We were fortunate to meet Mandy and his partner Andy a few years ago and became fast and close friends. Little did we know at the time that this was in fact the same Mandy who would soon be responsible for single
handedly redefining the macaroon from a lowly, tasteless canned confection to the famous and trendy taste sensation that recently
took New York by storm.
”A quiet
movement is afoot around the country to resurrect the fresh-baked macaroon, which apparently disappeared in America sometime
around World War II..."
[NY Times]
Some of you may know what I’m talking about – if you’ve stopped at Mandy’s New York Macateria
and put up with the long lines that stretch around the block to sample some of his 14 varieties you know that their slogan,
“Macaroons, They’re not just for
Passover anymore” has truly become a reality. While he has pioneered
macaroon "mix-ins" (a concept
