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Opening of Salon du Chocolat 2012 chocolate show in Paris

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, November 1, 2012 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

Take a look at this lovely chocolate dress fashion parade to celebrating the opening of the show.

Click here to see entire show. Which dress is your favorite?

David Downie: Part 1 of his take on Salon du Chocolat in Paris

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, October 24, 2011 Permalink 0

by David Downie

Choc Around the Clock in Paris at the Salon du Chocolat

The annual chocolate feast, fete and orgy known here in Paris as the Salon du Chocolat takes over the city this year from October 20 to 24. If you’re not in Paris already, get here fast. There might not be any chocolate left if you arrive on the last day.

It has been remarked (by yours truly) that if you toss out a euro these days it will probably land on a Paris chocolate shop or pâtisserie with a celebrated chef bent on titillating his customers’ taste buds while dazzling their eyes and lightening their wallets.

No other city, not even Brussels, has as much fine chocolate as Paris. Paris is the chocolate capital of the world.

While the Swiss and Belgians weren’t looking, Paris stole their milk cows and became the swaggering global capital of chic chocolate.

All challengers to this claim please take one of our chocolate tours and then decide whether to proceed with the duel.

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Paris Salon du Chocolat 2011: Edible Chocolate Dresses for Inauguration

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, October 20, 2011 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

So the Paris chocolate show, the Salon du Chocolat — undoubtedly the most cherished in the world — is officially open to the public, from October 20 to 24, 2011.

More than 800 chefs have created some 700 recipes to the delight of young and old alike, and pastry chefs will be demonstrating their master creations for all to see.

The the 17th Salon du Chocolat was officially inaugurated last night, and started out with bang: the initial bang of the fashion show, made up of chocolate dresses. The fashion show will be shown every day at 5 p.m. The photo above shows just a sample of the amazing creations that adorned the runway. This year, the dresses include creations by France’s best chocolatiers, as well as by up-and-coming fashion designers, and the Godmother of French fashion, Chantal Thomass.