{"id":74777,"date":"2016-02-05T06:04:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T06:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5starweddingmagazine.com\/?p=74777"},"modified":"2018-12-26T21:27:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T21:27:17","slug":"chocolate-treats-with-la-maison-du-chocolat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/chocolate-treats-with-la-maison-du-chocolat\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Treats With La Maison du Chocolat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had the pleasure of finding out about one of my favourite things in the world&#8230;.. chocolate. Not just any old chocolate, but totally exquisite world-renowned chocolate from La Maison du Chocolat<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I met with Alex Yezril who is the UK Managing Director of La Maison du Chocolat, he is based at the London branch on Piccadilly, and has been working with the company in London and New York since 1998.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 812px; height: 812px;\" title=\"Chocolate with berries\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4b513f84-7162-4ffa-9947-aaa212a0ceaf-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate with berries\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 812px; height: 812px;\" title=\"Chocolate with berries\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4b513f84-7162-4ffa-9947-aaa212a0ceaf-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate with berries\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/noscript> Chocolate with berries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>5 Star Weddings: Can you tell us a bit about how La Maison du Chocolat was created?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alex Yezril: It was founded in Paris in 1977 by Robert Linxe on the prestigious Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9 in Paris, where he found a boutique with a wine cellar, which provided ideal conditions to preserve chocolate. For more than 35 years now, the ganache of La Maison du Chocolat has been emblematic of luxury chocolate \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 807px; height: 590px;\" title=\"La Maison du Chocolat Wedding Favours\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4536f545-2a59-4925-96c2-f06f4d084c70-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Maison du Chocolat Wedding Favours\" width=\"700\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 807px; height: 590px;\" title=\"La Maison du Chocolat Wedding Favours\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4536f545-2a59-4925-96c2-f06f4d084c70-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Maison du Chocolat Wedding Favours\" width=\"700\" height=\"512\" \/><\/noscript> La Maison du Chocolat Wedding Favours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>5 Star Weddings: Can you tell us about your latest wedding favours and the inspiration behind them?<\/h3>\n<p>Alex Yezril: Elegant white and red boxes, much like engagement ring boxes, filled with vanilla infused ganache.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 842px;\" title=\"Box of Chocolate Wedding Favours\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/7eab87fa-bb64-430c-b19f-d35cae6493fd-1.jpg\" alt=\"Box of Chocolate Wedding Favours\" width=\"700\" height=\"842\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 842px;\" title=\"Box of Chocolate Wedding Favours\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/7eab87fa-bb64-430c-b19f-d35cae6493fd-1.jpg\" alt=\"Box of Chocolate Wedding Favours\" width=\"700\" height=\"842\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>5 Star Weddings: What is the inspiration behind the chocolate flavours and designs?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alex Yezril:<\/strong> It can be anything; the world is our inspiration. La Maison is constantly looking for new sensations to infuse into our chocolates, but only those that achieve a perfect balance of flavours and texture.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 549px;\" title=\"La Maison du Chocolat Boxed Wedding Favours\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bc4662c1-d7d8-47e0-9cc0-5fa15e7474b8-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Maison du Chocolat Boxed Wedding Favours\" width=\"700\" height=\"549\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 549px;\" title=\"La Maison du Chocolat Boxed Wedding Favours\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bc4662c1-d7d8-47e0-9cc0-5fa15e7474b8-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Maison du Chocolat Boxed Wedding Favours\" width=\"700\" height=\"549\" \/><\/noscript> La Maison du Chocolat Boxed Wedding Favours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>5 Star Weddings: Do you have any top tips when choosing chocolate wedding favours?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alex Yezril:<\/strong> For summer weddings, ganache lightly infused with fruits is the balance between bitterness acidity and floral aroma that goes so well in summer; we have ones passion fruit and raspberry, which are popular. For winter weddings we\u2019d suggest warmer flavours like vanilla, ginger, coffee or fennel. We can also do truffles infused with cognac or ganaches with Grand Marnier.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 467px;\" title=\"Ganache Chocolate \" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3f730d60-bf51-483e-b126-58571a962623-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ganache Chocolate \" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 467px;\" title=\"Ganache Chocolate \" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3f730d60-bf51-483e-b126-58571a962623-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ganache Chocolate \" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/noscript> Ganache Chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>5 Star Weddings: What would you suggest for the ideal chocolate gift for the mother of the bride and groom?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alex Yezril:<\/strong> The \u2018Boite Maison\u2019. An elegant collection and our signature box, with one layer of ganache and pralines, tied with silk ribbon \u2013 sure to please.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 789px; height: 960px;\" title=\"Luxury Box Of Chocolates\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f664c70a-113a-4621-b9e9-e27c84388734-1.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Box Of Chocolates\" width=\"700\" height=\"852\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 789px; height: 960px;\" title=\"Luxury Box Of Chocolates\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f664c70a-113a-4621-b9e9-e27c84388734-1.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Box Of Chocolates\" width=\"700\" height=\"852\" \/><\/noscript> Luxury Box Of Chocolates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>5 Star Weddings: What has been the most special chocolate gift you have created?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Alex Yezril: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Each creation of La Maison du Chocolat is unique and beautiful in its own way. We were especially proud of creating the world\u2019s most expensive Easter egg, which was encrusted with diamonds.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 826px; height: 1239px;\" title=\"Chocolate Truffles \" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/52ceca3b-2ea8-44b8-953f-448f8eaa796d-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Truffles \" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 826px; height: 1239px;\" title=\"Chocolate Truffles \" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/52ceca3b-2ea8-44b8-953f-448f8eaa796d-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Truffles \" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" \/><\/noscript> Chocolate Truffles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<section class=\"vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"vc_general vc_do_cta3 vc_cta3 vc_cta3-style-classic vc_cta3-shape-rounded vc_cta3-align-center vc_cta3-color-classic vc_cta3-icon-size-md vc_cta3-actions-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"vc_cta3-content-header\"><h2>For more beautiful creations visit <\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"vc_cta3-actions\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-danger\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk\/uk\/en\/\" title=\"lamaisonduchocolat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamaisonduchocolat.com<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure of finding out about one of my favourite things in the world, and that is chocolate. 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