Followed by a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show
Paris, France — Advent is regarded as the first season or the beginning of the liturgical year in the Western Christian church calendar starting on the Sunday closest to November 30th (this year December 3rd) and ending on Christmas, a time of waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ on Christmas. Advent wreaths adorn homes and churches with their four candles — three purple and one pink — symbolizing hope, love, joy (represented by the pink candle and traditionally lit on the third Sunday of Advent) and peace. Advent calendars are traditionally used to count the days of Advent leading up to Christmas and its joys. Today a host of goodies has entered into the spiritual scene including objects to delight young and old alike. Not surprisingly in France many of these surprise-filled Advent calendars revolve around food. The Gourmet Gazette brings you a small repertoire of these holiday staples and some of the houses mainly ship only in France but sometimes to the wilder shores beyond.
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A Gourmet Gazette Slide Show of French Advent Calendars
Sébastien Gaudard’s Advent Calendar This talented Parisian-based chocolate maker and pastry chef offers up 24 delicious sweets including butterscotch pralines, ginger bread and old fashioned delights. https://www.sebastiengaudard.com/ The Gourmet Gazette 
Fauchon This luxury grocery store has brought out its ultra luxurious Advent calendar filled with festive foods to feast upon including old fashioned mustard, honey and thyme mustard, crab spread, salmon spread, scallop spread, apricot jam, mini cheddar crepes and foie gras. http://www.fauchon.com Handout Via The Gourmet Gazette 
Allèno & Rivoire These two talented French chefs have teamed up to create their Advent Messenger calendar. The decorative affair can be hung up by its birch bow near the Christmas tree or festive decorations and in each small package a gourmet surprise awaits accompanied by a token phrase. The two chefs have created sugar-free chocolate using birch sap. http://www.chocolat-allenorivoire.fr 
Lenôtre and Christmas in the Land of Delicious Treats French artist Michaël Cailloux has created a fantastical world of wonderful animals sitting on a chessboard. Inside delicious chocolates await for each day of Advent; pralines, hazelnut, nougat, butterscotch and more. http://www.lenotre.com Handout Via The Gourmet Gazette 
Ladurée and its Christmas in the Land of Delicious Treats This elegant calendar contains a rich assortment of the house’s macaroons and pastries.www.laduree.fr Photo © Joann Pai. Handout Via The Gourmet Gazette 
La Maison Caffet and its Aurora Calendar This Advent calendar is filled with childhood favorites like milk chocolate-covered marshmallows, miniature chocolate bars, chocolate and caramel cookies and much more. http://www.maison-caffet.com Handout Via The Gourmet Gazette 
Rituals and its Deluxe calendar of superb beauty products This Christmas Village is just that packed with 24 beauty treats from the great house of cosmetics and care products for the body, face and home. http://www.rituals.com Handout Via The Gourmet Gazette
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