The French may have gone home, but the chocolates remain. A melting pot of 50 years of chocolate passion and innovation. The thrill of enjoying Patchi at home and savouring the immersive vibe at our boutiques or at Patchi Cafe. The cultural change was so pervasive that Lebanon’s first language is Arabic its second is French. The celebration of each instance through flavours, textures, colours, aromas, and rustling expectation. Once out of the oven, we decorated them with icing and sprinkles, laid them out on doilies, added chocolate eggs from the fabulous chocolatier VERDUN in downtown Portland and voila We are destined to make this one a tradition FYI, visit to enjoy not only a feast for your eyes, but delicious chocolate. The French occupation after World War I introduced French foods, customs, and laws to the Lebanese. Joane L’Heureux Chocolats: Although classic, these chocolates are made from the best ingredients and imbued with Joane L’Heureux’ 12 years of experience. (chocolate, dairy products, biscuits, processed cheeses, etc.) and develop international sales. If Lebanon seems like a strange location for a French-style chocolate factory, history explains why it’s not, says Hamoody Houdroge, Verdun’s owner. The Verdun plant, which employs 140 people, now has an overall production capacity of 75,000 tons of whey products per year, opening up new markets for Lactalis Ingredients. These candies are made in Beirut, Lebanon, and are expensively dressed for their jet-plane journey to Portland in foil wrappers that make each one shimmer like a jewel itself. Koi is lucky enough to live in a city with a vibrant chocolate (artisanal) culture: Portland, Oregon. In operation since January 2020, this inauguration day marks the conclusion of 5 years of modernization works. After several years of work and an investment of 45 million, the new tour was finally inaugurated. Round-trip transport direct from Reims and prebooked entry tickets are part of the package. Youll walk with a guide and hear all the First World War history related to Verdun on a route around the fortifications, trenches, and monuments. At one point in the novel, she is stressed out from the usual college issues– kidnapped family members, murderous professors after her blood, you know, the norm–and wishes for a piece of Verdun’s Pistachio Gianduja. 20 reviews, contact details and business hours of Verdun Fine Chocolate at 421 NW 10th Ave, Portland, OR. On November 5, we had the pleasure of inaugurating our new whey drying tower on Verdun factory. Get an in-depth view of the Battle of Verdun on this private battlefield tour from Reims. Koi, the Portland Community College student heroine of my upcoming novel, Dream Eater, has a serious addiction to coffee and chocolate (wonder where that came from…hmmmm?).