This image might not have surprised you for the very reason that Easter is at the doorstep and an edible studded with precious gems is expected to be in queue. This is the Diamond Stella Egg, studded with 100 half-carat diamonds, costing $100,000. The Diamond Stella Egg, standing 60cm tall was on display yesterday at the La Maison du Chocolat in London.
To quote Neil Duttson, of Duttson Diamonds, the Knightsbridge dealer, who provided gems to the specialty shop at Paris:
It’s a gimmick, a PR stunt. And it probably won’t sell unless a rich Russian walks by with his trophy wife and decides he wants it ... Chocolate and diamonds - what more could a woman want? Well, the dealer does not have to worry about it as the stuffing inside the studded chocolate body is the richest that any chocolate lover would die for - peach and apricot chocolate and pralines.
However, if it were I at the display I would have studded my platinum bracelet with all the diamonds scraped off from the body of the chocolate.
The chocolatier for Krishon Chocolates, www.krishon.com, applies edible, pure 24kt gold leaf to some chocolate creations. Truly stunning work, I personally have ordered and received some of the most unbelievable and deliscious chocolates from this site.
Cheers,
Curt
I thought ”Curtis” aka Eric Johnson (the owner of this dismal company) made a poor attempt at boosting his own company with the preceding comment. Eric likes to end all his conversations with Cheers like he is English even though he rains from the Redneck Riviera... central Florida. I made the mistake of ordering some truffles from Mr. Johson for my love for St. Valentines Day and I must admit that I was hardly impressed and rather disappointed with his product. His bittersweet truffle reminded of being forced to toss salad in prison. In addiciton to this I had rotten fruit in my berry truffle and his milk chocolate hardly compares to a mere Hershey bar. To top all of this off, upon ordering my product I had to endure a conversation with Mr. Johnson in which he yelled at me and treated me with great disregard and disrespect. All in all, my experience with Krishon Chocolates and particularly with it’s owner left me with a worse taste in my mouth than when I ate his shity candy.
I don’t know who ”johan” is, but I know who I am, and I’m Curtis Elmore, and not Eric Johnson as johan implies (see my website curtiselmore.com for proof). He does Mr. Johnson and myself a disservice with his obviously vindictive comments. Once you taste Krishon chocolates you will know the truth of what I write. They are the BEST! Try some and judge for yourself, both Krishon and johan.
