Angelina in Paris

The Bourbon Vanilla Millefeuille at Angelina

The Mont Blanc at Angelina

After romping through the eight departments of the Louvre, my fellow travelers and I were in for a much needed break and a sugar re-charge. By guidebooks and locals alike, we knew exactly the place: Angelina.
After a fifteen-minute wait out the door to the Belle Epoque-themed tea room, we were taken to our table. With Angelina being a Parisian staple since 1903 that held diners such as Coco Chanel and Marcel Proust, word has circulated about exactly what the restaurant does best: The Mont Blanc (meringue center, chestnut purée, whipped cream) and the Chocolat L'Africain (hot drinking chocolate) happen to be two of them.
We sat down and ordered these classics, in addition to a "wild card" - the best looking one to us on the dessert tray – the Bourbon Vanilla Millefeuille.
The Mont Blanc was incredible on several accounts: incredibly thought up, incredibly rich, and incredibly quick to disappear.
While the hot chocolate ‘pitcher’ was, in fact, meant for one person, I don’t know if one person alone could conquer it. Or at least that’s what we convinced our friend who had ordered it. Far from your Nestle or Carnation, this was closer to a chocolate pudding meets mousse, and it was sensational. With the Mont Blanc and Millefeuille at hand, though, I had to experience the hot chocolate in my coffee as my taste buds came down from their sugar high.
After our jaunt to Angelina, it took me a while to consume another sweet anything. But, I reminded myself - "I'm in Paris!" And if Coco did it, then I can, too.