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Tarts & Truffles

Homemade tarts, truffles, chocolates, cakes & cookies, by Lisa Arielle Allen. American & French-inspired, artfully custom made, fresh and from scratch.

Workshops and walking tours are always available! Located in Paris, France. Providing custom made, natural sweet treats for the Expat and French community in Paris. Taste comes first, but artful visual appeal is a close second! After decades of being a Visual Artist, I believe in treats that are a feast for the eyes as well as the tongue. I use the freshest ingredients I can find, always vegetarian and locally sourced when possible. I am more than happy to accommodate and special needs or dietary restrictions (Vegan, gluten free, no egg, no dairy, nut free, etc.). I love to do birthdays- cakes, cupcakes, some light decorating and even serving your guests! Since completing full professional training at the Ferrandi school in Paris, I have worked in several kitchens and now manage the Edwart Chocolatier workshop on rue de Rivoli. Please try to contact me at least one week in advance for simple orders, and 2 weeks before larger or more complex events. Private and small group classes available! Please check my website for more complete information, and send a message to make arrangements.

12/09/2026

🍫❤️ Join us this coming Thursday, September 17th at nest&bloom to kick off the Women of Cacao 2026 global summit, the largest virtual chocolate gathering on record. ❤️🍫

Connect, cocoon & celebrate the beauty of cacao and the magic that happens when women of cacao come together! 💫

I’ve brought some truly special award winning ceremonial cacao from Qinti Cacao and Wilton Cespedes to share with you as we decompress, as well as delicous bars from Vigdis Rosenkilde, Keshet Cacao 🍫🤎 and others from my recent trip to Peru.

We will also tune in to the incredible presentation by Chocolako Agburu as part of the opening of the summit and have time to relax together at the end.
Limited to 12 participants.

Please register using the link in bio or via the Tarts & Truffles website. Can’t wait to share this powerful moment with you!
Photo of cacao pods courtesy of Fiorella - Women of Cacao 🙌🏼

09/09/2026

Today I had the joy and pleasure of creating this lovely wedding cake for Aleta and Joeri at the CHÂTEAU du FEŸ !

Each tier has 3 or 4 lucious layers of lemon sponge, filled with zesty lemon curd and raspberry coulis, then frosted with about 2kgs of American buttercream 😳, all homemade. Then decorated on site « à la minute » with fresh seasonal fruit.

Don’t be fooled by the illusion stand and photo perspective! These cakes are BIG.
Bottom tier is 26cm across and 15cm tall, and the top tier 20cm across and a bit taller. For 80 guests, everyone was very well fed.

I don’t accept all wedding cake orders, but with such a lovely, fun, no-nonsense couple like these guys, how could I resist?! And in such a special place… this chateau has its own beautiful magic among the ancient oak trees.
Thank you so much for choosing me to be a part of your special day.

01/09/2026

I had a lovely time last week with longtime friend Teresa Demel, who decided to book a private French oastry class with me! We made a decadent salted butter caramel and dark chocolate tart, and the fixings for a delicious baked peach & almond tart that I finished at home and brought as a surprise to enjoy with lunch a few days later.
No matter how deep I may get into the world of chocolate and cacao, it doesn’t dampen my passion for French baking and sharing the journey in my kitchen!

31/07/2026

🍫 Still reeling from the Salón del Cacao y Chocolate Internacional, earlier this month with so many new faces, old friends and incredible chocolate from around this magical country. 🇵🇪

As usual, I hope to go through all the photos and videos from those three packed days and make a separate post, but for now - just the chocolate!

A huge heartfelt thank you to all the chocolate makers, farmers and families who made such great efforts to show up, share their passion and their hard work with every sample, tirelessly helping us all to feel connected to their chocolate and their stories.

I will do my best to honor your work as I savor this delicious collection and share it with my friends and clients back in Paris ✨🙏🏽

PS- this is only the haul from my first four days in country. WAY more to come!

07/07/2026

🍫 Happy world chocolate day! 🍫

In célébration, I figured it’s finally time to announce this thing I did… after attending so many chocoalte festivals in all kinds of weather and wishing I had a small, practical festival bag that could protect my chocolate purchases AND my shoulders, I decided to design one myself!

This unique bag has an isotherm lining, waterproof zipper, super lightweight water resistant outsides, a fully adjustable soft, wide shoulder strap, no metal bits to heat up in the sun, pockets everywhere for a cold pack, two pens, business cards, and postcards, a hook & D-ring for bag charms, festival badges or other accessories… wandering the Paris streets in this oppressive heat it’s also been great for carrying my water bottle and chocolate samples, and I’ve realized the possibilities are endless. Take it to the park carrying snacks, a cool drink and a fan, or down to the Seine with a demi-bouteille and some cheese! It’s also great for food tours, keeping water fresh and some perishable bits for clients, cutlery and napkins, all without straining your neck or having a cumbersome tote bag that keeps slipping from your shoulder.

The soft launch will happen THIS SATURDAY at 18h / 6pm (yes. Even in the sweltering heat…), at our beloved Atelier 48 on rue Greneta.

