La Maison du Chocolat and Aéroports de Paris will be distributing free chocolates to holiday travellers this month. Aéroports de Paris hostesses will be handing out the goodies – two varieties of dark chocolate ganache bonbons – to travellers at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (Roissy) Terminals 2E and 2F (Schengen Zone) on the weekends of December 18/19 and … Continue reading La Maison du Chocolat chocolates for Roissy travellers
Chocolatier Pierre Cluizel has just opened his first chocolate “concept store” in the heart of Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. Located in the historic Cour du Commerce Saint-André at the base of the ancient 13th-century city walls built by Philippe Auguste, the brand new, 800-square metre store features a chocolate shop, pâtisserie, bar, restaurant, lounge and chocolate … Continue reading Un Dimanche à Paris: Pierre Cluizel’s chocolate dream store
Chocolatier Patrick Roger never ceases to amaze with his artistry and super-sized chocolate creations. His latest masterpiece is a 10-metre tall chocolate Christmas tree, specially created for the 24th edition of France’s annual Téléthon, taking place on 3 and 4 December 2010 to raise funds for l’Association Française contre les Myopathies (AFM). The tree, which … Continue reading Take home a piece of Patrick Roger’s giant chocolate Christmas tree
The Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat has named France’s top 155 chocolatiers for 2010. At the top of this year’s list, and winners of the prestigious Award du Chocolat, are Jean-Paul Hévin, Pierre Hermé, Fabrice Gillote, Jacques Genin, Anne-Françoise Benoit, Gilles Cresno, Jean-Emile Schmitt, Pascal Le Gac, Patrick Roger, Vincent Guerlais, François Pralus and Richard … Continue reading Top French chocolatier awards for 2010
It’s one of the most popular gastronomic events in Paris. The city’s annual Salon du Chocolat is set to take place next month to the delight of tens of thousands of chocolate lovers of all ages. From 28 October to 1 November 2010, the world’s biggest chocolate festival will bring together chocolate exhibitors and those … Continue reading Salon du Chocolat 2010: World’s biggest chocolate festival
It’s a chocolate lover’s dream come true – a chance to visit Patrick Roger’s chocolate workshop in the Parisian suburb of Sceaux (Hauts-de-Seine department). Special one-hour tours, which will of course include sampling, will be held on Saturday 16 October 2010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the master chocolatier in attendance. The free … Continue reading A chance to tour Patrick Roger’s chocolate workshop
Following the success of his pâtisserie on rue du Bac, open since September 2009, pastry chef Philippe Conticini has launched a second store in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, at 111, rue de Longchamp. At the minimalist Pâtisserie des Rêves, samples of each pastry are displayed on a table in the centre of the shop — under … Continue reading La Pâtisserie des Rêves opens second shop
