Orange County Restaurants

Leanne, a Garden Grove native, and her husband Pawel sell thousands of macarons per day from an Airstream at The Lab in Costa Mesa and their brick-and-mortar in Irvine Spectrum. The power couple and their baking staff make both traditional and character French macarons based on the things they love – ranging from Game of Thrones to anime and Tsum Tsum styled animals. Honey & Butter began as an idea in 2014 for a small boutique that serves French macarons the day they are baked, rather than traditionally aging them for three days. Their love of “all things cute” is apparent in their creature cookies, décor, and packaging. Honey & Butter makes as many cookies as they can each day to keep variety on the shelves, selling out day after day with lines, quite literally, out the door.