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The macaron is a filled cookie about the diameter of a half dollar coin that has become a foodie currency in its own right in recent years. It's simple in concept, but near impossible to get right -- and for the first time, Laduree, the French bakery and tearoom that made them famous is opening a U.S. boutique. So, let them eat cake!

Jason Bauer, CEO of the popular Crumbs Bake Shop, isn't worried about competition. In fact, he welcomes it. But with his company going public and with plans to expand from 34 stores to 200, he'll have to avoid the pitfalls of other dessert companies that rose too fast and fell.

Now here's something to get out of bed for: Free pastries and doughnuts.Starbucks and Tim Hortons are giving away the good stuff this morning. First, the Starbucks deal: Pastry includes muffins, scones, bagels, croissants, etc.Just click here and print out this coupon. But the early bird gets the...

This post is part of our series ranking the top 25 bygone products and trends we'd like to see return. Neither my husband nor my eldest son will eat pie crust. As I believe my talents in the pie department are at least an A-, it's my theory that the vast majority of today's pies have so...