When the big brands go out of their way to delight gourmets with exclusive “Paris 2024 Olympic Games” collections.
Chocolates, macaroons, biscuits, jams, fruit juices, and even waffles, all wear the colours of France for the most anticipated sporting event of the year. If it is not the blue, white and red colours that are in the spotlight, designs representing different sports take over. Swimming, show jumping, tennis, fencing, archery, all are in the spotlight on exclusive packaging, available in limited edition, offered by big names like Ladurée, Pierre Hermé, La Maison du Chocolat, or Alléno & Rivoire.
10 sweet treats to taste, savor, collect.
Good tea
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Olympic Tea, Méert, €22
In this pretty illustrated metal box hides a blend of white teas, China Chun Mee green tea, Pai Mu Tan white tea, lemongrass, lemon peel and ginger. A delight signed by Maison Méert.
https://www.meert.fr/fr/
The waffle
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The Olympic Waffle, Méert, €31
Tennis, swimming, sprinting, boxing, archery, this pretty box of waffles is an ode to the different Olympic sports.
https://www.meert.fr/fr/
Macarons with the image of the Games
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“Olympic” and “Paralympic” macarons, €2.70 to take away, €2.90 on site
For the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Julien Alvarez, Executive Pastry Chef at Maison Ladurée, has created two macarons featuring the Games in mango-cardamom and lime-ginger flavors.
https://www.laduree.fr/
The safe
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Cracking box, Look of the Game Paris 2024, 45 pieces, €44
Crunchy hazelnuts and almonds coated in dark and milk chocolate, pecan praline, almond praline, hazelnut praline, or even rocher, that’s what’s on the menu in this lovely Maison du Chocolat box.
https://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/fr_fr/coffret-craquant-look-of-the-game-paris-2024-262g
Fruit juices
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True fruits, 75cl, €4.49. In GMS
With their blue, white, red colors, and their fruity flavors, the True Fruits smoothie range refreshes us all summer long!
The macaroons
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Fair Play Collection
Under the brush of illustrator Quentin Monge, the macaron boxes from the Fair Play collection by Pierre Hermé showcase macarons in different sporting universes.
https://www.pierreherme.com/
Jams
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Élysée x La Chambre Collection, 3x200g box set, €33
Joining the Élysée boutique, La Chambre – formerly La Chambre aux Confitures – showcases its expertise in this delicious box containing three jams: blueberry, lime zest and basil; Williams pears and roasted almond; gariguette strawberry and Espelette pepper. To die for!
https://la-chambre.com/fr/
Chocolates
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“Paris Best” sticks, Alléno & Rivoire, 6 sticks: €13, 12 sticks: €24
Delicately colored in blue, white and red, these “Paris Best” sticks are filled with hazelnut praline mounted with cocoa butter, a tribute to the legendary Paris-Brest, offered by Alléno & Rivoire.
https://chocolat-allenorivoire.fr/
The Phryges
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Small exceptional piece Phryge, La Maison du Chocolat, €22 each
Paying homage to the Phryges, the mascots of these 2024 Games, this gourmet piece is made up of dark and white chocolates.
https://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/fr_fr/petite-piece-d-exception-phryge-paris-2024
The biscuit
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The Iron Lady in gingerbread, Sébastien Gaudard, €9
This summer, Sébastien Gaudard is offering a gingerbread biscuit accompanied by a drawing from the last century, from the Imageries d’Épinal, to pay homage to the most famous Lady in Paris: the Eiffel Tower.
https://www.sebastiengaudard.com/
