A la Mère de Famille‘s Easter collection features a chocolate hen that’s all dressed up for the occasion, with her edible cape, hat and handbag. Decked out in a houndstooth cape, “Poule pied d’poule,” designed by Chef Julien Merceron, is made of 65 per cent dark chocolate (or 36 per cent milk chocolate). The accessories, face and feet are … Continue reading A la Mère de Famille: Chocolate fashion
At Paris’s oldest sweets shop, A la Mère de Famille, head chef and chocolatier Julien Merceron has created a whimsical collection of Christmas treats. Chef Merceron’s 2014 Christmas collection features an over-sized chocolate Christmas present, a tiny marzipan Santa Claus lugging a gigantic sack of chocolate goodies, and what can only be described as a magician’s bûche de Noël! “Cadeau fantasmagorique” represents a fantastical … Continue reading A la Mère de Famille Noël 2014 Christmas collection
From A la Mère de Famille for Easter 2014: “Hélène la Mère Poule” and her chocolate chicks. A creation of head chef Julien Merceron, this playful chocolate hen is available in either dark chocolate (68%) or milk chocolate (36%) . The entirely edible 20cm-tall sculpture is filled with miniature eggs and chocolate “fritures,” or tiny fish. Total … Continue reading Hélène la Mère Poule, from A la Mère de Famille
A la Mère de Famille, Paris’s oldest sweets shop, recently opened a new store on rue Bonaparte (6th arr.). Located at 70, rue Bonaparte, a few steps away from Pierre Hermé, the new shop is packed with the delicious confections produced by the company’s artisan chefs. Chocolates, nougat, calissons, marzipan, macarons, caramels, marshmallows and marrons … Continue reading A la Mère de Famille opens on rue Bonaparte
A la Mère de Famille, Paris’s oldest sweet shop, is offering some refreshing frozen desserts for the summer season. Head pastry chef Julien Merceron has taken some classic French desserts and substituted their fillings with the company’s famous artisanal ice cream and sorbets (among the best in Paris!) Chef Merceron’s “tartes glacées” come in four … Continue reading Summer desserts: Les tartes glacées
A la Mère de Famille head chef Julien Merceron‘s twist on one of the traditional symbols of Easter deliciously combines humour and imagination. Exquisitely handcrafted, “La poule mouillée” — a playful hen basking in a tub of crispy chocolate spheres — comes in dark chocolate (68 per cent cacao) or milk chocolate (36 per cent cacao). Its … Continue reading “La poule mouillée” from A la Mère de Famille
Founded in 1761, A la Mère de Famille, is Paris’s oldest sweets shop. With its period exterior and furnishings, the store on rue du Faubourg Montmartre is like a time capsule, filled with traditional sweets of all kinds: artisanal chocolates, jams, candied fruit, calissons, marrons glacés and teas from around the world line its shelves … Continue reading “Bûche à Oreilles” from A la Mère de Famille
