Valentine’s Day: Le Bon Garçon Caramour

Le Bon Garçon

What is new and alluring for a Valentine’s Day sweet? Chocolate is fine, but it is usually hard and a bit bitter – for an aphrodisiac, some might think it lacks a certain warmth and flexibility.

If that’s how you are feeling about chocolate – and love in general – then Super Chef suggests skipping the dark brown stuff and going for gold – or rather golden caramels. Justin Chao‘s Le Bon Garçon has a collection of French-style caramels that are amazingly luxurious, creamy, and soft. His newest caramel is called Caramour, flavored with vanilla and spices. Fill a box with Caramour or choose Mango-Passion Fruit, Macadamian Nut, and Salted – each a subtly different shade of creamy light bronze. A Valentine’s box comes with a pretty card reading “Je t’adore” and individually wrapped caramels that are big enough for several bites shared between lovers.

About Juliette Rossant

Juliette Rossant is an American author, journalist, and poet. Following publication of her book Super Chef (2004), she began an online magazine... (more)