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| Well, not really. I wish I could tell you that it was a romantic summer evening in a wonderful café in Paris. But really, the best part of this business trip so far had been the long plane flight from Seattle to Charles de Gaulle. It wasn’t summer but winter, and though Paris is a wonderful city of store windows and lights in December, I was alone and very, very cold. I stepped into a little café and had a bite of something to eat and a cup of coffee, French-style.The food was good, though not memorable, and the coffee was hot and strong. What was memorable was the treat that arrived with the coffee: two wonderful little chocolate cordials, one filled with Armagnac and a cherry, the other with rum and a whole seedless grape. They were the perfect complement to the coffee, and the perfect antidote to a dull and lonely trip. A lovely surprise, but really, what else would one expect when traveling to one of the most romantic cities in the world?Okay, so none of this is true. But somehow, we wanted to convey to you how incredible these Mademoiselle de Margaux chocolates are! Last year, we only had a few boxes on hand as a test, and we sampled them with three friends who promptly bought them all. If you come by our Seattle store, we’ll offer you a taste. Online, it takes a little more imagination, though at least you can see how beautiful they are. Not mere candy, they are rather a fine dessert to be savored.We invite you to bring the romance of Paris to your home with a box of Mademoiselle de Margaux.(c) ChefShop.com, 2008 |
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by chefshop1
Filed under: Gourmet Food
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