Every summer since Wlady and I married, more than ten years ago, we've traveled to France with our children to visit Grand-Mère , i...

Making a box of chocolates Learning French Desserts We are returning to this village in October for our 2nd workshop, when plane ti...

Those of us who live in the North know that summer is short-lived and before we know it we'll be stoking logs in our fireplaces and stov...

La Cansound Dou by Frédéric Mistral Lou païsan, ounte que siegue, Es lou cepoun de la nacioun; Auran beu faire d'envencoun, Fau que...

Bonjour tout le monde ! (My daughter and mon mari persuaded me to begin blogging again, so here it goes! These posts will not go throu...

Autumn 2014 Please join us in Paris for a French Getaway! Only six available spaces Would you like to learn to incorporate Paris...

                       Phew! We’re back. Summer in France lies by “ très vite ” for our family, never failing to restore something within...

Here’s a confection I’ve recently added to my pastry case in our shop. It’s called Strawberry Charlotte or Charlotte aux Fraises . I first s...

La Chatelaine's new Versailles-inspired look! Apologies for my hiatus from postings. I had somehow gotten it into my head that my ph...

We draw end to our summer with our lively kids on a quick adventure in Seattle. Our four days in Seattle began with a fe...

Every summer, my family leaves  Grand-mère 's apartment in Paris a few days before moi. I usually cram this time alone with culinary tra...

I am an experienced baker & chocolate maker, but I I always want to learn more. I know. I know. We americans always seem to be on a ques...

Bonjour! Several days ago we desperately departed Paris for a few days to explore other areas of France with our boys. I’m afraid tha...

Ten days ago, we said “ au revoir ” to our chocolaterie & hastily packed our bags, kids and flew to Paris. A tradition we decided to in...

J’aime bien la Charlotte! If I were to have a little girl, I’d undoubtedly name her “Charlotte”, too. But the dessert is certainly mon favor...

Our books show that sales this Easter holiday improved by a good margin compared to last year (Oui! Oui!), although the shop did not ne...

The shop is doing well after returning from the Trade Show. It is still so cold here in the Rockies, that hot chocolate sales are quite hig...

Wlady and I are participating in the "Made in Montana Market Place" in Great Falls this weekend. We are committed in helping our l...

We departed for the South last week with my children to spend time with loved ones. My quirky and always vivacious family took us into their...

Owning a chocolaterie… many people dream of this, and I often pinch myself too (along with worry, fatigue, frustration and sacrifice.) In a...