Chocolate is good for you, Salon du Chocolat

 

I went back to the Salon du Chocolat on Monday to see what I had missed opening night like this giant sculpture by Francois Daubinet. Is it really made of chocolate? The Answer: OUI from M. Daubinet 👏

There were many chocolate sculptures. Animals are always a favorite. So far no one had taken a bite.  

Paris’ Little Chocolate Boxes

 

Little boxes, little boxes..who doesn’t love❤️Little boxes 

Filled with deluxe Parisian chocolates like these from Patrick Roger.

Jean-Paul Hevin Choco Passion

Jean-Paul Hevin Choco Passion, watercolor, 9" x 11" Darling Jill of Mad About Macarons fame took me to master chocolatier Jean-Paul Hevin's Chocolate Bar on rue St. Honore.
Only 30 desserts to choose from! We chose the choco passion - intense dark chocolate ganache + passion fruit mousse - so divine it levitated right off the table.

It would be wise to study up ahead with this Assouline book on J-PH by Le Figaro food critic par excellance, Fancois Simon.

Utterly luscious photos + chocolate recipes in the back.

After tea and dessert you will be well- armed to face the endless chocolate displays downstairs...

Resistance will be so easy...

Chocolate can be quite the seductress you know...

Oh dear, how not to give in to temptation?
BONJOUR JEAN-PAUL HEVIN CHOCOLAT PASSION!

J'aime le chocolat

Did you receive the newest Pierre Herme newsletter this week announcing his new Fall chocolate collection?
French macarons, original art, 5.5" x 7.5"
This chocolate Pierre Herme tarte is from a collection 2 years ago and there was no cherry on top - that's my addition...
Herme has a new combination macaron-bonbon!
(praline macaroons in chocolate, marzipan melting, coated in dark chocolate)
One chocolate macaron, original art, 5.5" x 7.5"

Herme also has a new book out full of chocolate recipes! Only in French so far but I bet the pictures are to die for...
The surprise chocolat is a standard I think...I hope..
Bowl of macarons, original art, 5.5" x 7.5"

Pierre Herme, in his student days studied with the famed chocolatier, Robert Linxe of La Maison du Chocolat, so his chocolates are superb.
His lovely chocolate map...

Herme maintains this small (not really that small) box of chocolates, always for 10 euros - a don't-miss! It must be for starving-dieting artists...

If you really want to go small there's this mini set of PH from a year ago or so...

The "CARRéMENT CHOCOLAT" from a year ago - a square of perfect chocolateness if there is such a word - in the box...

Ready for painting...and eating

BONJOUR CHOCOLAT ENCORE!