Tasting* | a day dedicated to the French macaron

Since I missed Macaron Day (3.20.10) this year (organized by François Payard himself to coincide with the jour du macaron in Paris), I would love to organize a Macaron Tasting Day to make up for it! If you haven't noticed my recent posts, macarons have been on the mind a lot lately. Here are the place I would like to include in theses macaron tasting "flights" (an ode to wine-tasting terminology!):

1. *Madeleine Patisserie (Flatiron District, NYC)
2. *MacarOn Cafe (Garment District / Midtown East, NYC)
3. La Maison du Chocolat (Financial District, NYC)
4. François Chocolate Bar (Upper East Side, NYC)
5. DessertTruck Works (Lower East Side, NYC)
6. *Financier (Financial District, NYC)
7. Madeleine Macaron / Mad-Mac (Midtown East, NYC)
8. Bouchon Bakery (Columbus Circle, NYC)
9. Almondine Bakery (Dumbo, Brooklyn)
10. Burdick Chocolate (Gramercy Park, NYC)
    

* denotes that I have tried macarons from these bakeries

Flights will include one of the following at each bakery:

• The "Signature": This is pretty much self-explanatory. The flavor for which the bakery is best-known.
• The "Common Denominator": We'll have to select a typical macaron flavor that will be present at all bakeries (e.g., vanilla, raspberry, etc.) to enable comparability between bakeries.
• The "Wild Card(s)": Open to suggestions, of course! After all, that's what makes it a "wild card"!
  

Who's with me?!

Please note that * in this post's title simply means that this tasting has not been executed or successfully accomplished.