Search results for: “truffle”
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Perigord black truffles vs Chinese look-a-like black truffles
How to Distinguish Between Perigord Black Truffles and Chinese look-a-like black Truffles Truffle retailer, Mirepoix USA, recommends consumers educate themselves about the differences between the prized Perigord truffle and the Chinese look-a-like black truffle. Perigord black truffles, one of the most expensive food in the world, are threatened by an influx of Chinese truffles masquerading…
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Stella McCartney’s truffle fragrance
Stella McCartney‘s latest fragrance, entitled L.I.L.Y, the perfume, is a unusual product that features truffle as a top note. L.I.L.Y fragrance also features notes of lily of the valley and oak moss. Master perfumer Jacques Cavallier (Firmenich) used natural extract of truffle: “I actually told the suppliers we were working with that the extract was…
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The finest chocolate in the world – handmade champagne truffles
The most luxurious chocolate experience in the world “The Chocolate” is the home of the most luxury chocolate truffles. The cocoa beans for this chocolate are refined using the traditional granite stone mill, thus creating a smoother tasting experience. The cocoa beans are ground to no more than 15 microns – this makes the smoother texture in…
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Premium Cruising Has Become a Long-Range Planning Sport
Penguins, truffles, celebrity chefs and a 75-night lap of a continent: the luxury cruise calendar now runs further ahead than most people’s five-year plans. If you want to board a premium ship in autumn 2028, congratulations: you are already late. This week’s announcements show an industry that has stopped selling holidays and started selling itineraries…
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The High Fashion Evolution of Chocolate Easter Collections
This year, the world’s most elite chocolatiers have decided that “tasting good” is simply the baseline. For Easter 2026, the theme is Edible Art, with a heavy lean into the world of fashion, architecture, and botanical wonder. From Brussels to Paris and across the Atlantic to New York, the “Chocolate Oscars” have officially begun. Pierre…
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Forget the It-Bag: Maxime Frédéric is Dropping the It-Chocolate at Louis Vuitton
This spring, Easter in Manhattan has officially traded its fuzzy bunny ears for a set of hand-stitched leather handles. Starting March 13, the fourth-floor chocolate boutique inside Louis Vuitton’s 57th Street flagship—currently a sprawling, temporary “library” of luxury while the permanent Fifth Avenue home undergoes its facelift—becomes the epicenter of haute gastronomy. This isn’t just…