The most delicious Advent calendars of 2024

The undeniable pleasure of the month of December, whatever your age, the time has come to select your Advent calendar. Determined to always surpass themselves, chocolatiers, pastry chefs and other gourmet brands have redoubled their imagination, once again, to offer settings that will delight all palates. Overview of the editorial selection, to encourage adults to choose an Advent calendar with the same enthusiasm as the little ones… whether you prefer chocolate, beer or tea!

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Unbeatable chocolate

Popular with purists and gourmands, Advent calendars stuffed with chocolate enjoy the same success every year. Cyril Lignac thus signs a calendar in which he slips his entire chocolate range, composed of praline candies, orangettes, dark and milk chocolate marshmallow bears, or even a caramel gianduja bar. Focusing on originality, the young pastry chef Aurélien Cohen abandons the traditional case with 24 windows, and delivers a calendar in the form of a tablet filled with praline, to be removed throughout the month of December. As long as you don't devour everything from 1^is December.

Original boxes

For some, the choice of chocolate takes precedence, for others, it will be the beauty of the box in which they are placed. Each year, the talent of artists is called upon to imagine festive creations that are ever more stunning in their originality. Like the work of Victor Cadene. An artist and decorator renowned for his creations combining paintings and collages, this year he adorns the calendar of the Dammann Frères tea house, on which a warm table scene comes to life. A true invitation to cocooning.

As for the À la Mère de Famille chocolate factory, the historic chocolate house called on the talents of comic strip artist, Anouk Ricard. Result ? The case with the silhouette of the Mother house comes to life with illustrations of colorful and folkloric animals, such as Christophe the worm, Bubu the dog or Froga the frog. A calendar for young and old alike.

Foie gras and spirits

For those with a salty tooth, the alternatives to chocolate are endless. This is evidenced by the Advent calendar at the Comtesse du Barry delicatessen, which offers a rich selection of terrines, pâtés and even foie gras giving pride of place to French produce. For coffee enthusiasts, the laGrange roasting house has once again created a calendar bringing together 24 recipes to sip every morning. Finally, for the more festive, or simply for travel enthusiasts, the Dugas house offers a tour of the world of spirits to discover varieties of gin, whiskey, brandy and vodka, all slipped in a brightly colored case. Enough to wait until the Christmas feast.