Co-owner Sukaina Rajani opened the third location of Macaron by Patisse in Hughes Landing in The Woodlands.[/caption]
Sukaina Rajani and her brother, Muhammed, opened their newest macaron boutique Nov. 27. It offers more than 20 unique flavors of colorful French macarons.
Macaron by Patisse is in Hughes Landing, on Restaurant Row. Rajani said the latest boutique is the third location she and her brother have opened. Their first location is in the River Oaks community in Houston and opened in 2013.
“We opened up the first location after I started making macarons for autistic children and people with [inflammatory bowel disease] and Crohn’s disease,” Rajani said. “I have a background in pharmacology, and my brother has a business background. The first macarons I made were terrible, but soon I had between 800 to 1,000 coming out of my kitchen.”
Rajani said her brother took care of the branding and design for the boutique, and she took care of making the macarons. Since opening in 2013, Rajani said the stores have been highly successful.
“The thing that sets us apart is that we also have flavor in the shells of the macaron, not just in the filling,” she said. “They are all 50 calories, and almost all are gluten-free. We sell out at the shop almost every night.”
Rajani said the macarons are made fresh daily with all-natural ingredients and no added preservatives. Customer favorites at the boutique include salted caramel macarons, birthday cake macarons, and fig and goat cheese macarons.
The boutique also makes different flavors of gelato pops, which are macarons and gelato combined as a push pop.
Besides selling macarons to walk-in customers, Rajani said catering is available as well as custom-designed macaron orders for Christmas, birthdays or special events.
The boutique also offers 12 flavors of organic teas and 20 flavors of Italian soda to go along with the macarons.
Rajani said for now the three stores will be the only locations for the boutique, but there could be more possible expansions of Macaron by Patisse in the future.
“Right now I just want to take it easy,” she said. “We are, however, still thinking about future opportunities for more stores.”
1950 Hughes Landing Blvd., Ste. 1775, The Woodlands 713-965-7359 www.macaronbypatisse.com
