Little Bird Macarons holds grand opening
Staffing a table full of samples during last Saturday’s grand opening event at Little Bird Macarons on North Main Street in Clinton are, from left, Lark Bookout, Chelsea Talbert, and store owner Molly Bookout. (photo:G. Chambers Williams III )
The business opened Jan. 28 in the former location of the short-lived Evans Candy Co., which closed in November and subsequently moved to a new spot in Powell.
Little Bird is in the same building as Dogwood Carpentry, just south of St. Mark United Methodist Church and across the street from First Baptist Church.
Owner Molly Bookout said the store features her signature treats – which she calls “classic French macarons handmade with Southern charm and flavor” -- along with other desserts and “grab-and-go lunches.”
“Our main thing is macarons, which are gluten-free French sandwich cookies, made of almond flour, egg whites and sugar,” Bookout said. “They are sandwiched together with fillings such as chocolate ganache (fudge), butter cream, banana pudding, cream cheese and more, and there is frosting on some.”
Lunch items include chicken salad, chicken Caesar salad wraps and pimento cheese sandwiches, along with side items such as pasta salad, fresh-cut fruit, broccoli salad, Miss Vickie’s kettle-cooked chips and bottled drinks.
“For the past two years, I have been offering the macarons at Knoxville’s Market Square, and also at the Clinch River antique festivals out of our vintage camper,” she said. “I’m an occupational therapist by trade, but I’m taking a little break. I have always loved to bake, and I’m having a lot of fun with this.”
She said she’s being helped out at the new store by “a couple of friends,” but will also continue to sell her macarons at Market Square on Saturdays, and at the antique festivals in Clinton.
