Gourmet chocolate museum opens in Paris

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 chocolate museum is privately owned and operated by the Van Belle family of Belgian chocolatiers. … Continue reading Gourmet chocolate museum opens in Paris

Paris chocolatiers celebrate Valentine’s Day

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. Le Figaro newspaper offers this round up of special Valentine’s day sweets created for the occasion … Continue reading Paris chocolatiers celebrate Valentine’s Day