Give Her Perfume & Chocolate--and Perfume in Chocolate

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These delicate chocolates are infused with patchouli, caramel and other notes used in Angel fragrance.
Perfume bottle shown here is much larger than the gift with purchase I received.
Thanks to The Candy Perfume Boy blog for this image.

I braved a wind-whipped evening rainstorm for a work task of visiting La Maison du Chocolat--the exquisite Parisian chocolate company--at its hideaway in the Plaza Food Hall at the Plaza Hotel today. The elegant counter is tucked in the back of a board game of high-end culinary real estate. Neighbors include cult favorites Billy's Bakery; William Greenberg Desserts [known for perfect black and white cookies]; and Lady M cakes.

What to my wondering eyes should appear under the glass countertop but a slender, silvery box of "Chocolate Perfume" [$45] released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Angel, French perfumer Thierry Mugler's sweet, heady fragrance with cotton candy notes.

The best part: The petite "Shooting Star" bottle of Angel fragrance, the gift with purchase of the 14-piece, .19 lb. box, filled with two star chocolates that mimic the perfume bottle design and heavenly bites infused with vanilla, patchouli, raspberry and other Angel master secrets. There's also a discount card slipped in to use if you branch out and buy the scent./

Thank you, Giselle, for guiding me through the cacao and cologne pairing from your perch behind the counter at La Maison du Chocolat. [Fair warning: This is pricey for the featherweight box; the chocolates weigh less than 4 oz. total. Getting the perfume ups the value.] Tomorrow is Sis's bday and she's coming over for cake. I will serve the chic chocolates, too. Good night.

TCOY 

1. I walked about 25 min in Montclair today and 45 min in NYC, plus subway stairs/ramp workout.
2. Went on Punchy's class trip to the historic Crane House in town, which I personally enjoyed--so did the kids and the other chaperones.
3. That's it. My food intake has been disastrous. And I mean disastrous. I need to start w a clean slate after sampling the tender, buttery citrus bday cake I'm making for Sis tomorrow. But seeing that quandary/necessity clearly is part of TCOY.