Jean-Paul Hévin

JP Hevin, along with La Maison du Chocolat of Robert Linxe and Le Roux of Henri Le Roux, occupies the rarified stratus of 5 Tablettes operations according to the Croqueurs. You can triangulate its redoubtable international presence from the Japanese embassy postings warning tourists to look out for petty criminals of Paris on the ground floor and waves of excited Japanese conversations from the second floor Salon de The. Unfortunately, the good folks of Hevin do not admire Japanese service enough to emulate it for the tea service. Frankly the service in the Salon de The is rude.

At least, the ground floor shop is beautifully decorated with an elegant sensibility befitting of its name.

JP Hevin's 5 Tablettes rating for bonbons is well deserved and, at once elegant and mainstream, nobody can snare at you for liking them. Tasting shows that texture gets 4.40, aroma - 4.60, balance - 4.40, intensity - 4.20 with an over rating of 4.20.

Tasting Notes
Praline is beautifully balanced with delicate texture without diminishing the characteristic nuttiness. With an intense bouquet accompanied by a lingering aromatic finish, these are beautiful bonbons.

The ganache has a straight forward intensity and lasting aroma with bitter and tannic undertones. Acidity rounds out the flavor. The clear articulation of the couverture and the just right consistency ganache completes the package.




Details
Jean-Paul Hévin
231, rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
T: 01 55 35 35 96
F: 01 55 35 35 97
www.jphevin.com

Shop Hours
Mon-Sat 10am - 7:30pm, closed Sunday, holidays, week of August 15
Tea Room Hours
Mon-Sat Noon - 7pm, closed: Sunday, holidays, August


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