But a more accessible route is to purchase a box of marrons glacés — a classic European sweet, also called candied chestnuts — from Giovanni Galli 1911, a longtime confectioner that still produces the seasonal delicacies by hand.
Its nondescript white boxes with Galli’s name printed in the original turn-of-the-century typeface appear on smart dining tables here once fall arrives.
And agonizingly slow-moving lines form outside the store throughout December, although online sales have helped a bit with that situation.
(The season for marrons glacés lasts through Easter.)
One wonders what the dentist would think.
Persons:
Giovanni Galli, Via Victor Hugo, Federico Galli, glacés
Organizations:
marrons, Via
Locations:
Easter