29.8.09

CHRISTOPHER GUY TO OPEN NEW BOUTIQUE ON RODEO DRIVE



CHRISTOPHER GUY, THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MAKER OF LUXURY HOME FURNISHING AND ACCESSORIES, IS COMING TO BEVERLY HILLS, OR RATHER, A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE, WHICH WILL CELEBRATE CONSUMMATE ELEGANCE AND REFINEMENT, IS COMING TO ITS NEW HOME ON RODEO DRIVE WHICH MANY CONSIDER ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST LUXURIOUS ADDRESSES. CHRISTOPHER GUY DESIGNED THE STUNNING SHOWROOMS THAT ARE HOUSE IN TWO DISTINCTIVE LEVELS; THE FIRST LEVEL WILL SHOWCASE THE VARIOUS NEW COLLECTIONS OF CUSTOM MADE FURNITURE, LIGHTING AND ACCESSORIES, WHILE THE SECOND LEVEL LOUNGE AREA WILL CATER TO ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER CONFERENCES. DESIGNER CHRISTOPHER GUY HARRISON WAS BORN IN BRITAIN, RAISED IN SPAIN AND FRANCE, AND NOW RESIDES IN SINGAPORE. HIS INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND HELPS HIM INJECT PASSION AND CULTURE INTO HIS AMAZING DESIGNS, WHILE USING A CONSTRUCTIVE EYE THAT DRAWS ON EVERYTHING HE ADMIRES TO SHOW THAT FURNISHINGS ARE ABOUT COMPOSITION AND SYMBOLISM. HE HAS DESIGNED ROOMS FOR CELEBRITIES, HOTELS AND RESORT AND A FEW FILMS SETS LIKE OCEAN'S 13, CASINO ROYALE AND THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.
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SALVADOR DALI ORIGINALS DONATED TO HOUSTON SALVATION ARMY


AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS GIVEN SEVERAL WORKS BY SPANISH ARTIST SALVADOR DALI TO THE SALVATION ARMY IN HOUSTON, ABC NEWS REPORTED TODAY. THE SPANISH ARTIST'S WORKS ARE BEING EXHIBITED AT THE SALVATION ARMY WHERE THEY WERE DONATED ALONG WITH $1 ITEMS OF USED CLOTHES AND OTHER USED AND SLIGHTLY USED GOODS. THE DALI WORKS RANGE FROM ETCHINGS TO PAINTINGS, AS WELL AS A RARE BRONZE CRUCIFIX, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY A CALIFORNIA ART GALLERY. THE STORE'S MANAGERS SAID THAT THE DALI WORKS BELONGED TO AN AFFLUENT HOUSTON WOMAN, AND THEY INVITED ANYONE WITH DOUBTS ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE WORKS INSPECT THEM IN PERSON. THE SALVATION ARMY PLANS TO SELL THE WORKS BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND HAS STARTED TAKING BUDS. SO FAR THE BIDS HAVE REACHED $5,000 FOR A DON QUIXOTE LITHOGRAPH AND THE CRUCIFIX, WHILE OFFERS FOR THE REST OF THE ARTWORKS HAVE REACHED $3,000. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT DALI WORKS HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE SALVATION ARMY. IN 2004, SEVERAL SPANISH ARTIST'S WORKS WERE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND AN INTERNET AUCTION WAS CONDUCTED. SALVATION ARMY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THAT ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS COME INTO THE STORE IN PERSON TO CUT OUT INTERNET AUCTION FIRMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE TAKE A LARGE CHUNK OF THE SALE PROCEEDS.

28.8.09

LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM CABAS ESCAPADE BAG


AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THE NEW MONOGRAM CABAS ESCAPADE BY LOUIS VUITTON IS DEFINITELY THE BAG TO CARRY FOR EXCITING EXPLOITS AND AMAZING ADVENTURES. THE STYLISH BAG IS FROM THE LOUIS VUITTON FALL/WINTER 2009 MENSWEAR COLLECTION, WHICH WAS IMAGINED FROM 'THE TRAVELING WARDROBE OF AN AFRICAN KING'. THE CABAS ESCAPADE IS COMPACT IN SIZE, BRILLIANTLY PRACTICAL AND THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES TO JUST PICK UP AND GO.
THE CABAS ESCAPADE IS LIGHTWEIGHT AS IT'S MADE FROM A DURABLE POLYESTER MOCROFIBER WITH JACQUARD WEAVING WHICH CREATES A SMART SILKY SHEEN, THE BAG CAN BE FOLDED INTO A SMALL ZIP-POUCH WHEN NOT IN USE. THE BAG MEASURES 17.5" x 16.1", AND IS AVAILABLE IN THE COLOUR BURGUNDY FOR $710.
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CHRISTIE'S TO OPEN NEW STORAGE FACILITY IN BROOKLYN


