I rewarded myself after finishing a giant, terrible project at work with CHOCOLATE! This time I visited Michel Cluizel near work on my lunch hour. It's amazing that I haven't been inside yet because this is the closest chocolate boutique to my office and I've managed to avoid it for over a month! Inside, I found the usual display of ganaches, truffles, and chocolate desserts. Some interesting finds: honey, chamomile chocolates, green tea chocolate, chocolate golf balls, and chocolate mushrooms (no actual mushrooms are in these). I ordered a Feuillette Noir, translates to "puff up" in pastry terms, but looked like a chocolate covered graham cracker. Inside was a crunchy paste of almonds, hazelnuts, and pralines. *Pralines in Europe are not the same as pecan praline ice cream at home. Wiki describes the difference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pralines)* DELICIOUS! The texture was totally new! I also ordered Chocolate covered lemon peels, they are the new orange peel and also very yummy.
Nearest Michel Cluizel:
Paris
201 Rue St. Honore, 75001
10 minutes, 850m
New York
888 Broadway, New York, NY
8h50, 26.5 miles
http://www.chocolatmichelcluizel.com/mc.php
