Yesterday was my ‘get out of jail free’ day
After mailing 📮 out the Croissant 🥐 letters,
And I took full advantage of every opportunity.
I did not venture inside the madhouse, no matter how enticing.
Instead I went to Artcurial auction house at Rond Point
To view the first-ever auction of
Unique chocolate creations
By 25 top French pastry chefs to raise funds, all proceeds to be donated to BAB Charity for children.
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| Created by Sebastien Bouillet est.4000€ |
It would be nice to take the occasional lick of one’s chocolate desk top when ever in the mood.
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| Chocolate table design by Pierre Hermé est. 4000€ |
Imagine company relaxing after dinner with a digestif and helping themselves to an after dinner bon bon from the coffee table….
The same with these convenient chocolates framed 🖼️ under glass.
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| Approximately 4000€ |
Pierre Hermé offered this strange underwater-influenced sculpture
Reflecting themes in his Christmas collection windows.
For a nice bowl of pumpkin soup 🥣 & a nap 💤
My taxi driver pointed out the chocolate shop of Josephine Vannier the other day to me . He said a real artist in chocolate…I figure you have checked out her shop.
ReplyDeleteLove the shop windows any time of year in Paris but particularly at the moment! Love the Chanel bow!! Nothing like this here is SoCal..
ReplyDeleteHow do you keep the chocolate so it doesn’t melt or deteriorate? Do you even eat a €4000+ masterpiece? Or the €10,000 one?
ReplyDeleteIt is the centerpiece of your luxe holiday party. All the children step forward in a neat row, in their very best clothes.Then each wields a sterling sulver hammer for 3 taps. At the moment of collapse, the servers step in and put the pieces on giant silver trays for all to partake.
DeleteNYC has its own Angelina now!
ReplyDeleteOMG-What will they think of next? Chocolate overload. love the Dior bear and all of your aquarelles, of course. How is dear Bear - haven't seen him lately?
ReplyDeleteFun visit to the auction house, Carol. What a unique event; Chocolate for Charity. I can’t imagine those sculptures lasting more than an hour in my house! Love your photos of the windows & buildings festively decorated for the holidays…beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAngelina’s chocolat chaud! I’m crazy jealous! 😋
ReplyDeleteJ'adore Angelina chocolate chaud plus une delicieux "Religieux" . Bonne journée
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful post, Carol. The chocolate creations were extraordinary - what a wonderful fundraising idea. Thank you for bringing Paris windows and beauty to our inbox. Cheers
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