Chocolate champion Jacques Torres put his family first the other night at 350 Hudson Street while unveiling the Museum of Chocolate, alongside one of the last family-owned and operated grand marque Champagne houses, Champagne Taittinger.
The famed chocolatier celebrated with wife Hasty, also a chocolatier, and son Pierre, alongside a six-level Champagne tower while guests enjoyed a tour of the museum, accompanied by an array of culinary and chocolate delights, as well as Champagne Taittinger’s acclaimed Brut La Française and Prestige Rosé.
Champagne Taittinger’s Ambassador and renowned sommelier Chantelle Pabros, attended, as did many top chefs in the culinary community including Carla Hall, and Alain Sailhac.