Favorite products

1 VANILLA

Since I was a child, the only vanilla I knew was the artificial one found in supermarkets. The first time I discovered the real vanilla pod during my pastry courses, I instantly fell in love. The smell, the touch, the taste… I love it in ice cream, in pastries, in chocolate and even sometimes in food. At the atelier [and] at home, I always have my vanilla in all its forms: pods, pure powder and pure extract. And any cooking or baking occasion is a good excuse for using it.

2 RASPBERRIES

I brought my raspberry plant from Paris, in my suitcase, and planted it in my garden. One year later, I had a nice raspberry bush. One of the favorite moments of the day is going out to the garden with my young daughter and watching her pick the raspberries and eating them. I love the mixture raspberrylitchi, which I combined in a sorbet. I also love a dark chocolate cake topped with raspberries. Even on their own, with no topping whatsoever, a bowl of raspberries is a perfect end to a good meal.

3 FRESH MINT

Lebanon is known for its exquisite cuisine that is greatly enhanced by the use of fresh herbs such as thyme, parsley, coriander, marjoram and many others. Fresh mint is my absolute favorite fresh herb. My fresh mint chocolate bonbon captivated the French public and earned me the Club des Croqueurs award. However, the best thing about that chocolate was seeing the faces of the people once the bonbon was in their mouths - a look of surprise and then of utter pleasure.