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French Chocolates for Your Valentine

February 4th, 2010

 
 
Valentines Greetings !

It’s time to pay mid-winter homage to Saint Valentine and Cupid, and bestow gifts of the season on your loved one.  My spouse always reminds me that ”significant” jewelry or  fine chocolates are  always welcome!  Significant jewelry is always nice, but Valentines Chocolates are traditional!…and less expensive.  And, now you can send a very special chocolate treat, direct from France, from an award winning French chocolatier to your special someone!

 
     

zChocolate
 

Fine chocolate is the quintessential Valentines gift. Discover 4 new romantic chocolate hearts hand-crafted by World Champion, French Chocolatier Pascal Caffet: a divine heart of dark chocolate ganache infused with bergamote enclosed in velvety white chocolate, a vanilla Bourbon caramel dressed in irresistible dark chocolate, walls of creamy milk chocolate embracing a melt-in-your-mouth hazelnut praline and a magnificent contrast of colors with a dark chocolate ganache cloaked in white chocolate. See the gift selections and order on the follwing link.


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  Delivery in the USA   

Timing is everything. This year, Valentine’s Day is Sunday February the 14th.  For Valentines Day delivery, please select Friday February 12th as your preferred delivery date.  Your order will be sent from France by DHL, which does not deliver on weekends.  zChocolate will make sure that your order is prepared fresh at the last minute and delivered no later than Friday February 12th – on time for Valentine’s Day.

Don’t Delay – The last day to order to assure Valentine delivery is Tuesday February 9th 

Two More Items for Your Consideration!   We have Schott Zweisel champagne flutes in stock for your Valentine’s toast, along with other stemware.  See them here    

We are resuming our 20% off sale of Garnier Thiebaut coated table linens.  See them on our Sale pages.  We have also added Clearance items to our Sale pages, with values to 50% off!

 

Winter Holiday Preview

December 10th, 2009

Gallic Traditions Newsletter

 Winter Holiday Preview  
 
Halloween has passed…frost is on the pumpkin… leaves falling…clocks rolled back to Standard Time and thoughts turned to preparations for the Holiday Season. 
 
If decorative linens are on your wish list, now is the time to visit our website and see the new Fall & Winter Holiday styles from Beauvillé which reflect the rich French & German traditions of the Alsace.
 
See a sample of the new designs below and see and buy all the new styles here.
But don’t wait too long.  The average delivery time from France is still 4 weeks!
 Reveillon Runner white

 Beauville Courchevel



Beauville Courchevel
 Courchevel Noel
Also, see the new colorway for Beauvillé Reveilon as shown in the runners above and below…plus new Tea Towel patterns and  old favorites from Beauvillé and others that enhance your kitchen for the festive seasons ahead.

Visit the Seasonal Suggestions for Winter Holidays section of our www.GallicTraditions.com website for decorating and gift giving ideas from Europe
This new style is named after the famous winter resort in the French Alps.  Available in taupe, black, or red ground Tablecloths, Placemats, Napkins, and Table Runners; this dramatic pattern includes pine trees, stars, snowflakes and an occasional elk.  It provides an ambiance of winter in the Alps that suits all winter holidays. 


 Reveillon Runner white
 Announcements:

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European TableOur showroom and retail outlet, The European Table, has moved to the Alliance Bank Center in downtown St Paul MN.  We have doubled our space and added more products.  Come see us!
Visit www.TheEuropeanTable.com for more information.
 
Got ChocolateAs fans of European chocolate, we have decided to seek out fine imported and local artisan candies to add to our product selection.  We will be adding these to our on-line catalog along with other French and Belgian Gourmet specialties in time for Holiday giving.  Watch for our announcement!
 
 
Vent du Sud Samur
A Reminder!  The 20%-off sale on Garnier Thiebaut coated table linens will be coming to a close soon!  Take advantage of this offer before it’s too late. See them in the Stain Resistant and Coated Table Linen section of our www.gallictraditions.com website.