A library to devour, ephemeral and exclusive
Sarah Andelman makes us very happy by partnering À la Mère de Famille with her collaborative project. Paris's oldest chocolate shop has therefore created an exclusive collection for her that pays tribute to her love of indulgence and her passion for reading, writing, and passing on. Passing on… A value that resonates strongly within the Maison, which has never ceased to share its love of fine taste since 1761.
Open a book and let yourself be carried away by a world made of characters and places, emotions and adventures, reality and escapism, and even indulgence right here… with a collection of books to snack on.
Our pop-up at Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Thank you to Sarah Andelman for her trust. Thank you to the entire team that made it possible to bring this new literary genre to life. Thank you to our chocolatiers for creating and delivering our chocolate Easter egg, which measures two meters and weighs 350 kilos!
The À la Mère de Famille literary selection
Very inspired by the world of books and free to bring all her desires to life, À la Mère de Famille took on the challenge of the exhibition theme. Its library is composed of 25 creations: the great classics rub shoulders with special Easter editions.
Visitors can sink their teeth into this original assortment on the ground floor of Bon Marché Rive Gauche from February 24 to April 21, 2024.
The bestseller
« Il était un œuf » Sarah Andelman x À la Mère de Famille x Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Once upon a time, a delicious egg book by the bedside… An inexhaustible source of inspiration, Sarah Andelman is behind the creation of this book to devour, published in limited edition for Easter. Under its shiny and crunchy shell, the chocolate mold is filled with Easter fritters and small praline eggs.
Timeless collection
Journey to the end of the praline stick
A true gustatory epic, this classic allows you to rediscover the masterpiece of Paris's oldest chocolate shop. A delicious heart of praline, layered with almond and hazelnut, under a coating of dark chocolate or milk chocolate, studded with crunchy almond pieces.
« A classic to have in your library or your stomach » The Dolfi family
The Mendiants
Cult classic from Paris, circular style, unforgettable taste: Les Mendiants allows you to rediscover the masterpiece of Paris's oldest chocolate shop. The successful marriage of chocolate and dried fruits: almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts and raisins are meticulously arranged on a disc of dark chocolate or milk chocolate.
« My favorite character? Colette of course » Sarah Andelman
Crunchy and punishment
A great novel to devour! This classic allows you to rediscover this bestseller from Paris's oldest chocolate shop: a recipe enhanced by carefully selected ingredients. French hazelnuts and Spanish almonds are roasted, conched then coated with a « signature » 65% dark chocolate and « signature » 36% milk chocolate coating in our workshop.
« An intense experience that we live fully, without any remorse. » D’oeufstoïevski
To stay up to date
We do not mess with the little orange
Culinary education critic, this classic of literature allows you to rediscover the masterpiece of Paris's oldest chocolate shop. Find here the essential alliance of orange and chocolate with these delicious orangettes, soft candied peels coated with a thin layer of crunchy dark chocolate.
« Do not refuse temptation when it is coated in chocolate. » The Dolfi family
In search of the lost Dolfentin
A deep gustatory experience from which you do not emerge unscathed. Often considered the best product of all time, the Dolfentin is a timeless classic. A Maison creation, it consists of slivered almonds, roasted, caramelized with honey, fully coated with « signature » 65% dark chocolate and « signature » 36% milk chocolate.
« Tasting a Dolfentin is like diving back into my childhood. » Madeleine de Proust
Culture to spread
« Culture is like spreadable paste, the less you have, the more you spread it »
Enhance your palette of knowledge with the pleasures brought by tasting an artisanal spreadable paste with a powerful chocolate taste with its fine cocoa and its French hazelnuts.
Loulou the otter
Fans of great romantic sagas will surely fall for a tender marshmallow… Under its generous dark chocolate or milk chocolate shell as delicious as it is crunchy, our vanilla marshmallow otter is ultra light and crazy soft.
Easter collection
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the fritters – Volume 1: The dry fritters
Dive into memorable underwater adventures! Fish, shellfish, shrimp and octopuses have never been so beautiful and exclusive; because from the idea to the making of the chocolate fritters, including their shaping, everything is made in-house.
Our assortment consists of Easter fritters with « signature » 65% dark chocolate and « signature » 36% milk chocolate.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the fritters – Volume 2: The filled fritters
Dive into memorable underwater adventures where the main characters, crabs, turtles, starfish and shellfish are to devour. From the making of the chocolate fritters to that of the praline, everything is made in-house!
Our assortment consists of Easter fritters with almond hazelnut praline, coated with « signature » 65% dark chocolate and « signature » 36% milk chocolate.
Biting animals
A real game of hide-and-seek is going on at Bon Marché with the À la Mère de Famille molds. Rabbits, chickens, bears, marmots, fish, squirrels, bells… All filled with fritters and small praline eggs, they have been rewarded with numerous literary prizes: Renaud Bär prize, chocollégiens prize, Poul’itzer prize… Sure bets to devour!
Bedside egg books
To the happiness of eggs
These small praline eggs dream of staying (not for long of course) at your place and will make you very happy. Easy to scatter for a great Easter hunt, discover without delay this assortment composed of 10 Maison praline recipes coated with dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate.
Loulou the otter and the sardines
Our praline-filled sardines have joined the Easter display at Le Bon Marché! Coated in dark, milk, and white chocolate, you’ll find them in an assortment, lovingly packed together (like sardines, of course). Their direct delivery from the À la Mère de Famille factory guarantees exceptional quality and perfect freshness.
Loulou the Otter and the Chocobat
It’s been a good year for fishing! The Chocobat have already joined our gourmet bookshop. This crispy almond-hazelnut praline, breaded like a fish fillet, is available during peak season, through April. À la Mère de Famille is committed to respecting breeding cycles by only offering its Chocobat from February to April…
About Sarah Andelman
Co-founder and artistic director of colette—the concept store that became the epicenter of cool—alongside her mother, Colette Rousseaux, from 1997 to 2017. As the publisher of Just An Idea Books, a collection of books highlighting unconventional artists, she now shares her passion for printing with a wider audience.
