I've been in Essence many times for lunch but never before had I tried the playfully colorful macaroons. I think it's the screamingly artificial colors that have put me off in the past. Since I was there for a friend's birthday, we had to try one. I'm pretty sure there is one word to describe that caramel macaroon...GLORIOUS. Everything from the texture to the sweet, cream flavor was perfect. I highly recommend trying one of these if you haven't yet. I also had the open faced steak sandwich with blue cheese. It had a lot of great flavors going on but the meat was too well cooked for my taste and the blue cheese did overpower the meat a bit. It was delicious nonetheless.