Confectioners auction off chocolate sculptures for charity
. PARIS: Paris offered an unexpectedly decadent spectacle when some of France’s most decorated confectioners turned chocolate into high art, fetching generous bids in an unusual charity auction that combined culinary mastery, craftsmanship and a heartfelt cause to support children with leukemia. The event, organized in the French capital and led by renowned pastry chef Pierre Herme, brought together chocolate watches, bouquets of white chocolate roses and a monumental piece made of 495 chocolate eggs, as well as a single sparkling Daum crystal. Artcurial, the auction house that hosted the sale, confirmed that the final tally reached 108,100 euros, which








