Last week I went along one of our Chocolate walks in Paris. During the stroll, discussing the new up and coming trends in chocolate making, our docent Camille mentioned the name of Jean Paul Hevin. She told us about the new adventurous road that this maitre chocolatier was taking, by mixing chocolate with cheese. I was intrigued and disgusted at the same time. I love chocolate and I love cheese, but the idea of mixing the two was not exactly mouthwatering.A few days went by, I realized I didn't remember the name of this revolutionary chocolate master but Camille was on vacation and I did't want to bother her just to satisfy my curiosity.
Then today, on my way to the accountant I noticed a new (to me) shop. A shop with a beautiful Christmas tree dipped in chocolate on display in the window! Blame it on the rain, or just simply on my curiosity but I went in. Mr R. was with me and he was definitely not holding me back!
Once inside the shop I noticed a section of the display case dedicated to a "special breed" of macaroons. The cheese macaroons! Yes, I accidentally bumped into JPH' s boutique on Rue St. Honore!
Needless to say we bought a mini box of these round delights and had them as aperitif..my verdict? Interesting, some actually very good. I particularly liked the curry-roquefort and the Epoisses - cumin, Mr. R is still uncertain and claims he needs another round :-)
