Chocolate

Video Tours of Paris

July 28, 2010

For a video tour of various areas in Paris, we are pleased to partner with GeoBeats to provide a menu of places to see by video, from Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré for fashionistas to Rue des Rosiers for experiencing the…

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A car parked in front of a restaurant.

La Petite Rose

July 2, 2010

Searching for a tea room without crowds of Ladurée or Angelina’s? Escape to La Petite Rose in the 17tharrondissement. A quaint, but elegant patissier-chocolatier, La Petite Rose offers a breath of sweet, pale-pink air where you can find light lunch, simply take…

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A restaurant with red and black striped awnings.

Hediard

March 16, 2010

With its distinctive red and black label, Hediard (pronounced “e-dee-yarâ€) is a top place to buy fine coffee, tea, sweets, chocolates, fruits and wine. Established in 1854, what is unique about Hediard is that in each store there is a…

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A store front with many different items on the windows.

Servant (Chocolate, Candy and Sweets)

March 14, 2010

Founded in 1913, this family owned chocolate and candy shop has retained its character and its charm for nearly 100 hundred years. The first time we went I was taking a picture of my two boys in the front of…

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Gerard Mulot

March 7, 2010

My Parisian friend Sylvie recently asked me if I had been to Gerard Mulot to try the best croissants in Paris. I sheepishly told her I didn’t know of Gerard Mulot, nor that it had the best croissants, but assured her…

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Lucien Legrand Filles et Fils

March 3, 2010

Since 1850 this wine store, which also sells sweets, chocolate and gourmet food has been pleasing Parisians with a taste for the best of everything. It is a great store where children can admire the baskets of chocolate, sucettes (lollipops) and other…

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A couple of people walking down an indoor walkway.

Galerie Vivienne

February 28, 2010

In the second arrondissement near Paris Bourse (the Paris Stock Exchange), Place de Victoire, the Banque de France and a hop, skip and a jump from Palais-Royale, is a secret hideaway of shops and an ancient passage, Galerie Vivienne, built as an indoor shopping…

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Debauve & Gallais (2eme)

February 28, 2010

Since 1800 Debauve & Gallais has made fine chocolates in Paris, and walking into any Debauve & Gallais stores takes you back into time. The stores are real gems, with chocolates, coffee, teas and pâté de fruit (little fruit candies that burst with fruit…

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