BEGINNING IN JANUARY, AN ENORMOUS, HIGH-TECH WAREHOUSE WITH STATE OF THE ART SECURITY SITUATED ON THE BROOKLYN DOCKS WILL HOUSE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ARTWORKS, MANUSCRIPTS, FURNITURE AND EVEN RARE CARS, COURTESY OF CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE. A CONCRETE AND STEEL WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE WITH 250,000 SQUARE FEET OF STORAGE SPREAD OVER SIX STORIES IS LOCATED IN THE BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD OF RED HOOK AND WILL HOLD WORKS BY SUCH ARTISTS AS VAN GOGH, PICASSO, AND BRANCUSI, WITH SOME OF THE ITEMS POTENTIALLY WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING ITSELF. PROTECTING THE PRECIOUS CONTENTS WILL BE INFRARED VIDEO CAMERAS, BIOMETRIC READERS, MOTION-ACTIVATED MONITORS, AND SMOKE-, HEAT-, AND WATER- DETECTION SYSTEMS. THE LOCATION NEAR A CRUISE-SHIP PORT IS CONSIDERED IDEAL BECAUSE IT IS A CONVENIENT AND KNOW TAXI DESTINATION FOR CLIENTS. CHRISTIE'S HAS OPERATED A FINE-ARTS STORAGE BUSINESS IN LONDON FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, BUT IS EXPANDING ITS FACILITIES TO SINGAPORE AND NEW YORK AS DEMAND FOR HOLDING SPACE HAS GROWN AMONG COLLECTORS AND DEALERS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE AUCTION HOUSE HAS SIGNED A 30-YEAR LEASE FOR THE FACILITY.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY EXHIBITS PORTRAIT OF EDWARD KENNEDY


THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY INSTALLED A PORTRAIT OF SENATOR EDWARD M KENNEDY BY ANDY WARHOL. IT WENT ON VIEW WHEN THE MUSEUM OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT 11:30am IN A FIRST FLOOR GALLERY THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR REMEMBRANCE OF RECENTLY DECEASED INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTED IN THE GALLERY'S COLLECTION. WARHOL'S SILK-SCREENED PORTRAIT OF KENNEDY WAS CREATED IN 1980 TO RAISE FUNDS FOR KENNEDY'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE HISTORIC PRINT IS WARHOL'S USE OF THE COLOURS OF THE AMERICAN FLAG WHICH SUGGESTS THE GLAMOUR OF POLITICS BY ENHANCING THE CANDIDATE'S FEATURES WITH THIN RED AND BLUE LINES AND DIAMOND DUST. THE PORTRAIT GALLERY ACQUIRED THE PORTRAIT IN 2000.

ELECTED TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN 1962, EDWARD KENNEDY OWED HIS EARLY SUCCESS TO HIS CLOSE IDENTIFICATION WITH HIS ELDER BROTHERS, PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY, WHOSE SENATE TERM HE COMPLETED, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT F KENNEDY. PRAISING THEIR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, HE ACKNOWLEDGED, "I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT ASSOCIATION." KENNEDY WAS ELECTED TO A FULL SIX-YEAR TERM IN 1964 AND WAS REELECTED SEVEN MORE TIMES. KNOWN FOR HIS ORATORICAL SKILLS, KENNEDY'S 1968 EULOGY FOR HIS BROTHER ROBERT AND HIS 1980 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION RALLYING CRY FOR AMERICAN LIBERALISM WERE AMONG HIS BEST KNOWN SPEECHES. HE BECAME KNOWN AS "THE LION OF THE SENATE" THROUGH HIS LONG TENURE AND INFLUENCE. MORE THAN 300 BILLS THAT KENNEDY AND HIS STAFF WROTE WERE ENACTED INTO LAW, INCLUDING LAWS ADDRESSING IMMIGRATION, CANCER RESEARCH, HEALTH INSURANCE, APARTHEID, DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION, AIDS CARE, CIVIL RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE, EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEERING. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, HE WAS CONTINUING TO WORK ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION, WHICH IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS HIS "LIFE'S WORK".

