Gifts & ideas
When to give pralines, what to slip into a ballotin, ideas for every budget. 10 articles, updated every week.
Chocolatier advent calendars: prices and release
Marcolini €55, Neuhaus from €39 to €162.50, Leonidas around €24 to €30: prices, weights and stock checked on 1 October, plus the price per 100 g.
7 min · by Margaux
Gifts & ideasPersonalised corporate chocolate: how to order it
Card, sleeve, printed logo: three levels of personalisation, five Belgian houses compared, and the shipping calculation nobody bothers to run.
10 September 2026 · 7 min
Gifts & ideasThe world's most expensive chocolate: boxes and real prices
A To'ak box works out at $9,800 a kilo, a Marcolini malline at €188. Prices and weights recorded at five prestige houses, and the grid that ranks them.
3 September 2026 · 9 min
Gifts & ideasBelgian chocolate for Mother's Day: what to choose?
Pierre Marcolini, Neuhaus, Wittamer, Leonidas: which Belgian chocolate to give for Mother's Day, based on your mother's profile and your budget.
23 July 2026 · 8 minBelgian chocolate for Valentine's Day: which to give?
Marcolini, Neuhaus, Leonidas, Wittamer: we compare the Belgian chocolates to give for Valentine's Day, by budget and by recipient.
19 July 2026 · 7 min
Gifts & ideasEaster chocolate: which brands should you choose?
Eggs, bells and friture: our selection of Belgian Easter chocolates, from the egg-hunt bag to the chocolatier's box to give as a gift.
14 July 2026 · 8 min
Gifts & ideasBelgian chocolate as a corporate gift: which house?
Marcolini, Neuhaus, Leonidas, Galler: which Belgian chocolate to give as a corporate gift, based on budget, volume and recipient?
4 July 2026 · 7 min
Gifts & ideasChocolate advent calendar: which one to choose?
Premium or family, brand or chocolatier: we compare Belgian chocolate advent calendars to find the one that is really worth it.
26 June 2026 · 7 min
Gifts & ideasWhich Belgian chocolate to give at Christmas?
Exceptional box, classic ballotin or big box to share: our selection of the best Belgian Christmas chocolate brands to give as a gift.
26 June 2026 · 8 min