Paris by Chocolate
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Every year, Paris hosts the amazing chocolate trade show called Salon du Chocolat. This world class event is so huge and popular it is a must for chocolate lovers who want to experience the ultimate chocolate event. The best part about it is that you can taste and buy everything there. If you want to visit this show and then take your new found knowledge about the world of chocolate into the kitchen and be able to spend time visiting the glorious chocolate citadels in Paris, then renting a Paris luxury vacation rental is a superb way to do it to give you time and a kitchen to play in.
Paris by chocolate will satisfy every foodie's yearning for excellent chocolate. Plan the following self-guided stops for your own tour of Paris by chocolate The Salon du Chocolat is traditionally held in the fall inside of the huge convention hall at the Paris' Porte de Versailles. The web site for the Salon du Chocolat is up earlier in the year so you can easily discover the dates of this year's show or next year's show and make reservations for renting a luxury vacation apartment in Paris.
You should know that this event attracts thousands of people each day and that there are long lines. To avoid the lines and waiting, you can either buy your ticket ahead of time online or arrive at the show early when it opens.
Don't bother eating before you get there. You will want to try all the chocolate-inspired food there! Think samples of chocolate wine, sandwiches made with chocolate, truffles, small cups of liquid chocolate from chocolate fountains, chocolate macaroons, and of course, all the individual chocolate samples that every booth hands out. They also sell chocolate related books, molds, pastry specialty baking molds, chocolate making kits and ingredients, and of course, the chocolates themselves! Also, bring your camera to capture the amazing works of art made entirely of chocolate and the winners of the chocolate fashion show.
Once you have spent what will likely take an entire day at the Salon du Chocolat you will have a list of all the Parisian chocolate shops. Voila, your tour begins! Relax and rest your feet in your comfortable Paris apartment and make a list from the information you gathered at the salon of the chocolate and pastry shops to visit. And bring some chocolates home because you have a refrigerator to keep them in until you are ready to eat them! Your kitchen in your Paris rental apartment may very well end up a treasure chest for all your daily finds!
Luckily, you were shrewd enough to have rented a Paris apartment, you will have use of a kitchen, so add to your list visits to the great food halls of Paris to purchase from their vast arrays of cooking chocolates and eating chocolates. You will want to visit Galleries Lafayette, Au Printemps, and Bon Marche's Grande Epicerie. Before you arrive at your Paris luxury vacation rental make sure to pack a couple of your favorite cook books so that you can enjoy cooking with chocolate while you are in Paris and so close to the source and the inspiration. Talking about inspiration, don't miss sampling chocolate pastries and chocolate candies at any Le Notre pastry shop! Le Notre creates French classic pastries of the highest quality.
You must book a tour ahead of time with the American pastry and chocolate sweets expert, author David Lebovitz for a personal behind the scenes tour of famous chocolate destinations in Paris. You will visit chocolate workshops, factories, and have access to special chocolate tastings and pairings.
And before you leave Paris, you must have some great hot chocolate! Vist Angelina, an elegant cafe on the rue de Rivoli. Try to avoid being tempted by all the pastries and concentrate on ordering and sipping what many agree is the best hot chocolate being served in Paris. It is thick, dark and topped with a swirl of whipped cream.
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