27.8.09

'LIGHTNESS OF BEING'




A 2004 CHRIS LEVINE PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II ENTTLED 'LIGHTNESS OF BEING'

BOVET MONA LISA TRILOGY WATCH FOR ONLY WATCH 2009


EXCLUSIVE LUXURY SWISS WATCH BRAND BOVET AND IT CHARISMATIC OWNER PASCAL RAFFY HAVE ADDED ONE OF THEIR MOST STUNNING AND ARTISTIC HOROLOGICAL MASTERPIECES TO ASSIST THE PHILANTHROPIC WORK OF ONLY WATCH 2009, AN ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT WHICH TAKES PLACE IN MONACO ON 24.SEPTEMBER, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY FOUNDATION THROUGH THE AUCTION OF EXCEPTIONAL ONE OF A KIND TIMEPIECES, BOVET HAS CREATED A UNIQUE TIMEPIECE WHICH RECREATES IN MINIATURE THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PAINTING -- LEONARDO DA VINCI'S IMMORTAL MONA LISA.
THE BOVET TRILOGY WATCH FOR ONLY WATCH 2009 TAKES ITS TITLE FROM THE CAPABILITIES OF THE EXCEPTIONAL 42mm 18 CARAT ROSE GOLD CASE. FEATURING THE CLASSIC POCKET WATCH-STYLED CASE BOW WHICH HAS BECOME A VIRTUAL SIGNATURE OF BOVET, THIS MODEL MAY BE WORN AS A WRISTWATCH, A POCKET WATCH, OR DISPLAYED AS A TABLE CLOCK.
TO CREATE THE EXACTING MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF DA VINCI'S FAMOUS MONA LISA A BOVET MASTER MINIATURE ENAMEL PAINTING INVESTED MORE THAN A MONTH OF PAINSTAKING EFFORT. THROUGHOUT THIS DAUNTING TASK OF HERCULEAN CONCENTRATION, THE ENAMEL PAINTER WORKS UNDER A MICROSCOPE WITH A CAREFULLY CHOSEN PALETTE OF PAINTS, APPLYING EACH COLOUR WITH MINUSCULE BRUSHES COMPOSED OF TINY SEGMENTS OF MARTEN HAIR. THE FINAL IRREPLACEABLE MASTERWORK STANDS OUT WITH CRYSTALLINE CLARITY AGAINST AN ALLURING OPALESCENT BACKGROUND OF BLACK MOTHER OF PEARL.

26.8.09

SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY DIES AT 77

I HAVE SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE GROWING UP IN THE AMAZING CITY OF BOSTON, LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD THROUGH ITS EYES AND HEART, AS A CHILD I WOULDN'T EXCEPT THAT THERE WERE OTHER CITIES OUT THERE, MY ENTIRE WORLD WAS BOSTON. AND, BECAUSE OF MY WONDERFULLY FAMOUS (IF NOT ODD) FAMILY I CAME INTO CONTACT WITH MANY PERSONALITIES, AND THAT IS WHY THE FOLLOWING NEWS IS SO DISHEARTENING. SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY HAS PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN HISTORIC HYANNIS PORT AFTER A LENGTHY BATTLE WITH BRAIN CANCER, ACCORDING TO A KENNEDY FAMILY STATEMENT.

STATEMENT FROM THE KENNEDY FAMILY:
"EDWARD M. KENNEDY -- THE HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, BROTHER AND UNCLE WE LOVED SO DEEPLY -- DIED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AT HOME IN HYANNIS PORT. WE'VE LOST THE IRREPLACEABLE CENTER OF OUR FAMILY AND THE JOYOUS LIGHT IN OUR LIVES, BUT THE INSPIRATION OF HIS FAITH, OPTIMISM, AND PERSEVERANCE WILL LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER. WE THANK EVERYONE WHO GAVE HIM CARE AND SUPPORT OVER THE LAST YEAR, ND EVERYONE WHO STOOD WITH HIM FOR SO MANY YEARS IN HIS TIRELESS MARCH FOR PROGRESS TOWARD JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. HE LOVED HIS COUNTRY AND DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO SERVING IT. HE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT OUR BEST DAYS WERE STILL AHEAD, BUT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE ANY OF THEM WITHOUT HIM."

