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Chocolate and Pastry Collections

Pierre Marcolini: A fairy tale Christmas

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Pierre Marcolini‘s 2013 Christmas chocolate collection is full of fairy tale delights and surprises. A playful christmas tree-shaped chocolate snowman, shimmering chocolate ornament, cute chocolate Teddy and plenty of yummy chocolate praliné balls are among this year’s holiday goodies. Earlier this year, Brussels-based Marcolini opened his third chocolate shop in Paris, at 78, rue du Bac (the other two … Continue reading Pierre Marcolini: A fairy tale Christmas →

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Jean-Charles Rochoux: Christmas animals and a modern Santa

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The animal kingdom reigns at chocolatier Jean-Charles Rochoux’s Paris chocolate shop, where chocolate elephants, rhinos and crocodiles line the shelves alongside rabbits, ducks and snails. No surprise, then, that Rochoux’s Christmas chocolate collection features some splendid sculptures of his favourite subjects. A chocolate reindeer, fawn and hare are just some of the festive goodies offered … Continue reading Jean-Charles Rochoux: Christmas animals and a modern Santa →

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Angelina: Sachertorte-inspired Bûche de Noël

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Angelina, the famous Paris tea room on rue de Rivoli renowned for its thick, luscious hot chocolate, is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year. To mark this event, and in keeping with the tea room’s Austrian heritage, its pastry chefs have created a new Sachertorte-inspired chocolate pastry. Sachertorte is a famous Viennese pastry invented in 1832 by Franz Sacher.  It … Continue reading Angelina: Sachertorte-inspired Bûche de Noël →

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Patrick Roger: Tubes of paint… filled with chocolate

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Chocolatier-artist Patrick Roger, renowned as much for his exotic chocolate sculptures as for his gourmet chocolate creations, has put the spotlight on painting for his latest back-to-school chocolate treats. These colourful tubes of paint, which are entirely handmade, are filled with 64 per cent dark Madagascar chocolate!     Available at Patrick Roger, 108, boulevard Saint-Germain, … Continue reading Patrick Roger: Tubes of paint… filled with chocolate →

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Jean-Charles Rochoux: Dark chocolate & honey

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As part of his fall collection, Paris chocolatier Jean-Charles Rochoux has combined the bitterness of dark chocolate with the sweetness of honey and toasted pine nuts. The chocolate and honey collection includes three different chocolate bonbons made with three distinct varieties of honey, including honey produced in Paris! Parisian honey benefits from a diverse vegetation … Continue reading Jean-Charles Rochoux: Dark chocolate & honey →

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Summer desserts: Les tartes glacées

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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 →

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Chocolate strawberries from Jean-Charles Rochoux

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It’s June, and strawberries are in season, even in Paris chocolate shops! Chocolatier Jean-Charles Rochoux, whose rue d’Assas shop is filled with handcrafted chocolate sculptures of all sorts, has created some luscious chocolate strawberries. These delicious, brilliantly coloured treats come in two flavours: strawberry praliné with basil and candied lemon, available in dark chocolate, and … Continue reading Chocolate strawberries from Jean-Charles Rochoux →