Patchi Valentine

Have you heard of Patchi chocolate?
Last December Jay and I were looking for gifts at Bonifacio High Street, when Ben Chan invited us to sneak a peek inside the Patchi chocolate store they were setting up.

Patchi store finally arrives here in Manila

That night the store staff was busy fixing up for the soft opening, while being guided by Carla Kassis from Lebanon.

Ben Chan said he learned about Patchi chocolate from friends like Lucy Gomez who would bring them back from trips abroad.

Lucy Torres-Gomez, Patchi Principal Carla Kassis, Consul Joseph Abbad, Gretchen Baretto and Mr. Ben Chan officiates the ribbon-cutting

With over 37 years in the industry, Patchi now has over 143 boutiques in four continents, with a presence in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jordan, KSA, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Syria, South Africa, UAE, UK, USA, and now in the Philippines.

As a world-renowned maker of premium chocolates, Patchi takes the art of chocolate gifting one step further, by hand-wrapping each piece in gold or silver foil, placing them in silver, leather or glass vessels with all the trimmings.

Perfect for weddings, baptisms, anniversaries, other important occasions.

The Beirut-based brand sticks to the highest quality standards, making chocolates that contain no preservatives, no artificial flavors, and no vegetable oil—only the freshest churned cocoa butter.
My personal favorite are the plain milk chocolate neapolitans. Each piece is seriously a guilty pleasure.