Sweet Gourmet treats for Valentine’s Day 2013
Master chocolatiers and top luxury pastry boutiques have come out with another wide assortment of sweet treats for this year’s edition of Valentine’s Day.
Master chocolatiers and top luxury pastry boutiques have come out with another wide assortment of sweet treats for this year’s edition of Valentine’s Day.
Pierre Hermé
A litchi and rose pâte de fruit, or fruit jelly, covered in a raspberry ganache.
Dalloyau
Heart-shaped versions of Dalloyau’s signature offerings include the Macaron of Love, a raspberry-flavored cookie filled with a Madagascan vanilla cream and raspberry compote; a shortbread pastry filled with a Sabayon mousse and berries, and a choux-pastry filled with vanilla and raspberries.
Pierre Hermé
Made with a base of olive oil and lemon biscuits, the Ella Heart is an ode to red berries and is filled with a light lemon mousse.
La Maison du Chocolat
Want to spice up your regular repertoire? French chocolate boutique La Maison du Chocolat has come out with special edition bonbons with interesting flavor pairings, such as a vanilla and Jamaican pepper-spiced praline filled with almonds and hazelnuts, and Galanga and lemon chocolates.
Pierre Hermé
Hermé’s Tarte Cœur Infiniment Jasmin, or Infinitely Jasmine Heart, is made with shortbread, jasmine–infused ganache, jasmine tea biscuit and Marscapone cream.
Godiva
Godiva’s signature gold box is an assortment of 36 milk, dark and white chocolate bonbons, pralines and ganaches.