For Valentine's Day 2024, Maison Lenôtre is playing the Mots d'Amour card. Entremets, macaroons and chocolate hearts are on the program.
Lenôtre presents a collection imbued with romance and finesse, celebrating love on Valentine's Day like a passionate hymn. Each piece is a declaration. Under the creative direction of Guy Krenzer and the talents of Pastry ChefEtienne Leroy, Maison Lenôtre unveils new sweet creations harmoniously blending floral, fruity and chocolate aromas.
For this edition, Lenôtre has collaborated with artist Adolie Day, for whom love is a privileged source of inspiration, to illustrate this special Valentine's Day collection. Inspired by cinematic scenes, particularly romantic comedies, Adolie Day invites us on a journey through poetic and playful vignettes, tracing a couple's journey in love, from their initial meeting to their passionate declaration.
The lovers' program:
- Dark chocolate & exotic fruit entremets
This entremets features an exotic compote of mango, passion fruit, banana and Madagascan Bourbon vanilla, laid on a hazelnut praline feuilletine crunch, which nestles against a soft cocoa cookie .The coating of creamy dark chocolate mousse and the gourmet glaze sprinkled with cocoa nibs combine like a sweet kiss. Dark chocolate fans symbolize the wings of doves, messengers of love's emotions.
Count €26 per entremets, available from February 9, 2024.
- Red fruit & vanilla entremets
This entremets combines a delicate shortbread crust with a soft vanilla cookie. At its heart is the perfect union of raspberry, blackberry and Morello cherry, adding a fruity, passionate note. The light cream, infused with red fruit tea and Madagascar Bourbon vanilla, wraps these flavors in velvety softness. To top it all off, white chocolate fans symbolize the wings of doves, messengers of amorous exchange.
Count €26 per entremets, available from February 9, 2024.
- Box of 12 macaroons
Coffret Les mots d'Amour - 12 macaroons: 34 €, available from January 24, 2024
Does your other half love macaroons? Here's a box that's sure to delight her heart.
This box contains an assortment of 12 macaroons:
- 3 Chocolate ganache with three origins: Ghana, Sao Tomé & Tanzania
- 3 Intense raspberry
- 3 Toasted bread
- 3 Jasmine
- Dark chocolate & almond praline heart
Enjoy the delicacy of a gourmet dark chocolate and praline heart. Inside, an exquisite almond praline, meticulously prepared according to the traditional recipe, is tenderly entwined in a dark chocolate coating. A sweet delicacy to offer, to declare your love, tell your loved ones how much you love them, or simply to treat yourself.
Coeur à offrir dark chocolate & almond praline: €16, available from January 24, 2024.