The stature of the legendary Pavé Stettler chocolate is enthusiastically impressed upon me within minutes of landing in Geneva. “This city is full of chocolatiers claiming the pavé as their own, but Stettler did it first,” my new acquaintance whispers fervently upon learning of my sweet mission.
These small cubes of chocolate – literally translated as “cobblestones” – are dusted with the most refined cocoa powder to create an unforgettably decadent flavour bomb. Kept in refrigerated conditions designed to retain its shape, Stettler & Castrischer’s flagship confection melts in the mouth and makes collective eyes roll to the heavens. When it comes to chocolate, it’s far from my first rodeo, but this exquisitely fudgey creation has continued to torment me since it first passed my lips.
