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| - Made the trip here to try their new donut macaron, and while the macarons certainly looked wonderful, the flavour and texture (of the chocolate raspberry at least) were disappointingly mediocre. Both the chocolate and raspberry flavours were more muted than I expected and the macaron itself didn't have that satisfying melt-in-your-mouth, slightly chewy texture that I love. To be honest, I think it's all just hype; the only thing about these macarons that is reminiscent of a donut is the shape, and while that's cute and all, I don't think I'll be paying $2.50 for a smaller, average tasting macaron again.
On a more positive note, the mini sandwich and eclair that I tried were delicious! I got the buffalo mozzarella, arugula, & pesto on rye and the famous gianda gold eclair; the rye baguette was perfect - nice, crisp crust but still soft when you bite into it - and the rich hazelnut filling in the eclair definitely satisfied my sweet tooth. I would come back just to try more of their sandwiches and eclairs.
Overall, presentation on everything is beautiful but taste wise, it's a little hit or miss. Nadège is still (and probably will always be) my top choice for macarons in Toronto.
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