Heels may go in and out of style, but chocolate stilettos are always in fashion! These chic, edible replicas of fancy footwear are a hot item in upscale chocolate shops from Paris to Tokyo. At first glance, Jean-Paul Hévin‘s stunning version of the sexy stiletto looks like the real thing. Based on a design by French shoe designer Rodolphe Menudier, Hévin’s ultra-elegant solid chocolate … Continue reading Chocolate fashion: The chocolate stiletto
Salon du Chocolat has just closed its doors in Paris for another year. But in a city where chocolate is as almost as ubiquitous as art, there’s already another chocolate fair coming up. Chocorama, Paris’s “chocolate market”, is taking place from November 11-13, 2011 at Espace des Blancs Manteaux, in the Marais district. Thirty-five French … Continue reading Chocorama chocolate fair November 11-13
Located just off the elegant place des Vosges in the Marais district, Joséphine Vannier is one of Paris’s lesser known artisanal chocolate shops. But it’s not just an artisanal chocolate shop — it is also very much a chocolate art shop. The store’s eye-catching window displays are often filled with chocolate objects such as African-themed … Continue reading Joséphine Vannier
