to DC, so we searched for a place thats closer to pork belly’s house. it’s also on our way to our din din at Maple Ave.

but guess what? i found the worst macaron place ever. the macarons were awfullll. omg seriously. first they looked really artificial and excessively colored, but i thought how bad can it be so i bought one of each. they weren’t cheap. almost $2 each. but oh man, they are super bad. super artificial sugary weird tasting.

i also got the mocha brownie thingy. meh it was average. the two chocolate truffles werent good either.

please run away from this place.

i dont want to provide you with the address, but

167 Glyndon St SE
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 255-6880

http://silvaspatisserie.com

Green Tea Bingsoo @ Shilla Bakery Centreville, VA

pork belly and i wanted some green tea bingsoo after our super salty din din at the Chasin’ Tails.
shilla has pretty fresh + good quality korean bakery. i like their bingsoo, but i think the bubble tea is iight. too sugary.
green tea bingsoo: huge! kiwi + mochi + green tea ice cream + shaved ice.

this place gets 4/5 bunny belly.

6015 Centreville Crest Ln
Centreville, VA 20121

French Macarons and Cupcakes @ The Sweet Lobby Capitol Hill Washington, DC

my lovely pork belly aka the best bf in the world surprised me with macarons and cupcakes from the sweet lobby with this cutie peng peng from hallmark

they actually won the cupcake wars. he got me the Mango Cream, Green Tea Pistachio, Pineapple Inside Out, Vanilla Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Hazelnut. pork belly loves the green tea pistachio one. well he loves everything green tea. i personally love the yellow one which is the mango cream. i like the pineapple inside out: oven-roasted pineapples give this cupcake its distinctive ‘pineapple upside down cake’ flavor. Topped with cream cheese frosting and toasted shredded coconut. the strawberry cupcake from sprinkles is still my all time favorite, but the sweet lobby def beats everything else.

the frosting is very buttery instead of sugary and i think they stole the cake recipe from sprinkles because it tastes pretty much like sprinkles.

the green tea pistachio that pork belly loves

macarons!

i actually like their macarons. i dont think they are authentic french macarons but i like them because they dont have the heavy almond flour taste that a lot macarons have. i like the pink and white combo one the best. i dislike the darker green one cuz it tastes like vodka. i know. weird.

they have tons weird flavors. some of the flavors: Hazelnut Praline Salted Caramel, Red Hot Chili Chocolate, Passionfruit Milk Chocolate, Spicy Curry Mango, Caramel, Pistachio, Rose, Vanilla Vanilla Vanilla, Milk Chocolate, Red Velvet, Green Tea, Lemon-Raspberry, Orange-Ginger, Sweet Potato, Raspberry, Cappuccino, Guava, and Coconut!

i like this one too:

they post the flavors of the day on their facebook page, you can check it before heading to the store.

my pork belly and baby peng peng <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

my verdict
the sweet lobby > sprinkles > georgetown cupcakes

this place gets 5/5 bunny belly!

404 8th St SE
(between S D St & S E St)
Washington, DC 20003
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill/Southeast

http://www.thesweetlobby.com/