Chocolate and Pastry Collections

Chocorico! La Maison du Chocolat’s Easter collection

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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 … Continue reading Chocorico! La Maison du Chocolat’s Easter collection →

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Polonaise au Yuzu, March’s pastry chez Ladurée

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The third new pastry unveiled this year by Ladurée in honour of the celebrated Parisian pâtisserie’s 150th anniversary is the Polonaise au Yuzu. This distinctly citrus-flavoured dessert consists of a sweet brioche base and creamy yuzu filling, covered with a lightly baked Italian meringue sprinkled with black sesame seeds. Yuzu, a citrus fruit grown in southeast … Continue reading Polonaise au Yuzu, March’s pastry chez Ladurée →

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Oeuf Gourmand chocolate eggs from Abanico Chocolat

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“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 … Continue reading Oeuf Gourmand chocolate eggs from Abanico Chocolat →

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An exquisite chocolate Easter egg from Dalloyau

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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 … Continue reading An exquisite chocolate Easter egg from Dalloyau →

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Tamanaco single-origin ganaches from La Maison du Chocolat

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La Maison du Chocolat has just launched a brand new collection of ganaches in its Tamanaco line of single-origin chocolates. Named for the famous 16th-century native Venezuelan chief, the Tamanaco collection features five intense dark chocolate ganaches made from some of the world’s finest chocolate. When chocolate is made with beans from a single variety … Continue reading Tamanaco single-origin ganaches from La Maison du Chocolat →

News & Events

Jour du Macaron 2012 (Macaron Day)

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The 7th annual edition of Jour du Macaron takes place on Tuesday March 20, 2012. This popular event, a celebration of the sweet and delicate double-sided macaron, is one that is eagerly anticipated by macaron lovers each year. The way it works is deliciously simple. Visitors to Pierre Hermé, Sadaharu Aoki, Laurent Duchêne, Jean-Paul Hévin, … Continue reading Jour du Macaron 2012 (Macaron Day) →

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Mont-Blanc Marron Cassis, February’s pastry at Ladurée

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As part of its 150th-anniversary celebrations, Ladurée is featuring a delicious new pastry every month throughout 2012. The first in the series was the chocolate Bostock Cacao, launched in January. February’s pastry, which also features chocolate, is the Mont-Blanc Marron Cassis. Mont-Blanc is a classic pastry consisting of a sponge base topped with sweetened chestnut cream … Continue reading Mont-Blanc Marron Cassis, February’s pastry at Ladurée →