There is nothing classy about the way I rip open a chocolate package. I’m like a bear finding a sockeye salmon in a fisher’s bag on the riverbank. So it was that returning from holiday I saw a Pierre Marcolini parcel kept shut with far too much tape for my liking. The suitcases in the hall were ignored as I went at it in a Hitchcock frenzy and a letter opener.
The new Pralinés collection has just launched this week online, in store from Friday. This is not a cheap box (18 very small chocs for £21 or 36 for £37) so don’t @me, but this is a luxury chocolate brand and if you like pralines and nuts, you won’t find a better selection. Inside are tiny squares of exquisite, perfectly executed pralines – think of them less as a box of chocolates than a box of tiny desserts. In fact, if you have guests over and can’t be bothered to make pudding, bring these out at the end of a meal and feel the love.
