April! Easter, the preferred period for chocolatiers who redouble originality and creativity to provide incredible chocolate eggs, bells, rabbits and other fancy forms! There are dozens and dozens, but I’m showing you my favorites…
1. Le nOeuf papillon – A la mère de famille, 45 €
Black or milk chocolate, super chic !
2. Chasse à l’oeuf de Cyril Lignac, 35€
A spring creation signed Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand: 66% dark chocolate shell, creamy duo dark chocolate and vanilla from Madagascar and crispy caramelized dried fruits
3. Oeufs Kerala, Jacques Genin, 76 – 119€
Unique and hand-painted eggs by Corinne Jam
4. Oeuf perlé – Hédiard, 39 – 79€
The egg dresses up with sweet pearls
5. Œuf Nœuds-Nœuds – Jean-Paul Hévin, 24 – 41€
The egg is all dressed up, made of dark chocolate, topped with dark chocolate and stuffed with eggs
6. Oeuf vache – Patrick Roger, 55€
Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Patrick Roger is a true sculptor and creates graphical eggs topped with dark and milk chocolate
1. An inspired rabbit by sculptor François Pompon Pierre Hermé, 130€
2. Poisson d’avril – Fauchon, 36€
3. A rabbit dressed in Liberty designed by Mini Labo – Mazet, 11,20€
4. Ibis des Marais – Christophe Roussel, 44€
5. Origami rabbit – Michel Cluizel, de 14,40 – 69€
1. Rocket egg – La Grande Epicerie de Paris, 34,90 €
A collection of interstellar eggs by Daniel Mercier
2. Easter trio – Hôtel Burgundy, 40€
Julien Chamblas, the new chef of the luxury hotel Le Burgundy offers strawberries topped with a chocolate macaroon milk-chocolate ganache tart, white chocolate candies and truffles strawberry pulp, and macaroon
3. Baby Doll – Pierre Marcolini, 13,90€ – 46,50€
Russian dolls are declined by the famous chocolatier Pierre Marcolini in 3 sizes
4. Coral egg – Hugo & Victor, 48€
An underwater coral egg made of Ghana chocolate, garnished with white chocolate