A shop dedicated to colorful French confections will open in Louisville this fall. Macaron Bar, launched in Cincinnati's Over the Rhine neighborhood in 2014 by Patrick Moloughney and Nathan Sivitz ...

From cakes to cupcakes and doughnuts to cronuts, no dessert has quite the confectionery cachet as the macaron. France's finest export is in good hands with Michael Tan, owner of ICI Macarons & Café .

The shop will also offer amaretti cookies, almond meringues, and rotating seasonal macarons like summery Key lime pie or spiced pumpkin for fall. Macaron Bar has an exacting style.

The Best Macarons. Macrons are petit, colorful French meringue sandwich cookies. Recognizable for their smooth top and ruffled “foot,” macarons (pronounced mac-ah-ROHN) are made in many colors.