Forget a Mint on the Pillow; Peninsula Hotels Has Their Own 'Signature' Macaron

October 31, 2011 at 5:24 PM | by JetSetCD | Comments (0)

Sometimes, if you're lucky, your hotel may have its own packaged cookies or chocolates to sell, or even honey, but if you're at a luxury hotel in Asia, it's a whole other ballgame indeed.

Take for instance Peninsula Hotels. It's a standard for Peninsulas (around the world) to have gift shops complete with their own private label items—from detailed tins of tea to a variety of wines. Even better are the fresh pastries and handmade sweets, like the "Peninsula Signature Macaron" we encountered (and then devoured) at The Peninsula Bangkok.

We dare you to attempt to make this delicate recipe yourself, but here's the description in case you'd like to try (send us some?):

White Chocolate Edelweis
Natural mint aroma from France
Rare 70% cacao dark San Dominican chocolate
Brushed silver

They aren't cheap on their own, so we recommend going for the 10-piece assortment where you can choose these along with many other macaroon varieties to nestle into a small replica Peninsula porter hat.

Thailand Flooding Note: The Peninsula Bangkok is operating normally and is unaffected by the flooding in Thailand. Even its complimentary boat service on the Chao Phraya is still working. Taxis, and the hotel's private cars also continue as normal. This is all information received this morning, October 31, 2011.

Disclosure: We stayed as a guest of The Peninsula, but rest assured that all opinions and photos are our own...as are the macarons.

[Photos: Cynthia Drescher for HotelChatter]

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