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Chocolate and Pastry Collections

Arnaud Delmontel presents Pâque’Sous, a chocolate piggy bank

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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 … Continue reading Arnaud Delmontel presents Pâque’Sous, a chocolate piggy bank →

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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 →

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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 →