Following the success of his pâtisserie on rue du Bac, open since September 2009, pastry chef Philippe Conticini has launched a second store in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, at 111, rue de Longchamp.
At the minimalist Pâtisserie des Rêves, samples of… Read the rest
David Lebovitz, Paris-based pastry chef and author of The Great Book of Chocolate
Paris-made iChocolates have made a sensational Internet debut following a listing on Etsy.
The 20-piece collection of hand-crafted gourmet chocolates comes in a sleek iPhone-like box. Each morsel resembles an iPhone app icon, decorated, according to the… Read the rest
On Thursday June 3, 2010 La Maison du Chocolat will be holding its first ever “Nuit du Gâteau” (Cake Night), an evening devoted to sampling chocolate pastries in the company’s Paris stores.
Samples of luxury chocolate tarts, pastries, macarons… Read the rest
From Friday, April 2 to Sunday, May 16, 2010, ten tables splendidly decorated by
20 of France’s top chocolatiers will be on display at the Château de Breteuil, located in the Yvelines department, just outside of Paris.
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Anyone seriously craving chocolate can head over to Cacao et Chocolat, where the winner of the company’s golden Easter egg hunt will take home his or her weight in chocolate!
To take home the prize, one has to be the lucky finder… Read the rest
The prestigious French gourmet retailer Fauchon has acquired one-third of Troyes-based chocolatier Pascal Caffet, the company announced on March 19.
The move will see Pascal Caffet, one of France’s top chocolatiers and a world champion pastry chef, join forces… Read the rest
An afternoon devoted to chocolate making and tasting will held at the Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe hotel on Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Master chocolatier Michel Richart will lead two 2-hour sessions at the event, which is suitable for adults… Read the rest
France’s 5th annual Jour du Macaron (Macaron Day) will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Founded by the Pastry King himself, Pierre Hermé, this day devoted to the crispy, round feather-light treat with a soft center, will feature… Read the rest
Paris now has its very own chocolate museum. Choco-Story, “the gourmet chocolate museum,” officially opened on February 5.
The museum retraces the 4,000-year-old history of cocoa through displays and artefacts and explains chocolate-making techniques with demonstrations and tastings.
Ironically, Paris’s first… Read the rest
From a chocolate alphabet to create your own Valentine’s message (Jean-Charles Rochoux) to limited edition chocolate “diamond rings” (A la Mère de Famille), Paris’s chocolatiers have come up with some deliciously creative ways to mark the day with chocolate.… Read the rest
Paris’s celebrated “Picasso of Pastry” is set to open a pâtisserie in London’s Knightsbridge district in 2010, possibly as early as this spring.
Known for his gourmet macarons and artful pastries, Pierre Hermé already has four shops in Paris… Read the rest
The Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat has issued its annual ranking of the top 100 chocolatiers in France.
At the top of the list this year are: Fabrice Gillotte (Dijon), Vincent Guerlais (Nantes), Jean-Paul Hévin (Paris), Pierre Hermé (Paris), Pâtisserie… Read the rest
Clotilde Dusoulier, author of Chocolate and Zucchini (Broadway, 2007), will be talking about her book and signing copies at WHSmith in Paris on November 17, 2009, starting at 7 p.m.
The event marks the release of the English-language edition of… Read the rest
Passersby may have noticed some unusual displays in Parisian chocolatier Patrick Roger’s shop windows recently.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger, known for his ambitious creations, built a 15-meter-long replica of the infamous… Read the rest
Paris’s 15th annual Salon du Chocolat is taking place in Paris from October 14 to 18, 2009.
This year’s amazing chocolate extravaganza, being held at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, will bring together more than 400 leading chocolatiers from around… Read the rest
Welcome to chocoparis.com, a website dedicated to the divine world of Parisian chocolatiers.
Browse the menus above to discover the best places in Paris to indulge in the finest gourmet dark chocolate, best chocolate… Read the rest