We’ll have some cool drinks (🥂), some 🍪 Tarts & Truffles treats, some chocolates for tasting if it isn’t totally melted, bags for sale of course, and a very limited stock of handmade cocoa pod charms.

🇻🇪 5% of proceeds from the first 300 bags sold will be sent to support the Venezuelan cacao farmers who were affected by the recent earthquakes. ❤️

If you’d like to order your bag in advance, the purchase link is in the bio!
Pickup at the launch, at Salon du Chocolat | Paris , Salón del Cacao y Chocolate Internacional in Lima, or in Paris after August 17th. Shipping also possible from mid-August.
The first 30 bags sold can enjoy a special discount and goodies, so hurry! - DM for the code.

Can’t wait to share my geeky new product with you all.

A few cacao celebrities already have their bags… ready to get yours??

10/06/2026

Yes, still making cakes! Taking a break from all the chocolate and press related posts to showcase a few recent cake orders because, well, I still love feeding people and making celebrations special!

We’ve got a tall wedding cake, deceptively white on the outside but filled with not one but THREE homemade fillings - Tuma yellow / piedmont italian hazelnut praliné, a sweet white chocolate caramel and rich maya red 70% ganache.
Contradted by a sugar free banana apple said cake for one very hungry caterpillar 🐛 baby, a soccer and chocolate obsessed four year old’s dream cake, a wedding cake tasting and a mini cake for home using up some leftover bits! And maybe some other bits…
Happy Wednesday everyone. Take a break. Eat some cake 😉

21/05/2026

I can’t wait to open these bars at tomorrow’s back to back chocolate tasting events, and share them with my next group of curious tasters.
It’s a somewhat ambitious plan but we will get to at least six of them… learning about how chocolate is grown and processed in when all steps and players are respected, then waking up our senses to unlock the complex flavors and aromas in these exquisitely balanced bars.

First, a lineup of some of my favorite French makers, , and (and sneaking in my face Belize bar from because 🤷🏻‍♀️), and then a little wild world tour with chocolate from Indonesia, Thailand, and New Zealand, showcasing beans from some of the best corners of Peru! , and , this year’s new discovery!

The tasting will take place tomorrow (Friday, May 22nd), at 4pm, at .48.paris. There are still a few spot left if anyone would like to join - registration link is in the bio.
Otherwise, happy weekend!

29/04/2026

🗓️🍫 The next Chocolate Tasting workshop is just one week away! 🍫🗓️

Join us May 6th, 10:30am at .48.paris for the next edition of “Unlocking the Secrets of Great Chocolate” : Tastes of Asia and Comparing Peru.

Each event is part masterclass, part sensory exploration, part fun & sharing, and a big part tasting some of the finest chocolate in the world! Many of which have won global awards and aren’t even available elsewhere in Paris. (Yes I’ll have some bars for sale ;)

This lineup includes treasures from , , , , , a delicous dark milk from and one of my favorites from .
Also sharing some samples from my very own homespun chocolate direct from the Tarts & Truffles kitchen, and probably some surprises from the upcoming festival in Bordeaux…
Link to register in bio, only 5 seats left.

29/04/2026

🌺 Yesterday’s celebration of love, light, new beginnings and the power of family - including the one you create and choose for yourself - was overwhelmingly beautiful.
My dear friend Wendi moved to Paris just two years ago, fully grown and single, her kids finally grown too, to fulfill a years long dream to start a new life in France. And look at her now! She has succeeded in every way, found a great job, a wonderful circle of friends, and now this great love and a beautiful life ahead of her with her husband Emmanuel. We are all so incredibly happy for you! Your joy and light radiates from you both all day and evening.

I created this pièce montée (also known as ‘croquembouche’) for their wedding festivities. If anyone else had ordered such a cake at such a time I would have never accepted, but for one of my Paris sisters I could never say no! But for her I accepted the challenge and I’m glad I did. The late afternoon sun wasn’t so kind to the caramel but we got a few goo pics first!

100 petit choux filled with a rich pastry cream made with (way too many) fresh Madagascar vanilla beans, dipped in a slightly smoked caramel and decorated with buttercream am fondant flowers I also made by hand.
She wanted a French cake so she got one!
But this American girl still loves a good chocolate chip cookie, so interested of the traditional nougatine base, I hid a surprise gigantic cookie at the bottom as a gift.

This wonderful celebration was a beautiful reminder that it’s never too late to start over, to try something new and trust your gut. If you’re willing to be brave enough to dare to chase your dreams, you just might catch one. ✨

23/04/2026

Honored to have been chosen for this article on The Chocolate Professor website by Mary Luz Mejia!
So glad to see craft chocolate being used more and more in the kitchen 🤓
Click to read the full article and explore her website for more interesting articles and content.
https://www.thechocolateprofessor.com/blog/chefs-bean-to-bar-chocolate?fbclid=IwdGRleARWm7ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAlif8ub2PqJFp7b_R-uodWFW9VnsWf26w6jp_FRuacN2IrLA7o8jliKf0i8_aem_lz8vI47DQmB8-UuspfD3XQ

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