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Chocolate pleasure!

Here are a few creations by chocolate artists. It is a pleasure to the eye and we would love to take just one bite! Take a look around, maybe there is such an artist in your neighbourhood!

Christophe Roussel

The chocolates of Christophe Roussel, from Paris, have so much personality that we almost feel bad for hurting them…

Jean-Paul Hévin

Jean-Paul Hévin’s chocolates are very emotional, from the curious egg to the X-Ray fish and the traveling egg.

Mère de famille

The Jamaican sun combined with Easter at Mère de famille makes a very cute little chocolate figure. The hen is lovely too!

Pierre Hermé

Pierre Hermé makes the most appetizing chocolate egg out there, made of Madagascar dark chocolate and filled with crunchy, milky or praline eggs.

Hotel Chocolate

Here comes Buttons, the Easter Bunny that keeps you company while the real one is at work.

Image de Anne Costisella

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