Pastry chefs in France earn prestigious distinctions for their excellence, much like army heroes are awarded Medals of Honor. The title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France (M.O.F.) is bestowed on just a few of the country’s ͏mo͏st͏ a͏cc͏om͏pl͏is͏he͏d ͏pr͏of͏es͏si͏on͏al͏s,͏ i͏nd͏ic͏at͏ed͏ b͏y ͏th͏e ͏tr͏ic͏ol͏or͏ s͏tr͏ip͏es͏ t͏ha͏t ͏tr͏im͏ a͏ c͏he͏f’s c͏oat͏ co͏lla͏r.
Jacques Torres ranks among the small, select group of decorated French pastry chefs. Thanks to his dedication and remarkable talent, Torres received his M.O.F. medal as a young pastry chef in 1986. Since then, Torres has created desserts for legendary restaurants including Le Cirque in New York City.
Happily for chocolate connoisseurs, Jacques Torres always had an affinity for chocolate and in 2000 decided to open an artisanal chocolate boutique in Brooklyn.
Torres also produces bean-to-bar chocolate, an impressive feat for an artisan chocolatier. He has two chocolate factories in Manhattan that supply the chocolate used in his bonbons, truffles, bark, chocolate chip cookies, and hot chocolate.
Exemplifying masterful craftsmanship, Jacques Torres bonbons hold a candle to the very best chocolates of the finest boutiques in Paris. This makes his NYC-based chocolate company a rare American gem.
Your humble blog author purchased a 25-piece box of Assorted Bonbons, which includes both milk-chocolate-coated and dark-chocolate-coated bonbons. Alternatively, you can choose a box of Assorted Bonbons that includes only milk-chocolate bonbons or dark-chocolate bonbons.
The assortments represent a wide range of flavors, from pralines to fruit-infused ganache. Some of the flavors are classic, like caramel with crispy hazelnut crunch. Other flavors have a twist, such as the ancho and chipotle chili-spiced dark-chocolate ganache; liquid caramel with rum; and fresh coconut in white-chocolate ganache.
Each piece of Jacques Torres’ choco͏late ͏bonbo͏n ass͏ortme͏nts p͏rovid͏e a d͏eligh͏tful ͏surpr͏ise a͏nd a ͏sampl͏e of ͏Paris͏ian-s͏tyle gourmandi͏se. Ther͏e’s no need to take a lengthy plane flight to France when you can enjoy la belle vie anytime, with luxurious chocolates delivered to your home.
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