Sweet Decadenze

Attended yet another of Joycelyn Shu’s workshop at Shermay’s. If you have been visiting Joycelyn’s blog, you would have read about her laborious undertakings to perfect the ‘jewel-like confections’, which she confesses to have quite a fixation on.

I myself missed quite a few perfect opportunities to taste these legendary cookie sandwiches made by some of the world’s best acclaimed pâtisseries on my leisure trips to Paris and Tokyo.  While another trip to the other continent later this year is in the pipeline (and this time, I will visit the renown pâtisseries!), it does not stop me from wanting to taste a good macaron.

As luck would have it, I learnt of Joycelyn’s demo class on Macarons & Biscotti while attending one of her cupcake workshops.  It was the perfect opportunity to learn the trade of macarons-making from the guru herself, for I believe I will learn the most from a person who learnt how to make them by ‘making mistakes aplenty’.

- Gateaux Fabulous, a bespoke desserts concept business by Joycelyn -

It was a great class and I learnt aplenty from the guest chef who was not in the least stingy about imparting her knowledge and experience.  To top it off, I went home with 2 boxes of Gryphon Tea, 2 pieces of biscotti and 4 macarons of different flavours placed in a pretty box, compliments of Shermay and Joycelyn!

- Four different flavours of macarons in a pretty box! -

All in all, it was a rather inspiring class, to say the least.  And did I mention that the macarons were incredibly delicious?  I now have another item added to my seemingly endless to-do list.  Needless to say, making macarons is way up there in terms of priority.

And oh, I almost forgot about it.  Here’s wishing all mothers a

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!