ABSOLUT CHOOSES BOSTON FOR ITS 'ABSOLUT CITIES' CAMPAIGN


AFTER THE SUCCESS OF ABSOLUT NEW ORLEANS IN 2007 AND ABSOLUT LOS ANGELES IN 2008, THE NEXT CITY TO BE ADDED TO THE "ABSOLUT CITIES" CAMPAIGN WILL BE THE AMAZING CITY OF BOSTON. WHAT IS THE FLAVOR OF BOSTON? THE LIMITED EDITION WILL CELEBRATE BOSTON'S RICH HISTORY WITH THE FLAVORS OF BLACK TEA, REMINISCENT OF THE 'BOSON TEA PARTY' AND ELDERFLOWER INFUSED WITHIN THE VODKA AND IS PRESENTED IN A ABSOLUT BOTTLE THAT HAS A BACKDROP OF BOSTON'S FENWAY PARK'S INFAMOUS 'GREEN MONSTER'. "THE LINKAGE OF THE FLAVOR OF TEA IN THE CITY OF BOTON IS SELF-EVIDENT, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO INCORPORATE FLAVORS THAT ARE CUTTING EDGE TO BARTENDERS AND ADD ANOTHER DIMENSION, WHICH EXPLAINS THE ELDERFLOWER", SAID TIM MURPHY, ABSOLUT'S VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING. AS PART OF THE LAUNCH ABSOLUT WILL DISPLAY A 'WALL OF PRIDE' AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN BOSTON'S HISTORIC BACK BAY. THE WALL FEATURES QUOTATIONS FROM FAMOUS BOSTONIANS INCLUDING SPORTS STARS AND CELEBRITIES. INDIVIDUAL TITLES WILL LATER BE AUCTIONED OFF TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY. PREVIOUS ABSOLUT FLAVORS INCLUDE BLACK PEPPER AND MANGO FOR NEW ORLEANS AND POMEGRANATE, ACEROLA CHERRY AND ACAI BERRY FOR LOS ANGELES.

24.8.09

CHRISTIE'S TO OFFER SALLY MANN PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION


CHRISTIE'S, NEW YORK, HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THE SALE OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER SALLY MANN, FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, ON 7.OCTOBER. THE SALE IS ONE OF FOUR EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS SALES TO BE OFFERED THIS FALL AT CHRISTIE'S. PHOTOGRAPHS BY SALLY MANN MARKS THE FIRST TIME SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE BODY OF WORK BY A PROMINENT AMERICAN ARTIST HAS COME TO THE AUCTION MARKET. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORKS ARE FROM EDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT FOR MANY YEARS. THE SALE IS COMPROMISED OF 59 PHOTOGRAPHS FEATURING MANY IMAGES FROM ONE OF MANN'S BEST KNOWN BODIES OF WORK, 'IMMEDIATE FAMILY', DEPICTING HER CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG, IN ADDITION TO LANDSCAPES OF HER NATIVE SOUTH FROM HER SERIES 'DEEP SOUTH'. CONSIDERED "ONE OF THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS OF OUR TIME" (NEW REPUBLIC), SALLY MANN ROSE TO PROMINENCE FOR HER INTIMATE AND CAPTIVATING PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAMILY LIFE, AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF HER THIRD COLLECTION, 'IMMEDIATE FAMILY'. THE EXTRAORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH PRIMARILY DOCUMENT HER CHILDREN'S TIME SPENT IN THEIR FAMILY'S REMOTE SUMMER CABIN BROUGHT MANN MUCH INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ENSNARE THE VIEWER, IMMEDIATELY DRAWING THEM INTO A WORLD WITH AN UNCANNY SENSE OF LONELINESS ANS ALIENATION THAT PERMEATES MUCH OF THE WORK, AND IS JUXTAPOSED BY A JOYOUS AND NOSTALGIC LULL OF SUMMERTIME. AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE ICONIC IMAGES SUCH AS CANDY CIGARETTE (ESTIMATE; $30,000-$50,000), THE LAST TIME EMMETT MODELED NUDE (ESTIMATE; $30,000-$50,0000, NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS (ESTIMATE;$20,000-$30,000) AND VIRGINA AT 6 (ESTIMATE; $20,000-$30,000)

