February 5, 2012
Heart-Shaped French Fine Chocolate: It Doesn't Get More Romantic
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Brooklyn, NY - The oldest known Valentine was a love poem written by the French Duke of Orleans, when he was a prisoner of Henry V, to his wife.
Among the list of items associated with romance are: most things French, and chocolate. So it might seem that to say "French chocolate" is almost redundant, but you can never have enough Valrhona fine chocolate.
Here's an easy way to express something romantic in French: Valrhona Valentine. Presenting the limited edition Valrhona Valentine collection of heart-shaped chocolates, available in a heart-shaped romantic vessel. "The Heart" is a newly redesigned, sensuously curved, flaming red heart-shaped box with flashes of gold.
Valrhona Valentine collection is available in an assortment of three distinctly memorable flavors. The smooth tiramisu flavored, ganache-filled dark chocolate heart will melt even the hardest of hearts. And the milk chocolate with its sweet caramel and vanilla notes is a love note whose language is simply exceptional taste. White chocolate and Grand Marnier is a pure expression of love with a secret little zing. Five bonbons of each delectable flavor are nestled within individual compartments in the heart-shaped box.
Since 1922, Valrhona has produced chocolate couverture in the middle of the famous vineyards of Tain l'Hermitage in the Rhone Valley, France. The company is literally "Aux sources du Grand Chocolat" in its role as a planter, discoverer, selector and blender of fine and rare cocoa beans. Valrhona's commitment is to the creation and enhancement of authentic, intensely-flavored and unique chocolates, and to sustainable business practices.
Valrhona's tradition of creativity, expertise in taste and a strict adherence to traditional chocolate-making methods makes it the standard bearer in the industry. The brand of choice for the world's most demanding pastry chefs and chocolatiers, Valrhona is unique among chocolate producers in offering connoisseurs more than 10 exceptional dark chocolates with a cocoa percentage above 64%. Valrhona, as seen on Top Chef Just Desserts: Season II.
Available exclusively through the Valrhona online boutique at http://www.valrhona-chocolate.com/valentineheart, chocolate lovers will find their hearts beating faster thanks to this limited edition of delicious delights. MSRP: $29.99
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
