Created by Sylvie Douce and François Jeantet, the Salon du Chocolat is a unique cultural, gourmet, and artistic event dedicated to Chocolate. It serves (among other things) to reveal the best chocolatiers and innovations in the world of chocolate.

This year, the Salon du Chocolat, which will take place from October 29 to November 2, 2014 in Paris, celebrates its 20th anniversary.

From Pierre Hermé to Pierre Marcolini, via JP Hévin, Christophe Michalak, Hugues Pouget, François Pralus (stand D7), or even Philippe Conticini… The greatest names and the young generation of chocolate and pastry have been showcasing themselves for 20 years at this landmark venue.

On the program: Master classes, demonstrations, book signings, the “Chocolate, Universal Heritage” exhibition (in partnership with the Gourmet Chocolate Museum) featuring monumental or exclusive works by iconic designers, educational workshops for kids and adults, culinary competitions, a series of conferences, etc.

Art will also be in the spotlight for the first time as artists such as Richard Orlinski, Romain Duclos, Alexandre Dubosc, Bastien Carré, David des Moutis, Stéphane de Bourgies, the famous street artist Socrome, and the HOPLA collective will celebrate chocolate.

Exclusively worth noting: Richard Orlinski will create a 4-meter-tall Chocolate Kong in a duo with Jean-Paul Hévin.

Melle Bon Plan’s little selection:

• A highlight of this show is the famous fashion show of chocolate dresses (2 shows per day, every afternoon at 3 PM and 5 PM), with over 100 dresses this year. For the occasion, Chantal Thomass will recreate her “La Religieuse” dress. However, creations by Courrèges and Jean-Louis Scherrer will also be there to discover.

• Victoire Finaz, a “chocologist” in her own terms, will host a conference on wine & chocolate pairings, on Sunday 11/2 at 1:45 PM.

Unifying, nomadic, personalized, rare, experimental, innovative, sensual, comforting, addictive, raw, stimulating, refined, artisanal, spicy, captivating, industrial, festive, or even regressive, chocolate has a bright future ahead of it, rich in new consumption rituals.

Salon du Chocolat / VIPARIS, Porte de Versailles – Pavilion 5

From October 29 to November 2, 2014, from 10 AM to 7 PM

GIVEAWAY:

I am offering you the chance to win 3×1 tickets for the Salon du Chocolat 2014, which will be held at Porte de Versailles in Paris at the end of the month.

To participate, simply leave a comment below this article telling me why you want to go to the Salon du Chocolat.

A random draw from the responses to this question will determine the 3 winners of the prizes. Good luck to everyone!

Rules:

– Contest limited to Metropolitan France

– +1 chance if you are a fan of the blog’s Facebook page; +1 chance if you follow the blog’s Twitter page; +1 chance if you follow the blog’s Hellocoton page; +1 chance if you follow the blog’s Instagram page; +1 chance for each share of the article (don’t forget to leave your usernames in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s))

– 1 entry per IP address

– Transport to the location of the event is not included in the prize

– Contest start date: Friday, October 17, 2014 – contest deadline: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, with results the following day on the blog in an edit of this article

EDIT from October 22, 2014:

Following the random draw, I am announcing that the 3 winners of the invitations to the Salon du Chocolat are Nadia Lafee, Cédric Bellette, and Amandine V.

Congratulations to you! I will be contacting you by email shortly so you can provide me with your details. Thank you all for your numerous entries; I am now absolutely convinced that all my readers are choco-addicts!