23.8.09

DIEGO TOLOMELLI, CREATES EROTIC IMAGES IN STAINED GLASS


ITALIAN ARTIST DIEGO TOLOMELLI CREATES STUNNING AND UNIQUE PIECES OF STAINED GLASS ART FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS, WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF WORKMANSHIP USING PREMIUM MATERIALS, IN HIS ROME STUDIO,, WHERE HE MAKES AMAZING CREATIONS OF ART IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: INTERIORS, RELIGIOUS AND EROTIC STAINED GLASS.
TOLOMELLI RESIDES IN THE BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN CITY OF ROME, WHERE HE ALSO DESIGNS AND PRODUCES HIS STAINED GLASS PANELS WITH IKO STUDIO. "ROME IS A CITY OF CONTRASTS AND CONTRADICTIONS", HE REVEALED IN AN ONLINE INTERVIEW, "A CITY STEEPED IN HISTORY AND RELIGION AND A CITY WHERE ART AND CULTURE ARE DEVOURED WITH ALMOST AS MUCH LUSTER AS PASTA AND PIZZA. IT'S A CITY WHERE QUEER POLITICS IS IN ITS INFANCY AND WHERE STAINED GLASS HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A RELIGIOUS ART FORM." TOLOMELLI'S PREFERRED MEDIUM IS MOUTH-BLOWN GLASS BECAUSE THE SUBTLE TEXTURES AND COLOURS ARE UNIQUE IN EVERY SHEET AND SOMETIMES THE GLASS ITSELF SUGGESTS A DETAIL FOR THE DESIGN TO HIM. AND HIS FAVORITE WORKING TOOL - HE ADMITTED WITH A PANG OF GUILT - IS A BADGER BRUSH WHICH HE USES FOR SHADING.


HE RECEIVED HIS GROUNDING IN THE ART FORM BY WORKING FOR A LARGE STUDIO WHICH SPECIALIZED IN RESTORATION, GIVING HIM AN INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE WITH STAINED GLASS ART, FROM THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD TO MORE CONTEMPORARY PIECES. ALONG THE WAY HE HAS BEEN INFLUENCED IN HIS CHOSEN FIELD BY THE ELEGANCE OF PRE-RAPHAELITE EDWARD BURNE-JONES AND IRISH EXPERIMENTALIST AND BOOK ILLUSTRATOR, HARRY CLARKE. IN THE MODERN REALM HE IS ATTRACTED TO THE STUNNING WORKS OF GAY ARTISTIC DUOS PIERRE ET GILLES AND GILBERT AND GEORGE. TOLOMELLI HAS FORGED A STRONG AND IMPRESSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH PULP GAY-FICTION WRITER, WILLIAM MALTESE, FOR WHOM HE CREATED 'ST.BARTHOLOMEW' AS WELL AS VLAD DRAQUAL, THE HERO OF HIS BOOK, SUCK: THE DRAQUAL VAMPYRE CHRONICLES'. HIGHLIGHTS AMONG HIS RECENT WORKS ARE 'ST. SEBASTIAN', 'THE KISS', 'MALE NUDE', 'FEET FETISH', AND A WORK WHICH HAS BEEN CENSORED ON AT LEAST TWO WEBSITES, 'A THRILLOGY OF COCK'. THE MESSAGE IN HIS AMAZING ART? "I WANT TO COMMUNICATE THAT STAINED GLASS IN NOT A MEDIUM THAT BELONGS SOLELY TO THE CHURCH BUT IT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO VERY DIFFERENT CONTEXTS INCLUDING THE BEDROOM, AND CAN PROPAGATE ALTERNATIVE MASSAGES, INCLUDING SOME PROFOUND ONE. MY EROTIC MESSAGE IS PLAYFUL, THAT SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL DIVERSITY IS A NORMAL PART OF LIFE."
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KNIPSCHILDT'S $2,600 LA MADELINE AU TRUFFLE


DANISH BORN FRITZ KNIPSCHILDT CAME UP WITH THE BRILLIANT IDES OF PRODUCING LUXURIOUS HANDMADE CHOCOLATES IN THE YEAR 1999 AND TILL DATE, THE CHOCOPOLOGIE BY KNIPSCHILDT HAS CONTINUED TO BE THE CREATORS OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE CHOCOLATES WORLDWIDE, AND HAS BECOME A RARE TREAT FOR CHOCOLATE CONNOISSEURS. SO,IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT AND LUXURIOUS CHOCOLATE IN THE WORLD KNIPSCHILDT'S LA MADELINE AU TRUFFLE, WHICH WAS RECOGNIZED BY FORBES MAGAZINE AS THE MOST EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE IN THE WORLD, COULD BE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, WITH A COST OF $2,600 PER POUND, OR $250 PER PIECE. EACH CREATION OF LA MADELINE AU TRUFFLE IS HANDMADE AND STARTS WITH A DECADENT 70% VALRHONA DARK CHOCOLATE, HEAVY CREAM, SUGAR, TRUFFLE OIL AND VANILLA AS THE BASE FOR THE RICH DECADENT GANACHE. A RARE FRENCH PERIGORD TRUFFLE IS THEN SURROUNDED BY THE IRRESISTIBLE GANACHE AND THEN IT IS ENROBED IN DARK CHOCOLATE AND ROLLED IN FINE COCOA POWDER. THE RESULT IS PURE DELIGHT OF EXTRAVAGANCE, AND IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON A PRE-ORDER BASIS.
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