Moving to France for me was inspired by the heady culinary pursuits of chicken liver pâté and pomme frites. But no other moment sparked as much gastronomic joy as the moment the patisseries dip a menagerie in chocolate and tie it all up in grosgrain. I’m talking about Easter! There is no greater testament to the French expression of art and culinary craft as the proud moment the big chocolatiers showcase their signature eggs of the year. Behold, my very subjective top-3.
3. For the lover of Easter fantasy and the eternal believer in the Easter bunny, gastronomic fairy tales fall in the trusty hands of Fachon, responsible for this 60cm masterpiece of 70% pure cocoa Venezuelan dark chocolate.
Peacock Egg 60cm – Fauchon, €795,00
2. Don’t let its R2-D2 appearance fool you. The walls of this oeuf crack into flaky layers of dark chocolate, wafer and praline.
Oeuf de Pâques feuilleté – Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse, €60.00
1. Swiss artist Beat Zoderer reinterprets the iconic symbol of springtime, encasing a secret drawer with colorful chocolate bands.
ŒUF SUPRAMAT D’APRÈS BEAT ZODERER – Pierre Hermé €210.00
Happy Easter!
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Still in CA until May 3…lucky me! Josh and Stella just left yesterday after a busy week visit. Stella is on the move! i hope you and Cyrille can visit sometime.
Thanks Aunt Kath. I don’t have a microwave so I can’t enjoy peeps in their exploding glory! Miss you all! Are you in Cali?
So you don’t miss “peeps”? Happy Easter sweet Jessie…and Happy Passover Mr. Cyrille
Aunt Kathy and Family
That sounds like a good competition. Get a dozen hard-boiled eggs, a dozen pair of fake eyelashes and a yard of taffeta and see what happens. He has risen indeed!
Those eggs are serving up some fishy easter realness! Fierce!
I don’t think so. Think of it as the haute couture of chocolate eggs. Not a lot of people can afford it, but it’s worth dreaming about.
Me too!
Thanks you very much! You as well. Are you still in Paris?
Joyeuses Pâques !
I want!
Does anyone really pay 750 euros for a chocolate egg?