A Premium Indulgence
Featured in the February 2017 issue of Ritz, South India’s premier über lifestyle magazine with a 2,00,000 plus readership. Excerpt:
Biting into a dark, premium, melt-in-the-mouth luxury chocolate is no longer a rare indulgence. The well-heeled, well-travelled, cosmopolitan citizens of the South are out for a gourmet experience whenever they please, courtesy of the exotic chocolate boutiques that dot the streets in cities such as Bengaluru, providing a top-class experience. RITZ explores how premium chocolates are driving chocolate consumption in the market.
A sinful fantasy, chocolates have transitioned from confectioneries consumed only during festive occasions to an all-season phenomenon that can be relished before a meal, after a meal, or even as an entire meal! Yes, it’s no longer about munching a bar when sitting bored. It is about soaking in the varied flavours of rich rare cocoa sourced from places such as Madagascar, Ghana, Ecuador, and Venezuela; and then blended with exotic ingredients like French sea salt, cinnamon, ancho chillies, Mexican vanilla pods, and organic saffron to create heavenly creations such as pralines, mousse, ganache and eclairs with world-class technology. From a chocolicious appetiser to a main and a ‘dessert’, today it is all about indulging in a holistic chocolate experience.
This is what Luxury Lifestyle Social Influencer, Tanya Fontes has to say, “If life had a wonderful event around the corner, then I’d have chocolates waiting for me to celebrate. Every time I found myself in troubled waters, chocolates have comforted me as I waded towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Chocolates weaken me and empower me, but most of all they make me fall in love with them every time I enjoy a sublime chocolate experience. They always bring back sweetness in my life. Fernando Pessoa felt for chocolates just the way I do when he said ~ There is no metaphysics on Earth-like chocolates!”
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Your posts are always well written, Tanya! Congratulations, and you should do nothing but celebrate, by taking the day off! 🙂
Aww ~ you’re so sweet, Chahita. Thank you so much!
Congratulations ~ you deserve this and so much more! ❤️ Thank you so much for redefining the “influencer”!
Thank you believing in me, Toshna. You’re the best ever!
In love with your aesthetics, and I absolutely adore your blog design! Also, those are stunning campaign photos! Congratulations on the feature, Tanya!
Aw ~ that’s such a heart warming and beautiful comment. Thank you, Chandana!
Like always, I definitely enjoyed the way this was told! 🙂 In love with the vibrant colours of your visuals ❤️ and this absolutely deserves a shout-out!
Thanks so much, Sonalika. I had a blast shooting it!
Woah ~ well-deserved! ❤️ You are incredibly talented, Tanya ~ this is beautiful work! Thanks for always inspiring.
Your support on this platform means the world, Revathi!
The photography and styling is gorgeous… Love how the moments have been captured! ✨ Your blog-site could undeniably be one of the very best in its niche!
Aww ~ thank you so much, Ujwala!
Your shares are seriously goals! And, these photos illustrate so much emotion, all while being aesthetically pleasing. ❤️ Congratulations, you deserve it all!
Thanks much, Ekta. Your wishes and kind thoughts are very valuable to me!
Stunner, stunner, stunner ~ love this look of yours! ❤️ And I can probably say this on record ~ you are the nicest in the biz!
Thank you very much for your affectionate thoughts, Sandhya!
Blogging seems so one dimensional sometimes, depending on who is discussing; when in fact, a blog is a website… a website someone owns and creates. And your website, dear Tanya, will no doubt be an inspiration to many! Hearty congratulations!
Thank you so much, Siddharth! I appreciate all the love and support you have given me.
Such nice work, Tanya! Your expression, poses, the display at the back… everything about these pictures is so perfect and creative! 🙂
Thank you very much for such sweet words, Purnima!
This is such an amazing photo series, and you look like a chocolate princess! ❤️ Beautiful writing, as always!
So sweet of you, Nandita. Thank you!
Such a lovely share, and this styling is so you… Can’t take my eyes off!! ✨ You certainly have a way with pictures and words!
Oh Kavneet, what a sensitive soul you are.
Every picture of yours is like poetry, darling Tanya! ❤️ And, this post makes me want to learn more about Smoor Chocolates…
I so value your sentiments. Thank you, Kavya!
Synchronised beauty! ✨ So very aesthetically captured; loved your interpretation! Keep inspiring.
It is such a pleasure to see your comment, Sagar. Hope you are doing great!
Absolute stunner you are, Tanya! Mesmeric words with such a fresh approach, too! Really appreciate your post. 🙂
I’m humbled by your love & appreciation, Pratiksha.
Oh, how elegant and beautiful these photos are! Loving the overall vibe of this post… it reverberates with your views on “a holistic chocolate experience”. ✨ Thank you very much for sharing.
Thank you truly for always being my cheerleader, Roshni. I’m so glad you like this post!