Le maître chocolatier #1

Set inside an elegant European arcade, the cover of this 2019 Le Lombard album places a warm, confident young chocolatier at its center — offering an open box of chocolates to a smiling young woman, while two other figures linger in the richly detailed background. Writers Éric Corbeyran and Bénédicte Gourdon team up with artist Chetville to launch "La boutique," the first volume of Le Maître Chocolatier, a series that promises craft, ambition, and human connection at its heart. If you're drawn to stories grounded in passion and a métier elevated to art form, this opening chapter looks like a very appealing place to begin.