cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla bean paste and salt and mix to combine. Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag and pipe the bottom side of half of the macarons ...

The new Artelice on Ventura Boulevard features head pastry chef Farid Azarang's beloved croissants as well as beautiful macarons and elaborate single-serving cakes.

It is a construction of three oval-shaped, plate-sized macarons with cream cheese sandwiched between them. The macarons have the classic crisp shell over an interior that’s chewy like a brownie ...