VALENTINE'S DAY 2010 AT LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT

OPENING OF SEASONAL BOUTIQUES IN JAPAN

- Opening of 3 seasonal boutiques in the Hankyu Umeda Department Store in Osaka

La Maison du Chocolat will have a presence this Valentine Holiday Season in the Hankyu Department Store in the Umeda section of Osaka with three seasonal boutiques:
- 1st Floor: from January 20 through February 14, 2010
- 9th Floor: from February 3 through February 14, 2010
- Main Floor: from February 8 through February 14, 2010

- Opening of a seasonal boutique in the Matsuya Ginza Department Store in Tokyo

Located in the prestigious Ginza neighborhood, in the heart of Tokyo, the Matsuya Department Store will host a Maison du Chocolat boutique on the main floor from February 3 through February 15, 2020.

- Gananche Demonstrations in the seasonal boutiques:

Come and meet Gilles Marchal, Creative Director of La Maison du Chocolat, during the tasting sessions and watch fresh ganache be prepared :
- at Hankyu Umeda : January 28^th and 29^th between 2pm and 6pm on the first floor
- at Matsuya Ginza :   February 3^rd & 4^th between 2pm and 6pm on the main floor

NEW CREATIONS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

- "Tree of Hearts" Coffret

This year for Valentine's Day, Gilles Marchal, Creative Director, Master Pastry Chef-Chocolatier, has crafted a Tree of Hearts for chocolate lovers everywhere. 

A tree bedecked with five cutting edge creations to passionately savor ! 

The personal favorite of Gilles Marchal:  a Granny Smith compote with a hint of tartness and embraced in the sweetness of milk chocolate...  Gilles Marchal wanted to evoke the generosity of this holiday by crafting a tree rich in detail, inspired by Art Nouveau with a nod to Gustav Klimt.

- Heart Coffret

For the traditional aficionados of the Heart, Gilles Marchal has created a red heart-shaped coffret filled with a heart of plain dark Akosombo ganache, and a selection of La Maison du Chocolat's signature bonbons: 
Caracas (robust, plain ganache), Salvador (dark ganache with raspberry), Micaëla (café au lait mousse with milk chocolate), Andalousie (dark ganache with lemon zests), Bacchus (dark ganache with raisins flambéed in rum), surrounded by pure dark chocolate pearls. 

 The "Tree of Hearts" and Heart Coffrets will be on sale in the boutiques of La Maison du Chocolat:
- in Hong-Kong : starting on January 11, 2010
- in Tokyo : starting on January 19, 2010
- in London and New York : starting on January 20, 2010
- in Paris and in Cannes : starting on January 25, 2010

- "Heart to Heart" Pastry, a looking glass of dark chocolate reflecting flavors of passion fruit and orange

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Gilles Marchal created a new pastry with bewitching flavors to savor face-to-face, heart-to-heart.  This dessert has dark chocolate whipped cream, an almond biscuit topped with exotic fruit cream and tart orange marmalade.  Love at first bite - guaranteed!

"Heart to Heart" Pastry on sale:
- in Paris, London, New York and Hong-Kong : February 13 - 14, 2010.
- in Tokyo : beginning of February 2010