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The most beautiful chocolate creations to celebrate Easter

As every year, pastry chefs compete in creativity to unveil sublime chocolate creations, each more original than the next. Paris Select presents those not to be missed for this Easter, which will be celebrated on Sunday April 4… Gourmets will be delighted! - Luxury eggs - Angelo Musa & Alexandre Dufeu at Plaza Athénée Composition: A perfectly balanced blend of milk chocolate from Madagascar, a dark Grand Cru chocolate from Venezuela, and decorated with house praline almonds and roasted hazelnuts. : 90 €. We like: A "pleated game" which pays homage to the haute couture heritage of the famous palace. - Jimmy Mornet at Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme Composition: The 26 cm egg is made of 64% dark chocolate Price: € 80 We like: Its pretty shape of Alphonso mango (an Indian variety) and its exotic colors in shades of yellow, green and red. - Nicolas Guercio at the Lutetia Composition: Black manjari egg for the “Collection egg” in the shape of a racing car and black manjari, stuffed…

The 10 Parisian pastries that you absolutely have to taste!

Parisian pastries are undeniably a gourmet's paradise! What to choose between Mont-Blanc, Paris Brest, lightning and other Saint Honoré. Discover our top 10 of your favorite sweets. Mouth-watering sweet pleasures! – Christophe Michalak's caramel nun Pastry lovers, we love the gourmet Kosmiks of the former Chef of the Plaza Athénée. It is all the same Miss K, her delicious fleur de sel caramel nun who has made her pastry famous. It's a treat, you can't get enough of it! – Le Plaisir Sucré by Pierre Hermé Ispahan, Infiniment vanilla, 2000 Leaves, not to mention the exquisitely flavored macaroons… At Pierre Hermé, the farandole of pastries on offer makes you dizzy. Cocoa lovers should absolutely taste the Plaisir Sucré where the chocolate is highlighted here by a variation of textures and sensations that blend perfectly… Regressive! – Christophe Adam's éclair at L'Éclair de Génie Generally made with chocolate or coffee, the éclair is definitely …

The top cakes to offer to a greedy mom

To change flowers and chocolates, this year for Mother's Day surprise your mom with a pastry from the greatest chefs! A little treat that will always have its effect, especially if it is a bit greedy ... Paris Select reveals its top 10. The strawberry tart, almond-coconut from Christophe Michalak At the head of several Parisian shops, the former pastry chef du Plaza Athénée treats us with its rock creations inspired by the world of super heroes, which we never tire of! This year, Christophe Michalak is offering an ingenious “Mother's Day” kit including an almond-coconut Dacquoise, a strawberry confit, a coconut whipped cream, Ciflorette strawberries and a “Je t'aime Maman” lozenge. All, to finalize yourself ... The gourmet box that will allow us to say "I did it" to our mother! Christophe Michalak “Mother's Day” kit, € 39 delivery included. The desserts signed Pierre Hermé The Picasso of pastry chefs never stops overwhelming our taste buds with its macaroons and other incredible pastries! For the feast of ...

7 personalities who are shaking up luxury in Paris

They are designers, chefs, architects and even perfumers and all have in common a notoriety that continues to grow… Zoom on those we will see everywhere and who will make luxury this year. Philippe Starck No need to introduce the most famous architect in the world, with a CV as long as an arm. Last year, Philippe Starck imagined - and inaugurated - two Parisian hotels with breathtaking design: the Brach (16th) and the 9Confidentiel, in the heart of the Marais (4th). Proof that the star designer has not aged a bit and is still on all fronts. Christophe Michalak In the family of great French pastry chefs, we have on one side Pierre Hermé, the king of macaroons and on the other, Christophe Michalak and his rock'n'roll creations. The 2005 World Pastry Champion has lost none of its splendor and very recently chose to eliminate its plastic packaging in an ecological approach. A great gesture for the planet! At the head of several shops, the former pastry chef of the Plaza Athénée offers Klassik, the…