Our Secrets
Quality know-how
More than a subtle mix of fragrances, the secret of a good recipe comes from the high quality of the raw materials used but also and the most important of all the innate manual skill and know-how inherited from the great master pastry chefs and chocolate makers. La Petite Marquise has known how to preserve this heritage. Never during its existence and never in its future expansion will there be any question of challenging these fundamental principles that are the sole guarantees of its existence. The world of chocolate and pastry are worlds of pleasure that you cannot cheat. A successful recipe is impossible if you're not driven on by the rigour, passion and love of your profession. From that moment on cheating has no meaning; it destroys the being in the same way as it destroys the product.
La Petite Marquise is lucky enough to have men and women driven on by this spirit of quality and excellence. Its customers are never wrong.
The Quernon d'Ardoise
The Quernon d’Ardoise consists of caramelised nougatine with almonds and hazelnuts, coated with blue chocolate to imitate the shapes and colours of the slate tiles that cover the houses of the town.
Hand made in the traditional way, the exclusive recipe of Quernons d'Ardoise has been delighting young and old since 1966.
Nougatine gives them their captivating crunchiness and the chocolate provides their sweetness and characteristic blue colour. The recipe's quality of flavour and harmony were recognised by a panel of expert professionals at the INTERSUC International Blue Ribbon trade show (1990). Thanks to this accolade the Quernons d’Ardoise permanently joined the ranks of French pastry specialities to discover or to give to someone as a gift.
