What happens when chocolate fiends die? They go to Paris. Every October for the past 10 years, there has been Le Salon du Chocolat. Sort of like a convention, but much better. A huge hall of about 100 exhibitors, all with samples… This is amazing.
My favorite was the chocolate “au cepes.” Thats right, the ganache with a hint of mushroom. Where does an idea like that come from? I should have bought a whole box.
We’re staying in the 15th – on the lower left hand side of a Paris map. Pudlow’s Paris calls it a ghost town and then goes on to list restaurants and bistros enough to fill our entire week. My friend Betsy says that it’s a good place to find historic Paris and actual Parisians. The fact that the area falls off the edge of many tourist maps should mean that we won’t be shoulder to shoulder with other tourists.
2 days out from our Paris trip. Le Salon du Chocolat begins on my birthday this year. It’s time to share the love. Chocolate is powerful magic – and it tastes great too. How much can I carry home? Will I be patted down by secuity? How much chocolate can I enjoy before launching straight off the face of the earth? These questions and more, on the Paris Chocolate Tour, Fall 2007.
