“This Niort chocolatier is a sure bet! Full-bodied aromas, well-found balances, a divine length in the mouth…” This year again, the Chocolate Crunchers Club will not have been stingy with compliments to salute, in its 2025 guide, the four candies that Georges-André Palluau has submitted to his delicate palates: an “infusion of Venezuela 70%”, its “Rebel” (blackcurrant jelly and speculoos praline), a “Haïti” 66% (grand cru ganache) and its astonishing “Breton” (made with caramel… lobster). Verdict (announced during the last Paris Chocolate Show): a new Golden Bar for the Niort artisan who competed alongside some 200 other chocolatiers. “Finally finding yourself in the same list as Lenôtre, Hermé, Gilles Cresno or world champion Vincent Vallée, that’s nice! »savors Gap who sees there “a new recognition of the work of all [son] team “.
These award-winning chocolates are on sale in his boutique on rue Brisson in Niort, fans will not hesitate to test his current creations: his spreads and cooking pastes (for each pot of “Gapella” purchased, he donates one euro to the League Against Cancer) and its “wooden” toys (the spinning top, the rocking horse and its little train which, once deployed, stretches over a meter in length).
One word: yum.