I've seen the first proof of practice last night and let me tell you, we have real chefs for this contest !
These reminder of how good macarons could be make me wonder who had the great idea to make it for the first time ... did you know it was italian ? that should give some advantage to on or two teams ...
A bit of history
The Macaron cookie was born in Italy, introduced by the chef of Catherine de Medicis in 1533 at the time of her marriage to the Duc d'Orleans who became king of France in 1547 as Henry II. The term "macaron" has the same origin as that the word "macaroni" -- both mean "fine dough".
Only at the beginning of the 20th century did the Macaron become a "double-decker" affair. Pierre Desfontaines, the grandson of Louis Ernest Laduree (Laduree pastry and salon de the, rue Royale in Paris) had the idea to fill them with a "chocolate panache" and to stick them together.
Since then, French Macaron cookies have been nationally acclaimed in France and remain the best-selling cookie in pastry retail stores.
but story doesn't make the taste ..... by the way what is your favorite flavor for macarons ?