There isn’t a lot in the way in which of free samples on the Salon du Chocolat. Shopping for a ticket permits little greater than the chance to purchase chocolate as soon as inside. Which we did. Who may resist tasting the wares of so many proficient chocolatiers gathered in a single (unusual) spot?
One of the best chew of the day, all of us agreed, was the Tablette Atlantique from Franck Kestener. The darkish chocolate squares, oozing with salty caramel and crunchy shortbread, had been rapidly devoured by a gang of Barbra Austin, Dorie Greenspan, Molly Wizenberg. I ought to have purchased 4 extra simply to get me by means of the weekend.
The Salon isn’t solely about procuring. It’s additionally about intercourse. Or not less than it was in 2011, with the “baroque-burlesque” trend present that includes fashions strutting in chocolate lingerie. Right here’s what we took away from the occasion:
The 2011 Salon du Chocolat trend present
Our video documenting the all-chocolate lingerie present that featured not one however two prosthetic choco-butt pads…
Who Wore it Butt-er?
Vote in your favourite cocoa prosthesis – matte & classe or shiny & glam…
Chocolate & nipples: a Parisian pairing
Keep abreast of the most recent development in molded candies…
