A la Mère de Famille head chef Julien Merceron‘s twist on one of the traditional symbols of Easter deliciously combines humour and imagination. Exquisitely handcrafted, “La poule mouillée” — a playful hen basking in a tub of crispy chocolate spheres — comes in dark chocolate (68 per cent cacao) or milk chocolate (36 per cent cacao). Its [...]

A glittering gold-leaf-covered chocolate egg is the highlight of this year’s Easter chocolate collection at Maison Dalloyau, the Paris luxury pâtisserie and gourmet caterer whose origins date back to the 17th century. “Œuf ORsérie” is available in either dark chocolate (70 per cent cacao from Venezuela) or milk chocolate (40 per cent cacao from Côte d’Ivoire). It comes [...]

Nicolas Cloiseau, chef and creative director of La Maison du Chocolat, has created a cute little flock of chocolate sheep for this year’s Easter collection, called “A saute-mouton !”  Inspired by Ouessant sheep, a breed of dark sheep from the island of Ouessant in Brittany, Chef Cloiseau’s curly-coated sheep, Frisoton and Frisette, come in milk and dark chocolate, [...]

Centre des Monuments Nationaux will be holding its annual Easter egg hunt at some 53 castles, fortresses, archaeological sites and other national monuments across France on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The event, called Œufs, énigmes et chocolat (eggs, enigmas and chocolate), is a fun way for children and their families to learn about history and [...]

These magical chocolate Easter bunnies are handmade by Paris chocolatier Jean-Charles Rochoux, renowned for his wondrous chocolate sculptures of animals and other figurines. Rochoux’s “Maître Lapin Chocolatier” (pictured below) is made with 540 grams of either dark, milk or white chocolate and has an additional 150 grams of chocolate surprises tucked inside its hat. “Chapeau Lapin” (following [...]

For its first Easter chocolate collection, Les Marquis de Ladurée has created a set of elegant, beautifully garnished chocolate eggs. L’Œuf Trésor is a limited-edition chocolate egg containing a pyramid of miniature yuzu-chocolate macarons. It comes in milk chocolate or dark chocolate and is available in two sizes (40 cm or 70 cm). Also on offer is a [...]

Chocolatier-sculptor Patrick Roger, famous for the stunning window displays of his Paris chocolate shops, has designed some Easter eggs with a splash of colour just in time for spring. These hand-painted chocolate eggs feature dabs of yellow, orange and green…or simply white. The Easter eggs are made of either dark chocolate or milk chocolate. They are filled [...]

Ladurée, the Paris pâtisserie famous for inventing the double-sided macaron back in the 1930s, is equally renowned for its fine chocolates. In fact, the Ladurée store on rue Bonaparte (6th arr.) boasts a separate chocolate shop next door to the pâtisserie. Among the house specialities are chocolates infused with aromatic herbs, mint and strawberry, mendiants [...]

Centre des Monuments Nationaux will be holding its annual Easter egg hunt at 53 national monuments across France on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Called Oeufs, énigmes et chocolat (eggs, enigmas and chocolate), the event is a fun way for children and their families to learn about history and architecture. It is sponsored in part by [...]

For Easter 2012, Parisian chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin is presenting some unusual specimens from his cabinet of chocolate curiosities. For starters, there’s Oeuf curieux, a chocolate egg hatching out of its shell; La Chouette, a “wooden” chocolate owl of sorts; and Oeuf de tortue, a chocolate “turtle egg.” There’s also Poule drôle de zèbre, a chocolate hen with [...]

For Easter 2012, renowned Parisian boulanger-pâtissier Arnaud Delmontel (Best Mille-feuille in Paris, 2010 and Best Baguette in Paris, 2007) has decided to break away from the traditional symbols of Easter. Instead of the usual chocolate bells, hens and fish, Monsieur Delmontel has created a cute and colourful chocolate pig. But this bucolic little pig, made [...]

Parisian chocolatier Jadis et Gourmande is presenting a special “painterly” collection of chocolate art. Exposition Pascale (Easter Exhibit) features the symbols of Easter in the style of 20th century painters…Pollock, Matisse, César, Magritte, Rothko and others. The colourful chocolate “masterpieces” on display are delicious examples of contemporary (chocolate) art, whether inspired by abstract art, abstract [...]

Chocorico! (Choc-a-doodle-do!), La Maison du Chocolat‘s Easter collection, features not just yummy chocolate eggs and chocolate hens, but a scrumptious chocolate henhouse as well. Under the supervision of creative director Gilles Marchal, the company’s chocolatier-artists have handcrafted this playful collection of chocolate figurines with plenty of care and attention to detail. From the tiny bits of chocolate used [...]

“Head for the stars to discover your choco personality,” is what Abanico Chocolat invites chocolate lovers to do this Easter. Abanico founder Victoire Finaz, who trained as a psychologist prior to becoming a chocolatier, has made choosing a chocolate Easter egg something of a personality test, with different coloured chocolate rings corresponding to different planets and [...]

Spring is in the air at Dalloyau, whose master chocolatiers have hatched a superbly sculpted chocolate Easter egg adorned with signs of the approaching season. Covered in shimmering pearl dust, Dalloyau’s chocolate egg features a bas relief of a songbird perched on some dainty blue blossoms. This artistic yet entirely edible chocolate sculpture is available [...]