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La Maison du Chocolat’s Spring/Summer 2013 Chocolate Collections

La Maison du Chocolat’s Duo de Ganaches: Andalouise & Yuzu

La Maison du Chocolat is my longtime favorite, luxury French chocolate brand. If you read this blog long enough, I even went far enough to fly to Paris and have a tour of their impeccable chocolate factory back in 2010.

Even [...]

Delicious Chocolates at Chocolat Moderne (NYC)

At Chocolat Moderne: Tempered chocolate and lots of chocolate bonbons (seen here: Kumquat and The Devotion collection)

About a week ago, I was invited to meet the founder and chocolatier Joan Coukos of Chocolat Moderne.

When you arrive to the factory, it’s actually part retail and offices. The main door leads you [...]

Brunch at Balaboosta & Emmanuel Hamon’s Confections

Brunch menu, Interior of Balaboosta & Coffee

About three weeks ago, I met my friends, Emmanuel and Sonia Hamon, at Balaboosta for brunch. This lovely couple was visiting from Breton, France (geographically, it’s close to Brittany) for vacation. The slightly intriguing thing was that this is their first brunch experience since the [...]

Mariebelle Chocolate Boutique

Interior

My friend and I visited Mariebelle in SoHo for a late afternoon cup of hot chocolate. It’s been a while since I’ve visited this boutique as there are so many different options as to where I can get my fill of chocolate – solid or liquid form – but I thought [...]