For Valentine’s Day 2012, Dalloyau has created his and hers gourmand pastries: Valentine & Valentin, a tasty duo of religieuses, the round éclairs first invented in 1856 at the Café Frascati in Paris. The Frascati, an upscale establishment immortalised in the works of Honoré de Balzac and Alexandre Dumas, was located at the corner of [...]

Founded in 1682, Dalloyau has been making exquisite cakes and pastries for more than 300 years. The renowned Parisian pastry shop, chocolatier and caterer today has several stores in Paris as well as boutiques in Japan, Korea, Dubai and Doha. For this year’s holiday collection the theme is gold and light, with scintillating desserts designed [...]

France’s first Fête de la Gastronomie is taking place on Friday, September 23, 2011. The event is an opportunity to collectively celebrate France’s renowned gourmet food traditions, recently declared part of the world’s heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The initiative also aims to encourage generosity and conviviality around food [...]

It’s one of the most popular gastronomic events in Paris. The city’s annual Salon du Chocolat is set to take place next month to the delight of tens of thousands of chocolate lovers of all ages. From 28 October to 1 November 2010, the world’s biggest chocolate festival will bring together chocolate exhibitors and those [...]

In 1682, King Louis XIV was so impressed with the food served at a reception held by his brother, the Prince de Condé, that he hired his sibling’s pastry chef right there on the spot. Charles Dalloyau thus became the first of successive generations of Dalloyau family members to work as royal pastry chefs, charged [...]