By Melissa Paul, Features Editor

Walk into the Ladurée patisseries in Paris and you are greeted by a rainbow of delicious confections. Specifically, the tasty “crispy on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle” macarons this 150 year old pasty shop is known for by foodies and gourmands.

In addition to its signature mint and gold Paris boutiques, Ladurée shops can also be found in Monaco, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Kuwait, Ireland, the United Kingdom and America. And more recently in Brazil, Sweden and Australia! They’ve even opened their first Hong Kong and Seoul stores just this past December. So there really is no excuse NOT to savor these vibrant little treats.

And, we’re delighted to see that party planners continue to order enough of these delightful confections to make every party or wedding sweet indeed. Whether laid out in a large, glorious display of cookies that wedding guests can sample at their leisure throughout the party; pre-boxed in elegant gold and mint green Ladurée branded boxes delivered to guest hotel rooms as welcome gifts; or stacked up in lavender and silver branded boxes for party-goers to grab as end of the night wedding favors. They never fail to dazzle! No matter what, where or when, guaranteed, you won’t be able to taste just one of these little gems. You’ll be as obsessed with them as we are…

Seasonal and traditional flavored macarons available at Ladurée New York, 864 Madison Avenue, New York 10021 646-558-3157 as well as in Ladurée Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE +971 4 339 8520; and, of course, Ladurée Paris, 75 Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France, +33 1 40 75 08 75. {truly, have you ever seen a more lovely sight than a Ladurée delivery truck?}