This year’s winner of the World Chocolate Masters competition, which took place in Paris this week alongside the Salon du Chocolat, is Frank Haasnoot, of the Netherlands. Nineteen highly skilled contestants from around the world, each of them already winners of “National Chocolate Masters” competitions in their home countries, participated in the event. For this … Continue reading World Chocolate Master 2011: Frank Haasnoot
The catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan last March, leaving nearly 24,000 dead or missing and 400,000 displaced from their homes, shocked and saddened the world. For Japanese pastry chefs and chocolatiers working in Paris and other French cities, it was especially difficult to see the terrible images while being so far from home. … Continue reading Labo Love Japon fundraiser for Japan
Do it in Paris online magazine and Salon du Chocolat organisers are offering 5 free passes (for two) to the Salon du Chocolat, taking place next week from October 20 to 24, 2011. This amazing chocolate extravaganza, the biggest chocolate festival in the world, brings together more than 400 top chocolatiers and chocolate experts, cocoa … Continue reading Win a free pass to Salon du Chocolat 2011
With its series “Chocolat-Thé-Epices,” the Institut d’Etudes Supérieures des Arts (IESA) in Paris is offering more than a dozen Monday evening presentations throughout fall 2011 and spring 2012 on these three topics. The first four events are devoted to chocolate and will feature audiovisual presentations, artifacts and, of course, chocolate tastings. Speakers will include professionals from … Continue reading Fall chocolate series at IESA in Paris
Women have long been fond of chocolate, from Marie-Thérèse of Austria, Madame de Sévigné and Marie-Antoinette, to Jeanne Calment, the French woman who has the distinction of having the longest confirmed lifespan in human history. Madame Calment, who died in 1997 at 122 years of age, reportedly ate one kilogram of chocolate every week! Could … Continue reading Chocolate lowers risk of stroke in women
France’s first Fête de la Gastronomie is taking place on Friday, September 23, 2011. The event is an opportunity to collectively celebrate France’s renowned gourmet food traditions, recently declared part of the world’s heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The initiative also aims to encourage generosity and conviviality around food … Continue reading First annual Fête de la Gastronomie
The 17th annual edition of Paris’s famous Salon du Chocolat takes place from October 20-24, 2011 at Porte de Versailles. This amazing chocolate extravaganza, the biggest chocolate festival in the world, brings together more than 400 top chocolatiers and chocolate experts, cocoa growers, pastry chefs, authors, and tens of thousands of chocolate lovers. The spotlight … Continue reading Salon du Chocolat 2011, chocolate event of the year
