For the love of chocolate
La Maison du Chocolat’s Couer à Couer
Another enticing offering from LMC – a sharing dessert available at its boutiques in Piccadilly, Harrods and Selfridges, containing coconut dacquoise, dark choclate mousse, chocolate sabayon and other delights. £13.50 www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk
Hotel Chocolat’s Sealed with a Kiss box
A glam selection of romantic choccies including chocolate oysters, pralines, truffles and hearts – and some naughty chocolate lips – in the “Sealed with a Kiss” box. We also love HC’s Oysters & Truffles box. £40 www.hotelchocolat.co.uk
Artisan Chocolat’s romantic declaration box
Put your loving intentions in chocolate and writing form with Artisan Chocolat’s Declaration of Romantic Feelings box – fill in the blanks on the official notice on the box, and dip into 54 assorted choccies.
£37.50, www.artisanduchocolat.com
Paul A. Young’s chocolate roses and hearts
City master chocolatier Paul A. Young is offering beautifully styled roses with heads of white or dark chocolate. Alternatively, there’s a mini heart made from rose-scented chocolate.
Heart £10.95, roses £10.95 a stem (but buy a bunch).
www.paulayoung.co.uk
Demarquette’s latticed
chocolate heart
Latticed 71.1 per cent chocolate filled with hand-painted mini heart caramels, sitting in a heart-shaped box surrounded by rose petals (sprinkle ‘em in the bath or on the bed later!). £30 www.demarquette.com
La Maison du Chocolat’s Coeur de Ganache box
LMC’s “haute couture” chocolate box is full of handmade chocolates with romantic flavours like champagne rose, dark chocolate and ganache and caramel saulted butter.
£13-£87 (depending on number of chocolates).
www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk