{"id":2504,"date":"2013-11-24T02:05:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T01:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2013-11-24T02:09:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T01:09:45","slug":"photos-from-the-salon-du-chocolat-2013-in-cannes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/events\/photos-from-the-salon-du-chocolat-2013-in-cannes","title":{"rendered":"Photos from the Salon du Chocolat 2013 in Cannes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week Nice hosted a chocolate fair<\/a> on its seafront, but this weekend it’s Cannes’s turn to open the doors of its famous “Palais des festivals” (where they hold the film festival every year) for the “Salon du chocolat”.
\nMany exhibitors from the region and from France in general gathered to showcase their creations a few steps away from the Croisette.<\/p>\n

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Loooots of people came to visit this real celebration of chocolate! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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And there literally was chocolate everywhere<\/strong>! Tons of chocolate in every form!<\/p>\n

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Treats by Stephane Roux – Aix-en-Provence and Pertuis<\/p><\/div>\n

It was a great chance to meet many artisans <\/strong>and to learn about different types of chocolates<\/strong> coming from different regions of the world.<\/p>\n

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The stand by Lo\u00e9lia Pissot – Cannes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Croco-Chocolate bars by Jean-Charles Rochoux – Paris<\/p><\/div>\n

There was also a conference area with different speakers every hour and I listened to the speech by Nico Regout, founder of the “Maison Pierre Marcolini”<\/strong> who talked about the risks of chocolate mass production<\/strong> (which makes rare cocoa beans disappear) and made us taste chocolates of different origins.<\/p>\n

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Conference by Nico Regout<\/p><\/div>\n

Some stands also featured some nice showpieces:<\/p>\n

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Showpiece at the stand of Max Vauch\u00e9<\/p><\/div>\n

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Showpiece being assembled LIVE!<\/p><\/div>\n

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A massive chocolate airplane!<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course here in France there is always some space for macarons!<\/p>\n

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(Fake) Macaron showpiece<\/p><\/div>\n

And then it was time for a break<\/strong>, so I headed over to Jean-Luc Pel\u00e9’s stand<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

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The stand of Jean-Luc Pel\u00e9 – Cannes<\/p><\/div>\n

…to taste a Venezuelan chocolate mousse<\/strong> with hazelnuts and chocolate chips.<\/p>\n

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“Bar \u00e0 mousse” by Jean-Luc Pel\u00e9<\/p><\/div>\n

Jean-Luc Pel\u00e9<\/strong> also had a “standard” bar offering drinks and bakery products, with an amazing view on the port of Cannes!<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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View on the old port of Cannes<\/p><\/div>\n

Also some of my favourite p\u00e2tissiers from the region were there. One of them was Christian Camprini<\/strong>, (Meilleur ouvrier de France Chocolatier – It means he’s really good!) from Valbonne.<\/p>\n

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The stand of Christian Camprini<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chocolates by Christian Camprini<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gorgeous chocolate Christmas tree by Christian Camprini<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, the young World Pastry Champion J\u00e9r\u00f4me de Oliveira<\/strong> was present at the Salon with his stand…<\/p>\n

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Stand by World Pastry Champion J\u00e9r\u00f4me de Oliveira<\/p><\/div>\n

…his “bar” with hot chocolate and smoothies…<\/p>\n

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… and then he also made his Mojito baba on stage!<\/p>\n

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J\u00e9r\u00f4me de Oliveira on stage<\/p><\/div>\n

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J\u00e9r\u00f4me de Oliveira finishing his Mojito babas<\/p><\/div>\n

This year the Salon was definitely bigger and better than last year! I wonder what the one in Paris is like (certainly huge), I hope I can go there next year! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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