For the first time in Paris, Louis Vuitton presents a dedicated café and chocolate shop (la chocolaterie)
If you happen to be in Paris after December 12th, then definitely add to your to-do list a visit to the brand new “Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton” – a café and chocolate shop housed in the luxurious hotel Cheval Blanc Paris. Expect nothing less than fresh pastries inspired by Maison’s motifs and chocolates that play on Louis Vuitton codes, packaged in emblematic boxes!
The Louis Vuitton café is a part of the awesome LV DREAM exhibition, which welcomes visitors to discover a rich exploration of Louis Vuitton’s collaborations through time and across a broad range of historic and contemporary pieces.
The LV DREAM exhibition in Paris
Conceived for Parisians and tourists alike, LV DREAM builds upon previous exhibitions that have explored Maison’s history of collaborations. Here, imagination and creative output become an experience for all to discover. With LV DREAM, Louis Vuitton celebrates these inspiring ideas and their creators as an expansive exhibition within the building of the former La Belle Jardinière department store, alongside a café and chocolate shop in collaboration with the Cheval Blanc Paris Chef-pâtissier, Maxime Frédéric.
Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton café and chocolate shop
To extend the experience, LV DREAM introduces “Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton” – a café and chocolate shop (Chocolaterie), both overseen by the renowned Chef-Pâtissier of the Cheval Blanc Paris. Among the leading names in the artistry of patisserie and chocolate-making, Maxime Frédéric honed his craft at the palace hotels of Paris, including Le Meurice and George V, before joining the Cheval Blanc Paris in 2020 and winning the 2022 Gault & Millau Guide prize for Pastry Chef of the Year.
Located above the exhibition, the two spaces incorporate a vegetal setting lushly accented with tropical plants. Chef Pâtissier of the Cheval Blanc Paris, Frédéric translates Louis Vuitton’s signature motifs into a selection of patisseries, many of which are staged like objets d’art atop an undulating counter. La Chocolaterie comprises a curvilinear counter in natural oak surrounded by stacked trunks interspersed with niches to display the boxed chocolate creations. Once again playing with Maison’s codes, Frédéric developed Damier-shaped tablettes, a chocolate marshmallow Vivienne, Monogram bonbons among other confectionaries. Similar to trunk making, these small pleasures entail a specialised savoir-faire and hand- craftsmanship. Frédéric is discerning about all raw materials, selecting vanilla and coffee beans from premium sources, while ingredients such as the eggs come from his own family farm in Normandy. From childlike and whimsical to full-bodied and sophisticated, there is a sweet creation for everybody.
Info:
Opening date: 12th December 2022
Location: 2 rue du Pont Neuf – Paris 1er (former Belle Jardinière department store)
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 11am to 8pm
Free admission to the exhibition upon reservation via Louisvuitton.com
Free entry without reservation to “Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton” and gift store
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