The ambrosial flavour of pink grapefruit is the theme of Ladurée‘s Valentine’s Day treats this year — dainty macarons and a luscious chocolate-covered heart-shaped tart. And what a wonderfully romantic flavour it is: tangy grapefruit paired with vanilla makes for a sweet and sensuous tastebud experience. Ladurée, which celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2012, is [...]

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 [...]

Abanico Chocolat, is one of Paris’s newest chocolate shops. Founded in 2009 by Victoire Finaz, the company sells mainly online but also has a shop in Paris’s 8th arrondissement. The name Abanico means “fan” in Spanish and the company’s signature chocolates are presented in a distinctive layered box that fans out to reveal the chocolates [...]

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Michel Cluizel is offering Chocolove, a delicious trio of dark- and milk-chocolate hearts. Created by his daughter, Catherine Cluizel, who runs the flagship store on rue Saint-Honoré, Chocolove combines elegant design and succulent flavour in the form of a romantic chocolate sculpture. Chocolove features hearts of velvety smooth 63% cacao dark [...]

As it has for the last five years, the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau is once again holding its popular “Paris Romantique” Saint Valentine’s Day-themed campaign, featuring special offers and promotions throughout the month of February. The campaign includes discounts for restaurants, tours, hotels, and theatres as well as some yummy freebies! As in previous [...]

Nestlé is no longer a shareholder in Brussels-based chocolatier Pierre Marcolini’s holding company, the company has announced. Pierre Marcolini, along with three Belgian minority shareholders, has bought back the 29 per cent stake acquired by Nestlé over the past four years, making his company, Les Chocolats de l’Iris (soon to be renamed Les Chocolats Marcolini), [...]

Internationally renowned master chocolatier Pierre Marcolini opened his first chocolate shop in Brussels in 1995. Today he has two shops in Paris as well as stores in New York, Tokyo, Kuwait, and London in addition to his home country of Belgium. He is one of the rare chocolatiers to personally select his cocoa beans, working [...]

Chocolatier and pastry chef Jean-Paul Hévin is one of Paris’s most famous chocolate artisans. His flagship chocolate shop in Paris on the upscale rue Saint-Honoré (1st arr.) is a sleek modern space filled with exquisite chocolate creations and pastries. Monsieur Hévin is notably famous for his chocolate Eiffel Towers, chocolate cigars and fashionable chocolate stiletto [...]

Salon du Chocolat has just closed its doors in Paris for another year. But in a city where chocolate is as almost as ubiquitous as art, there’s already another chocolate fair coming up. Chocorama, Paris’s “chocolate market”, is taking place from November 11-13, 2011 at Espace des Blancs Manteaux, in the Marais district. Thirty-five French [...]

The legendary tea room Angelina is set to open another tea room in Paris at the Musée du Luxembourg (6th arr.). Housed in a brand new building designed by architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines, the combined tea room, café and restaurant will offer museum visitors light lunches, desserts and its famous hot chocolate [...]